{"id":12412,"date":"2016-08-08T06:31:10","date_gmt":"2016-08-08T10:31:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/americantesol.com\/blogger\/?p=12412"},"modified":"2024-10-26T13:37:54","modified_gmt":"2024-10-26T17:37:54","slug":"findlessonplans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/americantesol.com\/blogger\/findlessonplans\/","title":{"rendered":"34 Websites to Find Lesson Plans for Your Language Learners"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- VideographyWP Plugin Message: Automatic video embedding prevented by plugin options. --><br \/>\nLesson planning can be\u00a0time-consuming. Fortunately, teachers do not have to come up with fresh ideas for every lesson. Many websites provide free quality lesson plans. You can find a lesson plan for any age group, from young learners to adults. You can also find lesson plans for any level from beginners to advanced language learners. Some lesson plans integrate video or technology. Below, I have listed several websites with thousands of free lesson plans\u00a0to download and tweak.\u00a0For more resources,\u00a0check out our webinar recording, <a href=\"http:\/\/americantesol.com\/blogger\/tesol-webinar-lesson-design-tips-resources-for-english-teachers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lesson Design Tips and Resources for English Teachers<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">To learn more about integrating technology to support English language learners, attend our <a href=\"http:\/\/americantesol.com\/tesol-lectures.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TESOL webinars<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Recommended Websites<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.readwritethink.org\/search\/?resource_type=6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Read, Write, Think<\/a> &#8211; tons of lesson plans and interactives to get students writing.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.freeeslmaterials.com\/sean_banville_lessons.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Sean Banville<\/a> has various sites with over 4000 free lesson plans you can download as PDFs. Each lesson plan is accompanied by online quizzes, games, and mp3s to supplement the articles. The sites are <a href=\"http:\/\/www.breakingnewsenglish.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Breaking News English<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lessonsonmovies.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Movies<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.esldiscussions.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">ESL Discussions<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.famouspeoplelessons.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Famous People<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.eslholidaylessons.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">ESL Holidays<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.businessenglishmaterials.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Business English<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.listenaminute.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Listen a Minute<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lessonsonamericanpresidents.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">American Presidents<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/film-english.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Film English<\/a> \u2013 lesson plans based on films.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/debatediscussion.blogspot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Debate and Discuss<\/a> \u2013 lesson plans to get students to debate and discuss issues.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/esltedtalks.blogspot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">ESL Ted Talks<\/a> \u2013 lesson plans you can download as pdfs designed around various inspiring Ted Talks.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/lessonstream.org\/lessons\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Lesson Streams<\/a> \u2013 lesson plans you can download as pdfs designed around various Youtube commercials, music videos, and more!<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/designerlessons.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Designer Lessons<\/a> \u2013 lesson plans based on videos for language teachers.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.childdrama.com\/lessons.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Child Drama<\/a> &#8211; lesson plans for children that incorporate drama.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/intl\/en-us\/insidesearch\/searcheducation\/lessons.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Google literacy lesson plans<\/a> &#8211; students learn how to be better online researchers.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sharemylesson.com\/teaching-resources\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Share My Lesson<\/a> &#8211; nearly 255,000 teaching resources including lesson plans based on the Common Core.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.teachersfirst.com\/index.cfm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Teachers First<\/a> &#8211; several resources, units, and lesson plans submitted by various teachers.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/learnzillion.com\/resources\/73932\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Learn Zillion<\/a> &#8211; several lesson plans you can search by subject.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.macmillanglobal.com\/elessons\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Global Critical Thinking Lesson Plans<\/a> \u2013 various lesson plans based on the book, Global. You don\u2019t have to have this course book to still take advantage of these great lesson plans. They even have free checklists to ensure your students <a href=\"http:\/\/www.macmillanglobal.com\/resources\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">meet CEF objectives<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/ed.ted.com\/lessons?category=literature-language\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">TED Ed Lessons<\/a> \u2013 download transcripts and free lesson plans. Create your own lesson plans based on famous TED Talks.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/education.microsoft.com\/FindaLesson\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Microsoft<\/a> &#8211; find Skype lesson plans, virtual field trips and more.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.curriki.org\/featured-curriki-curated-collections\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Curriki<\/a> &#8211; find several lessons and curated collections.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/designschool.canva.com\/teaching-materials\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Canva<\/a> &#8211; visual lesson plans that incorporate Canva&#8217;s digital poster and presentation creation tool.<\/li>\n<li>Find many more lesson plans at these sites &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.teach-nology.com\/teachers\/lesson_plans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Teach-nology<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/teachers.net\/lessons\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Teachers.Net<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/lessons.atozteacherstuff.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Lessons A to Z<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lessonplanet.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Lesson Planet<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scholastic.com\/teachers\/lesson-plans\/free-lesson-plans\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Scholastic<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/lessonplanspage.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Hot Chalk<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kidsdiscover.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Kids Discover<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theteacherscorner.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">The Teacher&#8217;s Corner<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.learningbird.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Learning Bird<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lesson planning can be\u00a0time-consuming. 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