ESL Lesson Plans

Energy

Grades 4, 5, 6 (adaptable for grades 1, 2, 3)
ESL Stage 3 and/or 4

• Energy Lesson 1 - Types of Energy
  • Handout #1 - Types of Energy
  • Handout #2 - Energy: Count and Non-count Nouns

• Energy Lesson 2 - Energy Use
  • Handout #3 - Energy: Using A or An
  • Handout #3 - Answers

• Energy Lesson 3 - Making Connections
  • Handout #1 - Types of Energy
  • Handout #4 - Coal, Oil or Natural Gas?

Exploring Food

Grades 4, 5, 6
ESL Stage 1 and/or 2

• Exploring Food Lesson 1 - Where Does Our Food Come From?
  • Supplementary Material #1a - Food Cards
  • Supplementary Material #1b - Food Origin Information Sheet
  • Supplementary Material #1c - Transportation Cards
  • Handout #1 - What is for Breakfast, Lunch, Snack and Dinner?

• Exploring Food Lesson 2 - Basic Needs and Wants of Living Things
  • Supplementary Material #1a - Food Cards
  • Supplementary Material #2 - Simple Food Chains
  • Handout #2 - Match-Up Needs
  • Handout #3 - This, That, These and Those

• Exploring Food Lesson 3 - Linking Food and Needs
  • Supplemantary Material #3 - Herbivore, Omnivore and Carnivore Labels
  • Supplemantary Material #4 - Survival Game Cards

Habitats

Grades 4, 5, 6
ESL Stage 3 and/or 4

• Habitats Lesson 1 - Basic Needs
  • Supplementary Material #1 - Cards: Types of Homes
  • Supplementary Material #2a - Cards: Land, Air and Water
  • Supplementary Material #2b - Cards: Animals
  • Supplementary Material #3a - Cards: Habitat Names
  • Supplementary Material #3b - Animals and their Habitats Information Sheet
  • Handout #1 - Who? What? Where do Animals Live?
• Habitats Lesson 2 - Habitat Loss
  • Supplementary Material #2b - Cards: Animals
  • Supplementary Material #3a - Cards: Habitat Names
  • Handout #2 - Healthy Habitats: Synonyms
• Habitats Lesson 3 - Habitat Loss (Continued)
  • Handout #3 - Survival
  • Handout #4 - Healthy Habitats: Antonyms

Mapping

Grades 4, 5, 6 (adaptable for grades 1, 2, 3)
ESL Stage 3 and/or 4

• Mapping Lesson 1 - Mapping Elements
  • Handout #1 - Compass Rose
  • Handout #2 - Nowhere Town Map
  • Handout #3 - New Directions: Simple Present Tense
• Mapping Lesson 2 - "Treasure Hunt"
  • Handout #4 - Virtual Treasure Hunt Map
  • Handout #4b - Oral Directions for Virtual Treasure Hunt
  • Handout #5 - My Own Map

Recycling

Grades 1, 2, 3
ESL Stage 1 and/or 2

• Recycling Lesson 1 - Garbage or Recyclable? The Basics
  • Handout # 1a - Match Up and Clean Up
  • Handout #1b - Can, Cannot/Can't: Recycle, Compost or Garbage?
  • Supplementary Material #1a - Recycling Comic Strip
  • Supplementary Material #1b - Composting Comic Strip
• Recycling Lesson 2 - Re-Use BINGO
  • Supplementary Material #2a: Re-Use BINGO Pictures
  • Supplementary Material #2b: Re-Use BINGO Cards

Seasons

Grades 1, 2, 3
ESL Stage 1 and/or 2

• Seasons Lesson 1 - Four Seasons in Canada
  • Supplementary Material #1a - Life Cycle
  • Supplementary Material #1b - Apple Tree
  • Supplementary Material #2a - Trunk Sketches for Chart Paper
  • Supplementary Material #2b - Stencils
• Seasons Lesson 2 - Preparing for Different Seasons
  • Handout #1a - What Will I Wear?
  • Handout #1b - How Should I Prepare?
  • Handout #2 - Fun in the Sun, Snow and Seasons

Water Cycle

Grades 2, 3, 4 (adaptable for grades 5, 6)
ESL Stage 3 and/or 4

• Water Cycle Lesson 1 - Mini-Scientists
  • Supplementary Material #1 - The Water Cycle Diagram
  • Supplementary Material #2a - Rock, Paper, Scissors Water Cycle Cards A
  • Supplementary Material #2b - Rock, Paper, Scissors Water Cycle Cards B
• Water Cycle Lesson 2 - Solid, Liquid, Gas
  • Handout #1 - The Water Cycle
  • Handout #1 - Answers
  • Supplementary Material #1 - The Water Cycle Diagram
  • Supplementary Material #2a - Rock, Paper, Scissors Water Cycle Cards A
  • Supplementary Material #2b - Rock, Paper, Scissors Water Cycle Cards B
• Water Cycle Lesson 3 - Who is Thirsty?
  • Handout #1 - The Water Cycle
  • Handout #1 - Answers
  • Supplementary Material #1 - The Water Cycle Diagram
  • Supplementary Material #2a - Rock, Paper, Scissors Water Cycle Cards A
  • Supplementary Material #2b - Rock, Paper, Scissors Water Cycle Cards B

Weather

Grades 4, 5, 6
ESL Stage 2

• Weather Lesson 1 - The Basics
  • Supplementary Material #1 - Describing the Temperature
  • Supplementary Material #2 - Describing the Weather
  • Handout #1 - What is the Temperature?
  • Handout #2 - Describe the Weather
• Weather Lesson 2 - Mini Meteorologists
  • Supplementary Material #1 - Describing the Temperature
  • Supplementary Material #2 - Describing the Weather
  • Handout #3 - How to Measure Air Temperature
  • Handout #4 - Recording the Weather
  • Handout #5 - Prepare for the Weather