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The Science of Kindness

Published on March 19, 2026

By kierandonaghy

Lesson Summary:This Pre-intermediate (A2) to Intermediate (B1) ESL video lesson plan is built around the short video The Science of Kindness and explores kindness, its importance in everyday life and the science behind helping others. Through viewing, discussion and creative activities, students learn vocabulary related to kindness, emotions and social behaviour, while developing listening, speaking, […]

B2 ESL Video Lesson Plan: How to Grow

Published on January 19, 2025

By kierandonaghy

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled How to “Grow” – The Hard Truth About Growth and the themes of growth and how to grow as a person. Students learn vocabulary related to growth and personal development, talk about growth and how to grow as a person, discuss quotations about growth, […]

Extensive Viewing Guide: Glass Onion

Published on January 16, 2025

By kierandonaghy

A 110-page Extensive Viewing guide to the murder mystery film Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery starring Daniel Craig, Edward Norton, Janelle Monáe, Kathryn Hahn and Kate Hudson for English language students who want to learn English through watching films. The guide will help students improve their English vocabulary, listening comprehension, pronunciation and speaking. The […]

A2 ESL Video Lesson Plan: How to Network

Published on January 14, 2025

By kierandonaghy

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled Best Networking Tips: How to Make a Connection and the theme of networking. Students learn vocabulary related to networking, talk about networking, discuss quotations about networking, predict the content of a short video, watch a short video, answer comprehension questions, analyse a short video, […]

B1 ESL Lesson Plan: How Friendship Affects Your Brain

Published on January 12, 2025

By kierandonaghy

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled How friendship affects your brain and the themes of friendship and its impact on the brain. Students learn vocabulary related to friendship and psychology, talk about friendship, discuss quotations about friendship, predict the content of a short video, watch a short video, answer comprehension […]

B2 ESL Video Lesson Plan: How To Be More Likeable

Published on January 7, 2025

By kierandonaghy

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled The secret to being more likeable and the themes of likeability and how to be more likeable. Students learn vocabulary related to interpersonal skills, talk about likeability and how to be more likeable, discuss quotations about likeability, predict the content of a short video, […]

B1 ESL Video Lesson Plan: How Stories Shape Our Minds

Published on January 5, 2025

By kierandonaghy

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled How stories shape our minds | The science of storytelling and the themes of storytelling and how storytelling impacts our minds and behaviour. Students learn vocabulary related to storytelling and psychology, talk about storytelling, discuss quotations about storytelling, watch a short video, answer comprehension […]

B2 ESL Video Lesson Plan: How To Get Out of a Rut

Published on January 2, 2025

By kierandonaghy

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled How to quickly get out of a rut and the themes of the concept of ruts and how to overcome them, and motivation and self-improvement. Students learn vocabulary related to motivation and self-improvement, talk about of ruts and how to overcome them, motivation and […]

B1 ESL Video Lesson Plan: How To Be a Warm Person

Published on December 22, 2024

By kierandonaghy

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled How To Be Warm and the theme of being a warm person. Students learn vocabulary related to being a warm person, talk about being a warm person, discuss quotations about being a warm person, predict the content of a short video, watch a short […]

B1 ESL Video Lesson Plan: Bags of Joy

Published on December 17, 2024

By kierandonaghy

This ESL video lesson plan is designed around a short film titled Bags of Joy and the themes of Christmas and joy. Students learn vocabulary related to Christmas, talk about Christmas and joy, write a story inspired by the start of a short film, watch a short film, answer comprehension questions, analyse a short film, […]

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