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Book 0B · Unit 8Starter · Ages 4–6

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.

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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 winter clothing items (jacket, mittens, hat, boots)
• Learn and use basic colour vocabulary
• Match clothing items with shadows and names
• Practise listening and following colour instructions
• Build vocabulary through songs and dance
• Practise a team relay game

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

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

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.

This lesson includes

• Interactive lesson slides
• Teacher guide
• Printable worksheets
• Speaking practice: "What do you wear when it's cold?"
• Classroom games
• Videos
• Vocabulary practice
• Pair work
• Extension activities

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