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Book 0A · Unit 7Starter · Ages 4–6

I See Pink

This pink, orange and green ESL lesson builds colour recognition with the sentence pattern 'I see something...'. Children sing, find and circle pink objects before sorting new colours in hands-on games. They design a Colour Garden and respond to each colour in an active classroom dance.

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Lesson format

2 × 45 minutes

Level

Starter

Age group

Ages 4–6

Main focus

Speaking first

What students will learn

• Recognise and name the colour pink
• Practise 'I see...' with real objects
• Identify orange, green and brown
• Sort and colour pictures by colour
• Build vocabulary through songs
• Practise touch-and-say colour games

Lesson flow

Children spot pink objects around them and sing along to an 'I See Something Pink' song before colouring a pink-themed worksheet and finding pink items to circle. The second lesson introduces orange and green through a sorting game and a 'colour garden' drawing activity, finishing with a colour dance where children move whenever their colour is called.

Target language

  • • 'I see...'
  • • Colour names
  • • 'What colour is this?'
  • • Touch-and-say instructions

Key vocabulary

  • pink
  • flamingo
  • flower
  • heart
  • pig
  • colour
  • see

Speaking questions students answer

  • • What colour is this?
  • • Can you find something pink?
  • • Is this green or orange?
  • • What colour is the flower?
  • • Touch something green!

Recommended teaching contexts

• Starter ESL and EFL classes• Ages 4–6• Primary school classrooms• Language schools• Private and small-group lessons• Teaching colours vocabulary• Pair and whole-class speaking• Interactive whiteboards and online teaching

Why this lesson works

The lesson follows a clear progression: Practise 'I see...' with pink objects, find and colour orange and green items, draw a colour garden. Teachers can open the materials and start immediately, while students move from supported vocabulary practice to purposeful spoken English.

This lesson includes

• Interactive lesson slides
• Teacher guide
• Printable worksheets
• Speaking practice: "What colour is this?"
• Classroom games
• Videos
• Vocabulary practice
• Pair work
• Extension activities

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