Winter Clothes
This winter clothes ESL lesson teaches warm clothing and colour vocabulary for cold weather. Children sing, point to clothes, complete a listen-and-colour task and pretend to dress a snowman. They match garments to shadows, design a winter outfit and finish with a team dress-up relay.
7-day trial · Card required · €0 today · Cancel before renewal
Lesson format
2 × 45 minutes
Level
Starter
Age group
Ages 4–6
Main focus
Speaking first
What students will learn
Lesson flow
Children discuss what they wear when it's cold, sing along to a winter clothes song while pointing to clothing on their body, then colour a listen-and-colour worksheet and play a Dress the Snowman pretend game. The second lesson reviews colours through a mitten song, matches clothing items to shadows, colours a winter outfit, and finishes with a team relay race to dress correctly.
Target language
- • 'What do you wear when it's cold?'
- • Colour + clothing vocabulary
- • 'What colour are your...?'
- • Simple imperative instructions
Key vocabulary
- coat
- scarf
- gloves
- hat
- boots
- jacket
- warm
- winter
- woolly
- mittens
Speaking questions students answer
- • What do you wear when it's cold?
- • What colour are your mittens?
- • Can you find the red hat?
- • What is this?
- • Do you like your winter outfit?
Recommended teaching contexts
Why this lesson works
The lesson follows a clear progression: Name winter clothes and colour them, match clothing items to shadows, play a winter dress-up relay game. Teachers can open the materials and start immediately, while students move from supported vocabulary practice to purposeful spoken English.