LESSON PLAN

TESOL CERTIFICATION COURSE

Student: PHAN THIEU SANG

Course date Year Location
17 – 22 July 2023 Ho Chi Minh
 LESSON PLAN
Topic: Color

Level: Beginner Age:5-6

Length: 45 minutes

Language Skills: Listening, Speaking, Reading, and Writing

TESOL Methodology: Communicative Approach, Task-Based Approach, Total

Physical Response Approach, Audio-visual Approach

Lesson Objectives: To introduce and practice basic color vocabulary through

engaging activities.

Resources:  Color flashcards

 Picture book with color illustrations

 Color-related objects (colored toys, objects from the

classroom)

 Crayons, markers, colored pencils

 Whiteboard, paper
Stage Activity Description Resource Timing

Warm-up Shape Hunt  Create shape cards with different shapes (circle, square, Shape cards 5 minutes
triangle, etc.).

 Scatter the shape cards around the room.

 Call out a shape; the children should find the corresponding

shape card and bring it to the teacher. Alternatively, they can
stand next to the shape.

 The student who is the fastest one will score one point. Who
has the most points will be the winner.

Pre-task Gather students in a circle and briefly introduce the concept of colors. Color-related objects 3 minutes
Show a few colorful objects and ask the students if they know the
names of these colors.

Introduce the lesson theme: "Today, we're going to learn about

colors!"

Teaching 1 Color Vocabulary 1. Show color flashcards one by one, naming five times and Flashcards 8 minutes
emphasizing each color.

 Red
 Blue
 Yellow
 Green
 Orange

2. Ask questions like "What color is this?" to engage students and

 encourage them to repeat the color names.

3. Choral drill: Students repeat after the teacher five times to

practice pronunciation.

4. Stick the flashcards on the whiteboard and review them all.

Task 1 Color Sorting 1. Gather the students in a circle and briefly introduce the concept  Colorful 8 minutes
of colors. Show a few colorful objects and ask the students if objects or
they know the names of these colors. toys (e.g.,
2. Spread the colorful objects or toys in the center of the circle. blocks, toys,
Encourage the students to pick up the objects and examine crayons,
their colors. fabric
3. Sorting Activity: swatches)
a. Explain that you will play a sorting game. Show them
 Large sorting
the large sorting mat or colored circles.
mat or
b. Hold up one of the objects and ask the students, "What
colored
color is this?" Then, have them place the object on the
circles (red,
corresponding-colored circle.
blue, yellow,
4. Guide the students through sorting a few objects. Praise them
green, etc.)
for correct answers.
5. Let the students take turns picking up objects and placing them
on the correct color circles. Encourage them to say the color
name as they do so.

Teaching 2 Color Adjectives 1. Introduce the concept of color adjectives (e.g., red apple, blue  Objects 8 minutes
sky).  Pictures

2. Use colored objects or pictures to demonstrate. Show a red

apple and say, "This is a red apple."
 3. Have students repeat after the teacher.

4. Let students make a sentence with a specific picture or object.

Task 2 Color Adjective 1. Divide the class into small groups. 8 minutes
Activity
2. Give each group a colored object or picture.

3. Have the groups use markers to draw or write the name of the
object on large paper or whiteboard, adding the color adjective
(e.g., "blue car").

4. Encourage each group to share their colored objects and

sentences with the class.

Follow-up 1. Gather the students and review the colors learned. 5 minutes

2. Ask questions like "Who can show me something that is red?"

to reinforce the vocabulary.

Homework Encourage students to find objects at home that match the colors
learned and share them in the next class.

Back-up Rainbow Song  Teach the students a simple rainbow song. Example: "Red and
orange, yellow and green, blue and purple, colors so bright and
clean!"

 Sing the song while showing the color flashcards in sequence.

Encourage the students to sing along and repeat after you.