Category: Happiness

‘Simplified Living’ Lesson Plan

Published on March 11, 2025

By kierandonaghy

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled All You Need Right Now Is a Simplified Living | Voluntary Simplicity Is Power and the themes of simplicity and voluntary simplicity. Students learn vocabulary related to minimalism, consumerism and well-being, talk about simplicity and voluntary simplicity, discuss quotations about simplicity, watch a short […]

‘Bags of Joy’ Lesson Plan

Published on December 17, 2024

By kierandonaghy

This ESL 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, develop […]

‘How To Overcome Negative Thoughts’ Lesson Plan

Published on November 12, 2024

By kierandonaghy

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled Overcoming Negative Thought Patterns to Find Joy and the themes of joy and overcoming negative thought patterns. Students learn vocabulary related to joy and overcoming negative thought patterns, talk about joy and overcoming negative thought patterns, discuss quotations about joy, predict the content of […]

‘3 rules to live by’ Lesson Plan

Published on November 10, 2024

By kierandonaghy

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled 3 rules to quickly improve your life and the theme of self-improvement. Students learn vocabulary related to self-improvement, talk about self-improvement, discuss quotations about self-improvement, predict the content of a short video, watch a short video, answer comprehension questions, discuss quotations from a short […]

‘Can Work Make You Happy?’ Lesson Plan

Published on October 21, 2024

By kierandonaghy

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled Can Work Make You Happy? Should It? and the theme of happiness at work. Students learn vocabulary related to happiness at work, talk about happiness at work, predict the content of a short video, watch a short video, answer comprehension questions, analyse a short […]

‘Why Suffering is Necessary’ Lesson Plan

Published on October 1, 2024

By kierandonaghy

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled Why your Epicurean approach will never make you truly happy and the themes of happiness and suffering. Students learn vocabulary related to happiness and suffering, talk about happiness and suffering, predict the content of a short video, watch a short video, check true/false sentences, […]

‘Habits that Make You Feel Incredible’ Lesson Plan

Published on September 18, 2024

By kierandonaghy

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled Five habits that make you feel incredible and the themes of self-development and positive habits. Students learn vocabulary related to self-development and positive habits, talk about positive habits, predict the content of a short video, watch a short video, complete viewing notes, discuss comments […]

‘Happiness’ Lesson Plan

Published on August 26, 2024

By kierandonaghy

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled There is a formula for happiness — but it’s highly misunderstood and the themes of happiness and the science of happiness. Students learn vocabulary related to happiness and the science of happiness, talk about happiness, discuss quotations about happiness, predict the content of a […]

‘The Pros and Cons of Positive Thinking’ Lesson Plan

Published on September 19, 2023

By kierandonaghy

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled How positive thinking is harming your happiness and the theme of positive thinking. Students learn vocabulary related to positive thinking, talk about positive thinking, read an article about the benefits of positive thinking, predict the content of a short video, watch a short video […]