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Book 0C · Unit 20Starter · Ages 4–6

Easter Time

This Easter egg hunt ESL lesson teaches bunny, basket, egg and the phrase 'I found a...'. Children sing, decorate a basket and follow an indoor hunt while naming each egg's colour. They build a fluffy bunny, complete a bunny-hop race and present the craft in a final parade.

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Lesson format

2 × 45 minutes

Level

Starter

Age group

Ages 4–6

Main focus

Speaking first

What students will learn

• Identify Easter symbols
• Use 'I found a...' in speaking
• Create a basket for an egg hunt
• Use Easter vocabulary in sentences
• Describe bunny parts and colours
• Build vocabulary through songs and movement

Lesson flow

Children sing an Easter bunny song, build a decorated basket, and go on an indoor egg hunt saying 'I found a blue egg!'. The second lesson builds a fluffy bunny craft with cotton balls, races in a bunny-hop game holding their craft, and listens to a Lost Egg story, finishing with a bunny parade around the room.

Target language

  • • 'I found a ___'
  • • 'It's an egg'
  • • 'Happy Easter!'
  • • Easter vocabulary + colours

Key vocabulary

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

Speaking questions students answer

  • • What did you find?
  • • What colour is your egg?
  • • Is your bunny big or small?
  • • How many eggs did you find?
  • • Happy Easter! What do you say?

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: Play an Easter egg hunt saying 'I found a...', build a bunny-basket craft, build a bunny and race in a bunny-hop 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 did you find?"
• Classroom games
• Videos
• Vocabulary practice
• Pair work
• Extension activities

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