Fun with English
Fun with English
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Fun with English
This lesson is built as a very first, simple English lesson for very young learners. The central idea is that English helps us listen, say words, name familiar things, and enjoy stories and songs.
Our learning goal
I can listen to and say simple English words.
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What English word do you know?
Use this as a gentle warm-up. Accept any simple English word children already know, such as hello, bye, cat, dog, red, or blue.
Hello!
In English, we can say hello
We can also say hi
We say these words when we meet someone
Keep this very oral and playful. Model the words with a wave and friendly face so children connect meaning to action.
Goodbye!
In English, we can say goodbye
We can also say bye
We say these words when we leave
Contrast meeting and leaving with gestures: wave in for hello, wave away for goodbye.
My name is...
We can tell people our name
We say: My name is...
This helps people know us
Do not overload with grammar. The aim is simply to recognise and begin using the phrase.
English is for talking
We use English to say hello, say goodbye, and tell people our name. These are simple words that help us talk to each other.
This slide closes the first content block by tying the greeting phrases together.
What do we say when we meet someone?
hello
goodbye
book
chair
Checks the first speaking block: greeting versus leaving, with familiar vocabulary distractors from later slides.
Say the words
We can say hello when we meet. We can say goodbye when we leave. We can say My name is to tell our name.
Read it aloud if needed. The load-bearing phrases come directly from the greeting block.
Colours in English
Red
Blue
Yellow
These are colour words in English
Point to classroom objects or visuals in these colours while naming them.
Animals in English
Cat
Dog
Bird
These are animal words in English
Use simple, familiar animals only. The goal is word recognition and speaking, not classification.
Things in the classroom
Book
Chair
Pencil
These are things we can see in class
Use real objects if possible so children connect the English word to something concrete.
Words name things
English words help us name colours, animals, and things around us. When we know words, we can understand and say more.
This is the conceptual link for the vocabulary block: words stand for things children know already.
Which word is a colour?
dog
yellow
chair
bird
Checks that children can sort vocabulary into the right group: colour, animal, or classroom thing.
Name the things
A cat is an animal. Red is a colour. A book is something in class.
Each blank has one clear place because the sentence gives the category clue.
What do you like saying most?
colours
animals
class things
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Listening carefully
We listen with our ears
We listen to English words
Listening helps us learn new words
Keep the idea concrete: ears, hearing, noticing sounds.
Say the words
We use our mouth to speak
We can say English words out loud
Saying words helps us remember them
Emphasise that trying is good. Accuracy is less important than confidence at this stage.
Songs and stories
We can hear English in songs
We can hear English in stories
Songs and stories make learning fun
This broadens where English appears without adding complexity. Keep it familiar and warm.
How we learn English
We learn English by listening, saying words, and hearing songs and stories. English grows when we hear it and use it.
This lands the lesson's central question: we learn English by listening and speaking simple words in meaningful, familiar contexts.
What helps us learn new words?
jumping
sleeping
listening
drawing
Targets the final block idea that listening helps us learn English words.
How we learn English
We listen with our ears. We say words with our mouth. We can hear English in songs and stories.
This echoes the exact lesson summary: listening, saying words, songs, and stories.
What helps you learn English?
Expected ideas: ears/listen, mouth/say words, songs, stories, trying to speak. Let children answer with one short idea.
What word will you remember?
Reflection only. Invite any simple answer such as hello, cat, red, or listen.
How did English feel today?
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What helped you most today?
Reflection only. Children may answer with listening, saying words, colours, animals, songs, or stories.
Glossary
hello - a word we say when we meet someone
goodbye - a word we say when we leave
name - the word people call you
red - a colour word
cat - an animal word
book - something we read
listen - to hear carefully
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