Texas
Adult Education Standards and Benchmarks
for ABE ASE and ESL Learners
Lesson Plan Bank
esl LESSON PLANS
Texas Adult Education Standards
Lesson Plan
Before you begin
Title: “This is Just Right”
NRS Level(s): Level 4: Low Intermediate
Open entry/exit: Yes
Context: Family
Standard(s): ESL Read with Understanding
Benchmark(s): 1.4
Objective: To read to a child. Answer “Wh” ?’s and to work on inflection, pronunciation, and for understanding.
Materials: The Story of Goldilocks and the Three BearsEstimated time needed to prepare for this lesson plan: 30 minutes
Estimated time needed to complete this lesson plan: 1 hour and 30 minutes
The Lesson Plan
Introduce the lesson:
Define fairy tale. Brief intro. on well-known fairy tales. Ask students for famous fairy tales in their cultures. Show a brief video of fairy tale.
Teach the lesson:
Vocabulary, Pronunciation, Read part of story
Practice the lesson:
Practicing reading for pronunciation and comprehension veering who, where, what, when, why students read aloud and to each other.
Assess the lesson:
Check understanding of vocabulary and comprehension. Listen to their reading.
Apply the lesson to the real world:
Read to their kids and report back to class as to whether student’s kids enjoyed it.
