Lesson plans and ideas
Ready-made TEFL lesson plans, ideas and activities tested in classrooms. Practical resources to make English lessons engaging and effective.
From Comics to Memes: Using Visual Humour in English Teaching
Visual humour - from classic cartoons to modern memes - can make English lessons more memorable, more motivating, and far more fun. Here鈥檚 how to use them creatively and meaningfully in class or online.
9 Ways to Use Art in the ESL Classroom
What happens when we bring art into an English lesson? Pictures, colour, and creativity can open unexpected doors to real language use.
Using Project Work in the EFL Classroom: A Practical Guide for Teachers
Project work can be far more than a fun change of pace. When designed with purpose, it becomes a powerful way to develop communication, confidence, and sustained language use in the EFL classroom.
How to Correct English Writing Errors
Practical, classroom-tested ways to correct writing errors using group writing and other smart routines that make feedback more effective.
TEFL Lesson Plan: Teaching Infinitives of Purpose Using a James Bond Film
Here鈥檚 an intermediate level Bond-based lesson plan using scenes from Casino Royale, focusing on 'so that鈥�' and 'infinitives of purpose'.
“Used to” Lesson Plan
This is a one hour lesson suitable for intermediate level (B1-B2 CEFR) learners. It uses a listening text to set the context for eliciting the target language.
Comparative and Superlative Adjectives Lesson Plan
This is a one hour situational presentation lesson suitable for elementary level learners, in the context of "famous people", designed to develop both accuracy and fluency with comparative and superlative forms.
25 Practical TEFL Warmers and Fillers
Warmers and fillers are an essential part of an EFL teacher鈥檚 toolkit. Choose them well, and they can be the difference between a class that鈥檚 engaged and ready to participate, and one that sits silently, half-asleep and distracted.
This, That, These, Those Lesson Plan
This is a one hour Guided Discovery lesson suitable for elementary level learners, designed to build accuracy and confidence with demonstrative determiners in the context of "classroom objects".
How to Use Role-plays in ESL Teaching
Seven classroom-tested ways to use role-plays to lower anxiety, boost fluency, and bridge the gap between classroom and real life.
10 TEFL Activities with Little or No Preparation
10 tried-and-tested TEFL activities that need little or no preparation. Adaptable for grammar, vocabulary, or skills practice at any level.
3 Powerful Ways to Add Drama to Your EFL / ESL Class
How to bring role-play, improvisation, and short scenes into your lessons, and why drama makes language learning more engaging and memorable.
How 桃子直播 Met: Storytelling Lesson Plan for Narrative Tenses
This is a one hour lesson to teach narrative tenses to upper intermediate level learners, using the theme of "How 桃子直播 Met".
Why and How to Use Songs to Teach EFL
Music is one of the most powerful - and often underused - tools you can bring into your EFL classroom. Done well, songs make lessons more engaging, memorable, and authentic. But it鈥檚 not enough to simply hit play and hand out a worksheet.
Writing with Story Grids
A flexible writing task that needs almost no preparation and works for grammar practice, storytelling, or any writing genre.
