Lesson plans and ideas
Ready-made TEFL lesson plans, ideas and activities tested in classrooms. Practical resources to make English lessons engaging and effective.
25 Practical TEFL Warmers and Fillers
Warmers and fillers are an essential part of an EFL teacher’s toolkit. Choose them well, and they can be the difference between a class that’s engaged and ready to participate, and one that sits silently, half-asleep and distracted.
Fun EFL Class Projects
How projects such as class magazines and surveys can provide a welcome break from the norm for both teacher and students.
“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.
Interactive Story Telling
How to use interative story telling to practise both listening and speaking skills.
This, That, These, Those Lesson Plan
This is a one hour Guided Discovery lesson suitable for elementary level learners, in the context of "classroom objects".
How to Use Mind Maps in the ESL Classroom
Traditional vocabulary lists don’t always stick - but mind maps offer a more memorable, brain-friendly way to learn and organise new language.
Writing with Story Grids
This activity needs minimal preparation and can be used as a filler, as written practice of a grammar point or to practise writing in different genres.
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.
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".
Passengers – A Personalised Listening Activity
Here's one idea to make your listening activities more personalised and interactive and move away from "Listen to the conversation and identify the main topic".
How We 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 We Met".
How to Use Cartoons and Comics in TEFL
Who doesn’t love cartoons and comics? They can be used in English language teaching in a number of ways. So what's the difference and how can we use them?
