Welcome to Lesson Plans Canada!

Posted on September 3, 2010 by lpcadmin

Welcome to Lesson Plans Canada! The goal of this site is to provide lesson plans and classroom activities in a wide variety of topics that could be used in ESL or EFL classrooms. The Lesson Plan Units are not just for ESL students. Middle and upper elementary and some Non-ESL high school classes could use the lesson plans as well. Suitability is up to the classroom teacher.

The lesson plans and classroom activities have primarily been designed for
Canadian students. In some cases, though, the activities are “generic” and have no specific reference to Canada. Most of the lesson plans and activities are designed for all ages – however, when the item is appropriate for a certain age group, this will be noted.

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New! “Winter in Canada”

Posted on November 7, 2011 by lpcadmin

Winter is almost here and LPC has a new set of lesson plan units - “Winter in Canada” – for Beginner and Levels 1, 2 and 3. Please read the descriptions for full details. We also still have our Remembrance Day lesson plans available for Levels 1, 2, 3 and Advanced. And if you are planning ahead – “Christmas in Canada” will be just the thing for when the holiday season rolls around – it’ll be here before you know it! Available for Levels 1, 2, and 3.

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Beginner Level Lesson: Winter in Canada

Posted on November 7, 2011 by lpcadmin

“Winter in Canada” Beginner (ALL)
Canadian Content. Flesch-Kincaid Reading Level 4.2

This lesson plan consists of a 6-paragraph text on Quebec’s Winter Carnival, accompanied by a list of 9 vocabulary words (underlined in the text). The text is written at a 4.2 level. It is followed by five ’5W’ questions with lines for writing answers, which can be done together as a class or individually. The second activity consists of a list of 16 “Winter Words”. Students, working on their own or in a group, decide which words belong in a choice of 4 categories (e.g. the word “hat” would belong to the winter clothes category). A second chart is provided for students to add their own “Winter Words”. Teacher answer sheets for both activities are included. Price: $1.99 Cdn. Delivered as a PDF file.

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Level One Lesson: Winter in Canada

Posted on November 7, 2011 by lpcadmin

“Winter in Canada” Level 1(ALL)
Canadian Content. Flesch-Kincaid Reading Level 5.3

This lesson plan consists of a 6-paragraph text on Quebec’s Winter Carnival accompanied by a list of 10 vocabulary words (underlined in the text). The text is written at a 5.3 level. It is followed by five 5W questions with lines for writing answers, which can be done together as a class or individually. The second activity consists of a list of 16 “Winter Words”. Students, working on their own or in a group, decide which words belong in a choice of 4 categories (e.g. the word “hat” would belong to the winter clothes category). A second chart is provided for students to add their own “Winter Words”. Teacher answer sheets for both activities are included. Price: $1.99 Cdn. Delivered as a PDF file.

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Level Two Lesson: Winter in Canada

Posted on November 7, 2011 by lpcadmin

“Winter in Canada” Level 2(ALL)
Canadian Content. Flesch-Kincaid Reading Level 6.2

This lesson plan consists of a 6-paragraph 358 word text – a light-hearted look at how Canadians cope with winter. It’s a great way to introduce the topic of the season in general and opens up many lines of discussion. Following the text is a vocabulary exercise using winter adjectives (slippery, snowy, freezing, etc.). The third part of the lesson unit is a great “Brainstorming Exercise” where students work together to solve winter problems – e.g. where to get information on the weather, what to do if you have an exam and there’s a blizzard outside, etc. This activity could be done together as a class or in smaller groups and is a great way to practice writing simple sentences. One page has the “problems” and the second sheet has the chart for “solutions”. Teacher answer sheets for both activities are included. Price: $1.99 Cdn. Delivered as a PDF file.

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Level 3 Lesson: Winter in Canada

Posted on November 7, 2011 by lpcadmin

“Winter in Canada” Level 3 (ALL)
Canadian Content. Flesch-Kincaid Reading Level 7.6

This lesson plan consists of a 6-paragraph 359 word text – a light-hearted look at how Canadians cope with winter. It’s a great way to introduce the topic of the season in general and opens up many lines of discussion. Following the text is an exercise matching winter idioms – students match the meaning in Column A to the idioms in Column B. Fun to do as a class, but can also be done in groups, or individually. Students are then asked to choose 4 of the idioms and write their own sentences. The third part of the lesson unit is a great “Brainstorming Exercise” where students work together to solve winter problems – e.g. where to get information on the weather, what to do if you have an exam and there’s a blizzard outside, etc. This is a great way to practice writing simple sentences. One page has the “problems” and the second sheet has the chart for “solutions”. Teacher answer sheets for both activities are included. Price: $1.99 Cdn. Delivered as a PDF file.

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Back to School Time!

Posted on September 2, 2011 by lpcadmin

A new school year is upon us – hope everyone had a wonderful summer, whether you were teaching or just relaxing!

New to LPC this Fall is the first installment in “Outstanding Canadians” beginning with three levels of a Lesson Plan about Terry Fox. For those of us who remember, it hardly seems possible he passed away thirty years ago. His inspiration to others since then has been amazing.

I have also listed two new lesson plans that will be of interest to teachers in Ontario that cover the Provincial government and election that is coming up in early October. These have been created flor two levels, Advanced and Level 3.

In relating all of LPC’s lesson plans to LINC, Level 1 would probably be suitable for LINC 3, Level 2 for LINC 4, and Level 3 for LINC 5. If you are teaching at a higher level than that, Advanced would be your best bet. These are only rough guidelines. Again, I welcome questions on specifics.

Non-ESL teachers can use all of my lesson plans – reading levels will give an indication which might be best suitable for your class.

Happy teaching!
- Diana.

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