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Book 0B · Unit 20Starter · Ages 4–6

Easter Time

This Easter ESL lesson reviews colours and counting with eggs, bunnies and a bunny family. Children sing Five Little Easter Eggs, hop, match bunnies to coloured eggs and play freeze dance. They decorate an egg, make an optional bunny mask and introduce themselves with a colour and number.

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Lesson format

2 × 45 minutes

Level

Starter

Age group

Ages 4–6

Main focus

Speaking first

What students will learn

• Practise colours and matching
• Learn new Easter vocabulary: egg, bunny, chick
• Move to music with number countdowns
• Count and describe bunnies (family members)
• Use drawing and colouring to explore shapes
• Build vocabulary: egg, bunny, mum, dad, chick

Lesson flow

Children name colours and characters on Easter flashcards, sing along to Five Little Easter Eggs counting with fingers, then match bunnies to eggs by colour and play a freeze-dance game. The second lesson reviews the bunny family ('Mum Red, Dad Yellow...'), sings Five Little Bunnies while hopping and counting, colours and decorates an egg, and optionally makes a bunny mask, finishing with children lining up by colour saying 'I'm bunny number 1! I'm red!'

Target language

  • • Colour names
  • • Counting
  • • 'I'm bunny number...'
  • • Easter vocabulary

Key vocabulary

  • Easter
  • egg
  • bunny
  • spring
  • basket
  • chocolate
  • flowers
  • chick
  • rabbit
  • hunt

Speaking questions students answer

  • • What colour is this bunny?
  • • How many eggs did you find?
  • • What colour is your egg?
  • • Which bunny are you?
  • • Do you like Easter eggs?

Recommended teaching contexts

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

Why this lesson works

The lesson follows a clear progression: Count and match bunnies and eggs by colour, colour and decorate an Easter egg, make a bunny mask and describe it. 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 bunny?"
• Classroom games
• Videos
• Vocabulary practice
• Pair work
• Extension activities

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