Category: Imagination

‘How to Be Creative’ Lesson Plan

Published on June 6, 2023

By kierandonaghy

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled How to Be Creative on Demand and the theme of creativity. Students learn vocabulary related to creativity, talk about creativity, predict the content of a short video, watch a short video, complete viewing notes, talk about tips to boost creativity, analyse a short video, […]

‘Creativity’ Lesson Plan

Published on March 19, 2023

By kierandonaghy

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled How limits can boost your creativity and the themes of creativity and how constraints can boost creativity. Students learn vocabulary related to creativity, talk about creativity, predict the content of a short video, watch a short video, takes notes on a video, analyse a […]

‘Origami’ Lesson Plan

Published on July 5, 2022

By kierandonaghy

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled Tiny Origami and the theme of origami. Students learn vocabulary related to origami, talk about origami, predict the content of a short video, watch a short video, answer comprehension questions, analyse a short video, watch an instructional video, make an origami figure, and reflect […]

‘The Blind Painter’ Lesson Plan

Published on May 24, 2022

By kierandonaghy

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled Blind Painter and the theme of art. Students learn vocabulary related to art, talk about art, predict the content of a short video, watch a short video, answer comprehension questions, analyse a short video, perform a roleplay and reflect on the lesson.     […]

‘Obvious to you. Amazing to others.’ Lesson Plan

Published on May 8, 2022

By kierandonaghy

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled Obvious to you. Amazing to others. and the theme of creativity. Students come up with extreme adjectives, predict the content of a short video, watch a short video, answer comprehension questions, summarise the message of a short video, read a video transcript, analyse a […]

‘A Small Escape’ Lesson Plan

Published on January 5, 2022

By kierandonaghy

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short film titled A Small Escape and the themes of creativity and imagination. Students predict the story of a short film, watch a short film, write a story inspired by a short film, discuss a short film, come up with imaginative and creative uses of everyday objects […]

‘World Builder’ Lesson Plan

Published on July 26, 2021

By kierandonaghy

This ESL lesson is designed around a short film by Bruce Branit called World Builder. Students learn collocations with ‘build’, speak and write about a perfect world, watch a short film, predict the end of a short film, answer comprehension questions, discuss a short film and reflect on the lesson.     Language level: Intermediate […]

‘Caine’s Arcade’ Lesson plan

Published on June 21, 2021

By kierandonaghy

This ESL lesson is designed around a beautiful short film called Caine’s Arcade directed by Nirvan Mullick and the themes of childhood games, creativity and imagination. Students talk about childhood games and creativity, watch a short film, discuss a short film, read an article and reflect on the lesson.     Language level: Intermediate (B1) […]