Helen Said:

do you know any example of ESL lesson plan website for free and safe to download?

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I am currently an ESL teacher - I teach 2nd, 3rd, and 4th graders. Here are some of the websites I have found to be helpful:

http://www.everythingesl.net/
http://www.eslcafe.com/search/Lesson_Pla…
http://www.eslpartyland.com/
http://iteslj.org/links/TESL/Lessons/
http://www.englishclub.com/teach-english…
http://members.aol.com/Jakajk/ESLLessons…
http://iteslj.org/links/TESL/Handouts_fo…
http://www.eslgames.com/edutainment/#red…
http://www.lingolex.com/userpages/Ernie.…

Guy Said:

I need to create a ESL lesson plan using a felt/flannel board?

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Try not to focus so hard on the board itself. You can apply, stick, or attach nearly anything to the board, so start from there. For example, make a city street pattern and talk about how to give directions in English. Another idea is to place "related" pictures and have the students explain how they are similar, and how they are different.

Nicole Said:

URGENT!! How to write a semester lesson plan for ESL?

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Okay, a few questions first...

What grade / age group is the lesson geared for?
What are the levels of the students (emergent, beginner, intermediate, advanced)?
Do you have to actually carry out the units you design, or is this just for practice?
Do you have to write actual lesson plans for the entire 17 weeks? Or is it more of an outline of several units?

I'm an ESL teacher, and I would just laugh if someone asked me to plan ahead 17 weeks. I plan one week at a time, and even those plans change throughout the week!

Without knowing the exact details of the assignment, I can't give you too many pointers. Just remember to start with a learning goal in mind... what are the big ideas you want the students to understand? What standards will you address?

For a HUGE unit, I would suggest choosing a topic that fits in with what they're learning at grade level. For example, if you're designing the lessons for third grade, you might choose one of the biomes (at least, that is what third grade is working on at our school). You could choose the tundra... find tons of books about the climate, environment, animals, plants, etc. that live in the tundra. Build activities off of the books... incorporate math (maybe drawing animals to scale or graphing temperatures or precipitation), social studies (Does anyone live in the tundra? Why or why not? What would life be like if you lived in the tundra? How would it be the same/different?).... bring in realia such as a big block of ice for sensory learning.... find songs, poems, chants.... look for web sites that the students can use in a webquest.... think of some games you could play that involve speaking and listening... do a reader's theater.... have them write from the perspective of someone trekking through the tundra (maybe a diary or journal project)....


Basically, pick a big, general topic that is relevant to what they're learning. Then brainstorm as much as you can to find activities that will help them reach the learning goals.

Roland Said:

How do I write a good step-by-step lesson plan for ESL?

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Start by thinking in the objective you wish your students will achieve by the end of the lesson; this has to be reflected on your assessment tool. The activities are the steps you will use to get your students from previous knowledge, of past experiences to your final objective. Be careful not to confuse the activities with the actual assessment. The topic is very broad and you should really look into reading some extra material on-line.

Wallace Said:

Can anybody please help me with developing a good esl lesson plan?

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Oy; the scope of the question is a little beyond the space and time here, but I can give you some tips.

Essentially, you need to break the lessons into both themes and grammatical functions. I would recommend creating a series of modular lessons that follow the following structure:

Step 1: Introduce a simple conversation (that covers what it introduced in the section)
Step 2: Vocabulary, broken into nouns, verbs, adjectives, phrases, etc.
Step 3: Integrated conversation: have a simple conversation about a module subject, and have three or four different words that could be used in the sentence. Go around the room and have two classmates perform the conversation, using different words for each group.
Step 4: Have a photo, ask specific questions about the photo that require students to fill in the blanks from the module
Step 5: Have students write a short paragraph about themselves, tying in the subject material being used.

This modularization can contain simple themes like:

Greetings
School
At the park
Going to the movies
Sports
Seasons
Pets

Most importantly, write a learning objective (a statement of what students should be able to do after completing the lesson) for each and every module.

Best of luck!

Rene Said:

How do I plan out a lesson plan for an ESL kindergarten class?

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Talk to the Kindergarten teachers at the school to see what they are covering in the regular ed. classes. Also...do they have standards there? Otherwise I would assume that they need to know what all K students need to know. Colors, shapes, numbers, the alphabet...a place to start at least.