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: Birthday Party
Setting: ESL
NRS Level(s): Level 2: Low Beginning
Open entry/exit: No
Context: Family
Standard(s): Speak So Others Can Understand
Benchmark(s): 1.2, 2.2, 3.2, 4.2
Objective: To explain the activities at a child’s birthday party
Materials: Dry-erase board, markers, pictures
Estimated time needed to prepare for this lesson plan: 10 minutes
Estimated time needed to complete this lesson plan: 90 minutes
The Lesson Plan
Introduce the lesson:
Talk about birthday vocabulary: candle, invitation, cake, etc). Discuss
the differences between celebrations of birthdays in learners’ different
cultures.
Teach the lesson:
Find out which learners’ children have a birthday this month. Ask
what materials are needed for a child’s birthday party.
Practice the lesson:
Learners will discuss in groups how they celebrate a child’s birthday
in their culture.
Assess the lesson:
Instructor will visit each group to see if everyone is on task. Learners
will present in front of classroom and give examples of different activities
and sing happy birthday song in their language. Instructor will
give sentence dictation and spelling of words.
Apply the lesson to the real world:
Learners should go home and convey information about different celebrations
to family members
