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Texas Adult Education Standards and Benchmarks
for ABE ASE and ESL Learners

esl LESSON PLANS

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Texas Adult Education Standards
Lesson Plan

Before you begin

Title: Chores Charades

Setting: ESL

NRS Level(s): Level 1: Beginning Literacy

Open entry/exit: No

Context: Family

Standard(s): Speak So Others Can Understand

Benchmark(s): 4.1, 4.2

Objective: To demonstrate verbs depicting household chores

Materials: Visuals: magazine cut-outs from local stands showing person(s) doing different types of work like trimming hedges, selling make-up, cooking a meal, playing at the park, etc., chalk, chalkboard, paper, pencils, http://streaming.discoveryeducation.com Postcards from Buster: Meet Me at the Fair (Knox, Indiana)

Estimated time needed to prepare for this lesson plan: 30 minutes

Estimated time needed to complete this lesson plan: 2 hours

The Lesson Plan

Introduce the lesson:
The teacher walks in the class without speaking, just using hand gestures and body language.

Teach the lesson:
The teacher will hand a “verb” flashcard (written on index cards-- ex: Cooking on the stove, washing the clothes, reading a book, painting the house, sweeping the floor) to each student to act out. The cards will contain verbs depicting everyday chores around the house. The teacher will model the first flashcard.

Practice the lesson:
One student will act out the “verb” flashcard in front of the class by using gestures and body language. The student who guesses it correctly will be next.

Assess the lesson:
A video will be shown depicting the chores that students can act out. (Teacher can pause the video to discuss a few chores.) Students will name the action shown on the video. The video name is POSTERS FROM BUSTER: MEET AT THE FAIR (KNOX, INDIANA) : http://streaming.discoveryeducation.com There are eleven segments and the teacher can select which one to show for the activity.

Apply the lesson to the real world:
Students will write down each family member’s chores and describe them to the class.

Submitted by: Diana L. Nichols and Abigail B. Poitevint

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