Category: Empathy

‘A Christmas to Remember’ Lesson Plan

Published on December 3, 2023

By kierandonaghy

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a Christmas short film and the theme of Christmas and dementia. Students talk about Christmas and dementia, watch the first part of a short film, predict the end of a short film, answer comprehension questions, analyse a short film, write from the perspective of a character in a […]

‘Why being bilingual is good for your brain’ Lesson Plan

Published on October 29, 2023

By kierandonaghy

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled Why being bilingual is good for your brain and the theme of being bilingual. Students learn vocabulary related to bilingualism, talk about bilingualism, predict the content of a short video, watch a short video, answer comprehension questions, analyse a short video, write about what […]

‘Can I help you with anything?’ Lesson Plan

Published on October 25, 2023

By kierandonaghy

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short film titled Can I help you with anything? and the theme of kindness. In the lesson students predict the content of a short film, watch a short film, speak about the short film and kindness, and perform a roleplay.     Language level: Intermediate (B1) – […]

‘All That We Share’ Lesson Plan

Published on October 10, 2023

By kierandonaghy

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled All That We Share by Danish TV channel TV2Danmark. In the lesson students talk about the communities they belong to, find out what they share with their classmates, watch and discuss a video about what a community shares.   Language level: Intermediate (B1) – […]

‘How to Be a Good Friend’ Lesson Plan

Published on September 24, 2023

By kierandonaghy

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled How to be a good friend and the themes of friends and friendships. Students learn vocabulary related to friendship, write and talk about the qualities and characteristics of a good friend, read an article about the qualities of a good friend, predict the content […]

‘How to Apologise’ Lesson Plan

Published on September 14, 2023

By kierandonaghy

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled The best way to apologize (according to science) and the theme of apologising. Students learn vocabulary and phrases related to apologising, talk about apologising, watch a short video, answer comprehension questions, analyse a short video, perform a roleplay and reflect on the lesson. Language […]

‘3 Keys to Success for Children from Tough Backgrounds’ Lesson Plan

Published on September 10, 2023

By kierandonaghy

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled 3 Keys to Success for Young People and the theme of disadvantaged children. Students learn vocabulary related to disadvantaged children, talk about disadvantaged children, predict the content of a short video, watch a short video, answer comprehension questions, analyse a short video, write questions […]

‘From Prisoner to PhD’ Lesson Plan

Published on September 6, 2023

By kierandonaghy

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled I went from prisoner to PhD and the theme of prison and prisoners. Students learn vocabulary related to prison and prisoners, talk about prison and prisoners, predict the content of a short video, watch a short video, answer comprehension questions, analyse a short video, […]

‘Letters of Appreciation’ Lesson Plan

Published on August 13, 2023

By kierandonaghy

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video and the theme of appreciation. Students learn vocabulary related to gratitude and appreciation, write sentences about what they are grateful for, talk about what they are grateful for, write sentences about a teacher they are grateful to, watch a short video, complete viewing notes, analyse […]