Absolute Beginners – Level 0

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These fun, engaging, and colorful lessons are perfectly designed for younger learners (3-7) who are absolute beginners to the English language. Each lesson consists of activities, phonics, songs, new vocabulary words, role plays & games that will make learning English fun! For each letter, the student will also learn and practice letter recognition, letter sounds, and two words that are associated with each letter.

In this course there are 8 different units. (Please refer to the course description for the topics of the units & goal objectives). You will have access to 25 lessons.

Course Guide:

Estimated Time: 4 months

Difficulty: Beginner, Pre-Beginner

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VOCAB: Numbers 1-10
MATH: addition 1-10, patterns
LETTERS: ABCD

VOCAB: goat, horse, pig, sheep, dog, cat, cow
SENTENCE:  What is it? Is it a ___? Yes, it is. No, it isn’t.
LETTERS: EFGH

VOCAB: colors
SENTENCE: What color is it?  It is ___. “A (noun) is (color).”
LETTERS:  *Review letters A-H
SIGHT WORDS: the

VOC: fly, jump, run, swim, dance, ride a bike
SENTENCE: I can (action). Can you___? Yes, I can. No, I can’t.
SIGHT WORD: can
LETTERS: IJKLMN

VOC: happy, sad, angry, fine, sleepy, hungry, excited
SENTENCE: How are you? I am ___.  Are you___? Yes, I am. No, I’m not.
SIGHT WORDS: you
LETTERS: OPQR (review A-N)

VOC: playdough, blocks, puzzle, a doll, a ball, a kite, car, boat, plane
SIGHT WORDS: have
SENTENCE: I have a _____. I want a ____.
LETTERS: STUV

VOC: sunny, cloudy, rainy, snowy, windy
SIGHT WORDS: how
SENTENCE: How’s the weather? It is ____.
LETTERS: WXYZ

VOC: tiger, lion, giraffe, elephant, bear, zebra, hippo
SENTENCE: I can see a ___ at the zoo. I want to see a ___.
SIGHT WORDS: see, at
PHONICS: review all, work on 2-3 letter blending

Numbers

Numbers 1-5 / Letters A,B
Numbers 6-10 / Letters C,D

Farm Animals

Farm Animals: Day 1: What is it? It’s a (cow, goat, horse).  Letters E,F
Farm Animals: Day 2: Is it a ___? Yes, it is. No, it isn’t. It’s a (sheep, pig).  Letters G, H
Farm Animals: Day 3: What are they? They are ____. Review all farm animals. 

Colors

Colors: Day 1: What color is it? It is (review all colors).  Letter Review (A-H)
Colors: Day 2: The ______ is (color).  Letter Review (A-H) 

What Can You Do?

What Can You Do? Day 1: What can you do? I can (jump, swim, run). Letters (I,J)
What Can You Do? Day 2: Who can (dance, ride a bike)? She/He/They can ____. Letters (K,L)
What Can You Do? Day 3: Can (she/he/they) ______? Yes, she can. No, she can’t. She can (sing). Letters (M,N)
What Can You Do? Day 4: Review all actions – Review letters (I – N)

How Are You?

How Are You? Day 1: How are you? I’m (happy, sad, angry). Letters (O,P)
How Are You? Day 2: Is she/he (hungry, sleepy)? Yes, she/he is. No she/he isn’t. Letters (Q,R) 
How Are You? Day 3: Are they ____? Yes, they are. No, they aren’t. Letter Review (O-R) 

T is for Toys

Toys: a doll, playdough, blocks, a puzzle – I have (a) ___. I don’t have (a) _________. Letters (S,T)
Toys: a kite, a ball – Do you want a ___? No, I don’t. I want a (kite, ball). Letters (U)
Toys: Day 3: Toys: car, plane, boat- There is a ____ in the toy box. Letters (V)
Toys: Show and Tell Class: Review all toys (letters S-V)

W is for Weather

How’s the weather? It’s (sunny, cloudy, rainy.) Letter (W) is for Weather
Is it ____? Yes, it is. No, it isn’t [VOC: snowy, cold] Letter (X)
It’s windy. I can fly a kite. Letters (W,X)

Z is for Zoo

What can you see at the zoo? I can see a (tiger, giraffe, bear, zebra)
Can you see a ___? Yes, I can. / No, I can’t. I can see a (lion, hippo, panda, kangaroo).
There is a / There are ______ at  zoo. Review all letters and animals.

Course Instructor

jamiebrubaker jamiebrubaker Author

I have over 10 years experience teaching English; 3 of which have been online. Now as an independent online ESL teacher, I am designing my own curriculum for my students. I am glad that other teachers and students can benefit from these fun classes as well!

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