Easter Time
This Easter ESL lesson teaches bunny and egg vocabulary while reviewing colours, counting and position words. Children sing Five Little Bunnies, bounce, match coloured eggs and decorate an egg of their own. They follow clues in an indoor Easter egg hunt and report how many eggs and colours they found.
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Lesson format
2 × 45 minutes
Level
Starter
Age group
Ages 4–6
Main focus
Speaking first
What students will learn
Lesson flow
Children name coloured bunnies and eggs, sing and bounce along to Five Little Bunnies Bouncing, then complete a counting and colour-matching worksheet. The second lesson has children decorate their own egg, then join an indoor Easter egg hunt following colour and position clues, finishing with a share-and-tell of what they found ('I found 3 eggs! Pink, green and purple!').
Target language
- • Counting to 5
- • Colour names
- • Position words: under, behind, next to
- • 'I found a...'
Key vocabulary
- Easter
- egg
- bunny
- rabbit
- basket
- flower
- spring
- chocolate
- chick
- dye
Speaking questions students answer
- • How many bunnies?
- • What colour is this egg?
- • Where did you find it?
- • What colour is your bunny?
- • How many eggs did you find?
Recommended teaching contexts
Why this lesson works
The lesson follows a clear progression: Count bunnies and match eggs by colour, colour and decorate an Easter egg, play an indoor Easter egg hunt. Teachers can open the materials and start immediately, while students move from supported vocabulary practice to purposeful spoken English.