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: What’s for Dinner?
Setting: ESL
NRS Level(s):
Level 1: Beginning Literacy
Level 2: Low Beginning
Open entry/exit: Yes
Context: Family
Standard(s): ESL Convey Ideas in Writing
Benchmark(s): 1.2, 2.2, 3.1
Objective: To create a written communication that conveys understanding in preparing a grocery list.
Materials: Pencil, paper, board, chalk, recipe sample, coupons and ads.
Estimated time needed to prepare for this lesson plan: 30 minutes
Estimated time needed to complete this lesson plan: 1.5 hoursThe Lesson Plan
Introduce the lesson:
Discuss the basics of grocery shopping, show samples of grocery list (products/recipe),
discuss funds available to spend at grocery store.
Teach the lesson:
Identify vocabulary/pronunciation of words, write a grocery list on the
board, identify recipe/grocery ad and discuss ingredients.
Practice the lesson:
Students will make their own grocery list/budget
Assess the lesson:
Instructor will discuss student’s examples with class.
Apply the lesson to the real world:
Present coupons, grocery list, and grocery ads. Encourage students to
bring own grocery list.
Submitted by: Joell Beesinger, Raul Trevino, Lee Winkler
