Clothes Unit: Extra ESL Activities for Kids

1. 5min

   1. Warm-up

   Clothes chant: children stand up when their own clothes are named.

   Clothes chant →
2. 10min

   2. Present

   Clothes slides; children point to each item on themselves or a classmate.

   Clothes slides →
3. 10min

   3. Speak

   Present continuous slides for 'I'm wearing…', then 'Who is it?': describe a child's clothes and the class guesses.

   Grammar slides: present continuous →
4. 10min

   4. Read

   Read the short story 'The Red Hat' together, then each child names one thing they're wearing and its colour.

   Reader: The Red Hat →
5. 10min

   5. Game

   Word search to review; early finishers start a clothes worksheet from the pack.

   Constellations (word search): Clothes →

Total: 45 minutes

1. 1. Pack the suitcase

   Name a place (beach, mountains, a party). Pairs list five clothes to pack and compare with another pair.

   Model languageFor the mountains: a coat, boots, a scarf, a hat and warm socks.

2. 2. Fashion show

   Children walk the 'catwalk' one by one while a partner describes their clothes like a presenter.

   Model languageHere's Lucas! He's wearing blue trousers and a green T-shirt.

3. 3. Spot the change

   A child goes out and changes one thing (takes off a jumper, swaps shoes). The class says what's different.

   Model languageHe isn't wearing his watch!