ESL Lesson Plans

ESL Lesson Plans provide the regular classroom teacher with strategies for language immersion and techniques to use in making lessons accessible for ESOL students.

Language immersion lesson plans are what teachers need to make academic content material accessible for ESL students.



This also requires an understanding of what second language acquisition looks like and the stages of English as a second language speaker is at.

Knowing what type of learner the student may be and searching for ways to scaffold new knowledge into their existing schematic structure is also beneficial in ESL lesson plans.


Sheltered English Instruction is necessary for ESOL learners at most stages. This term simply means that teachers make academic instruction attainable and understandable for ESL students.

Physical activities, the surrounding environment, and visual aids (realia) are a critical component.

A great way of supporting ESL students vocabulary development with sheltered English is by labeling the classroom. The names of every day objects may pose a problem for your second language students. Clearly identifying them supports their beginning language acquisition.

Another Sheltered English ESOL lesson plan is using sentence frames for teaching ESL vocabulary sentences. This is actually a great strategy for all students who are struggling with academic language.

Language Immersion Lesson Plans

Some hand gestures in other countries may be offensive in the American classroom.

Many reading comprehension activities are essential for best practices with ELL students. To learn how to use these in your classroom, go to More Free Reading Comprehension Activities.

Easy Lessons for English Language Teachers

These Sheltered English Instruction ESL Lesson Plans incorporate the use of linguistic modifications, cooperative learning styles and extralinguistic cues.

I Like You
-Write each student's name on an envelope and post them on a bulletin board. After developing a vocabulary chart with Tier 2 vocabulary words describing character traits, have each student write a positive sentence about their classmates using one of the vocabulary words.

i.e. I like you because you are _____________ when you ___________________.

These sentences are placed inside the envelopes. Each day, students can pull out one sentence strip, read it outloud, and talk about how it makes them feel.

Graffiti Wall
Cover a wall or bulletin board with black paper. Each day, write the beginning of a phrase for students to complete. Examples are: "I really love..." "My favorite food is..." "Clouds are like..."

Humpty Dumpty
Provide sheets of nursery rhymes for students to read with each other. Consider using them as a regular part of ESL lesson plans as they are rich with Tier 2 vocabulary, idioms and provide excellent practice with the rhythm of the English language.

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