Kindergarten ESL Lesson Plan: Classroom Objects — What's This?

Learning Objectives

• Say the 10 classroom words: pencil, crayon, eraser, ruler, glue stick, book, bag, pencil case, desk, chair.
• Point to or show the right thing when they hear it: "Show me your ruler!"
• Ask and answer "What's this?" – "It's a pencil." / "It's an eraser."
• Say a color and a thing together: "a red crayon", "I have a blue bag."
• Count classroom things to 5: "How many pencils?" – "Three pencils!"
• Trace the 10 words and match each thing to its shadow.

Lesson Procedure

• Teach the three lessons in order. Each lesson table shows the minutes, the stage, what the teacher does (with the matching slides, flashcards and worksheet parts) and what children do. Lesson 1: pencil, crayon, eraser, ruler, glue stick with real things from a pencil case, the Pencil Case Chant, Show Me! and Worksheet Part A. Lesson 2: book, bag, pencil case, desk, chair, What's this?, What's missing?, Simon Says and Worksheet Parts B–C. Lesson 3: shadows, color + thing, counting, Worksheet Parts D–G, the game and homework. Use the optional fourth lesson for Bingo and the quiz or test.

Assessment

Use the exit activity at the end of each lesson, watch Show Me! and the games, then use the Quick Quiz or the Test (paper + speaking) in Lesson 4.

Differentiation

Support: Teach 3 things at a time (pencil, crayon, book first) and add the others later. Let children hold the real thing while they say the word. Accept the word alone ("Pencil!"), then model "It's a pencil." for them to repeat. In Show Me!, children can copy a friend at first. In tracing, children can trace one word only and color the picture.
Extension: Children say full sentences with color and number: "I have two red crayons." They play teacher in Show Me! and What's Missing?, sort real things into "pencil case" and "bag" groups, and count things in the classroom ("How many chairs?"). Strong children can copy the words without the dots and label the Classroom Objects Poster.

Classroom Activity Ideas

• Mystery bag: pull one real thing out slowly and pause so children shout the word.
• Show Me!: "Show me your ruler!" – children hold up their own and say "Here it is!"
• Simon Says: "Touch your desk! Sit on your chair! Open your book!"

Teacher Tips

Teach with the real things, not only pictures. Keep a cloth "mystery bag" with a pencil, crayon, eraser, ruler, glue stick and a small book. Every lesson, pull one thing out very slowly and pause before you name it — "What's this? It's a … " — so children shout the word. Always show the pencil and the crayon side by side: they are the most common mix-up ("A pencil has a point and an eraser. A crayon is for coloring."). Before each lesson, ask children to put their own pencil case on the desk, so Show Me! uses their own things and every child can answer at the same time.

What's Included

• Lesson plan, 3 pages: objectives, target language, 3 timed lessons, optional review and test lesson, board plan, differentiation, assessment, checklist, teacher tip, classroom language (DOCX + PDF)

Additional Files

• Kindergarten ESL Lesson Plan: Classroom Objects — What's This? (DOCX)

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