TESOL Lesson Plans

The lesson plans below are all adapted for use with ELL/MLL in inclusive, or ESOL, classrooms. The lessons feature a greater student focus on practicing English-language speaking, writing, listening and reading, and student-facing materials are written at a more widely accessible level of linguistic complexity.

Each TESOL lesson plan highlights two sets of objectives. Content objectives describe what students can expect to learn and practice relating to subject matter like math or social studies. Language objectives describe the English language skills that students will practice.

Each part of the lessons that involve student input, like discussion questions or group work, is marked by a colored dot. The dot colors indicate which level of language proficiency is expected to be necessary for students to complete a given task. Proficiency levels include: L2 emerging learners, L3 developing learners, and L4 expanding learners.