This article details an investigation designed and carried out by fourth-grade students about bird behavior in cold weather.

This ESL lesson plan download on subordinators, coordinators and transitions is aimed at students with intermediate proficiency levels (B1+ level). Ensure you guide your student on appropriate usage in both formal and informal contexts and in spoken and written registers.If you want additional lesson plans and support, including teachers’ notes, be sure to register for a free Off2Class account.

What students will learn about superlative adjectives?In this lesson students will learn how to:use the form of the superlative, including the irregular superlatives: best, worst, and furthest. use the  + the superlative: diamond is the hardest natural material in the world.use the prepositions in and of with groups and time periods: it was the most popular song of the 1980s.use one of the +  superlative plural noun + preposition: it’s one of the biggest cities in Asia.Before you teach, keep in mind: for short adjectives, we make the superlative by adding —est (shortest). For long adjectives, we make the superlative with most (most interesting).If you want additional lesson plans and support, including teachers’ notes, be sure to register for a free Off2Class account.

To help your students identify the Future Continuous, they will be asked to look at a timeline and compare the following sentences:Sally is preparing her swimming gear now.Sally will start her training session at noon.At 12:30 pm, she will be swimming.The final sentence is in the Future Continuous. This tense is used to describe an event that will be in progress at a specific time in the future. In this case, the action is “swimming” and the specific time in the future is “12:30 pm”. Importantly, this lesson will focus on talking about events that are already underway in the future.If you want additional lesson plans and support, including teachers’ notes, be sure to register for a free Off2Class account.

This article describes the processes of making inferences and using context clues to define unknown words. Links to web sites and articles provide background knowledge and instruction for teachers and students.

This article for elementary teachers discusses what a blog is, why you should blog, how to get students involved, and steps on how to get started with your own blog. Free blogging software is described and exemplary blogs and posts are recommended.

This article for elementary teachers discusses what a wiki is, how to get students involved in this collaborative Web 2.0 tool. Popular wiki service providers and resources are recommended.

This article provides an overview of energy education curriculum materials available from the National Energy Education Development (NEED) Project. Teachers may become a member, or use free online resources.

This article provides lesson plans about natural resources and energy sources for elementary teachers.

This pre-intermediate lesson plan starts with a review of some already familiar vocabulary like yesterday, tomorrow and next year. The lesson continues by introducing the featured adverbs of time. Then, students will have ample opportunity to practice using the target vocabulary. I love using these activities as review in later lessons as well. By the end of the lesson, your students will have a clearer understanding of adverbs of time. They’ll leave class feeling confident enough to begin using them in everyday conversation.If you want additional lesson plans and support, including teachers’ notes, be sure to register for a free Off2Class account.

This lesson plan focuses on simple concepts that students can use to practice speaking English. Since advertising is a universal topic, you can use this lesson with students of all levels and interests. In this lesson, students are introduced to vocabulary and concepts related to brands, target markets and advertising channels. Also, they will have the opportunity to talk about the pros and cons of advertising. While doing so, you can encourage your students to use adjectives to talk about their opinions and/or experiences.If you want additional lesson plans and support, including teachers’ notes, be sure to register for a free Off2Class account.

Numbers 2This lesson plan introduces the numbers 20 to 100. Students will also do basic math to practice identifying numbers out of sequential order.If you want additional lesson plans and support, including teachers’ notes, be sure to register for a free Off2Class account.

This introductory lesson plan introduces the numbers 1 to 20, using catchy images to help students remember better. Students will also practice using plural nouns (four cups, nine bottles) and the phrase how many to discuss countable nouns.If you want additional lesson plans and support, including teachers’ notes, be sure to register for a free Off2Class account.

Teaching Prepositions of Place – in, at, onThis lesson plan is part of an eight-part series and it discusses how to use prepositions with place. It starts with an explanation and moves into communicative activities that give students plenty of time to practice. You’ll also cover how to use prepositions when discussing vehicles (as noted in the example above). These lesson plans are guaranteed to clear up any questions students have regarding how to use these tricky words! With both, it’s important to note that using in,at and on with time and place are totally different,students should treat them as new prepositions with each lesson.If you want additional lesson plans and support, including teachers’ notes, be sure to register for a free Off2Class account.

Teaching Prepositions with Time – at, on, inThis introductory lesson plan, part of a six-part series, introduces the three most common prepositions of time : at, on and in. For this lesson, students must already be comfortable using beginner vocabulary like days of the week, months, and time expressions.This lesson plan begins with an explanation of these at, on and in. Then, students will complete various exercises to put these prepositions to use. It also outlines other fixed prepositions such as at the moment, at night, and many more. Lastly, the lesson covers how prepositions are used differently in the UK versus the US.If you want additional lesson plans and support, including teachers’ notes, be sure to register for a free Off2Class account.

This article discusses the importance of teaching students to reflect on text through direct instruction and modeling. The article includes a template that can be used with elementary students.

English language teachers usually teach the simple future tense after teaching the future with going to. It’s important to differentiate when we use will and when we use going to- this lesson does just that. This ready-to-teach lesson plan focuses on the positive form of will and even introduces the term shall. As well, students will learn about when to use will versus going to. Finally, you will teach students how to make predictions. This lesson is easy to follow and perfect as an introduction to the simple future tense. It is complete with picture-prompt activities and gap-fill exercises so your students will have ample opportunity to practice.If you want additional lesson plans and support, including teachers’ notes, be sure to register for a free Off2Class account.

This lesson is designed to incorporate speaking, listening, reading, vocabulary and grammar practice. Since introducing the passive to ESL students can be difficult, make sure you remain patient while teaching. To teach more effectively,  be sure to refer to the given teacher notes.If you want additional lesson plans and support, including teachers’ notes, be sure to register for a free Off2Class account.