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: Grocery List for a Party!
Setting: ESL
NRS Level(s): Level 2: Low Beginning
Open entry/exit: Yes
Context: Family
Standard(s): ESL Convey Ideas in Writing
Benchmark(s): 1.2
Objective: To create a grocery list for a party.
Materials: Grocery store sale papers, picture dictionary
Estimated time needed to prepare for this lesson plan: 30 minutes
Estimated time needed to complete this lesson plan: 1 hour
The Lesson Plan
Introduce the lesson:
Ask who wants to have a party. Brainstorm about why type of food items you would
want/need at a party. Have the students list them on the board. Ask questions
like “Who uses lists? What kids of lists?”
Teach the lesson:
Pass out grocery store sales paper. Have group make a list and plan a
meal for the class. The students can use the dictionary, internet and
other resources.
Practice the lesson:
Present the list to the class. Did they forget anything? Will it be a
good meal?
Assess the lesson:
Matching exercise of vocabulary words/meaning. Have students write at
least three do’s and don’ts independently.
Apply the lesson to the real world:
Have the students bring a list to the next class time (ex. List of what
they ate in one day).
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