Sample lesson plan ideas for teens

26 July 2016 • Tips

Keep young people engaged with the appeal of language that will help them navigate their favorite place, the digital world.

Online World 

• Introduce and practice through recitation, visual recognition and writing vocabulary featured online such as: log in, password, chat, comment, reply, etc.
   
• Introduce and practice through recitation, visual recognition and writing common conversational vocabulary that centers on a common digital activity such as a thread of comments associated with a social media post.

• Use worksheets that feature role-play of engaging in a conversation about online etiquette and safety to reinforce the vocabulary introduced.
   
• End the class with a group task of creating a poster about online safety.
   

Book Of The Day

Select a theme for a book and announce to the class that the vocabulary lesson will be used to write a book.

• Use a worksheet of vocabulary lists to use with clues for a crossword puzzle.
   
• Use a vocabulary worksheet to complete unfinished sentences.
   
•  Team up students to write text for the book, assigning topics such as: Dedication, Introduction, Chapter 1, Chapter 2, Conclusion, etc.
   
• Have students recite their composed passages for the book.
   
• Conclude with a reading and recitation of a poem related to the topic of the book.

Be The Hero

An activity to practice language skills be students imagining that they are a hero.

• Practice past tense and future tense vocabulary with worksheets.
   
• Have students practice their past tense and future tense vocabulary by composing a short narrative on their history as a hero and their future plans as a hero.
   
• Have students recite their work.
   
• Conclude class with a video of a true historical hero that is relevant to your individual student’s interests.