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Book 0C · Unit 11Starter · Ages 4–6

Winter Clothes

This winter clothing ESL lesson practises garment names with 'Put on your...' and 'I'm wearing...' Children sing, dress a paper doll and compete in a winter dress-up relay. They create an outfit collage, answer 'What are you wearing?' and finish with a fashion parade describing warm clothes.

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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 and name winter clothing
• Use 'Put on your ___' in context
• Create a paper-doll dressing craft
• Describe what they're wearing
• Follow 'Put on your ___' directions
• Build vocabulary through songs and games

Lesson flow

Children sing a dressing song acting out putting on a scarf and hat, dress a paper doll in winter clothing practising 'I'm wearing a scarf!', and race in a winter dress-up relay. The second lesson builds a winter-outfit collage with magazine clippings, plays a 'What are you wearing?' pointing game, and listens to a snowy-day story, finishing with a Fashion Parade describing their outfit.

Target language

  • • 'Put on your ___'
  • • 'I'm wearing a ___'
  • • Winter clothing vocabulary
  • • 'Is it hot or cold?'

Key vocabulary

  • coat
  • scarf
  • boots
  • gloves
  • hat
  • jumper
  • sweater
  • warm
  • woolly
  • mittens

Speaking questions students answer

  • • What are you wearing?
  • • What do you wear in the snow?
  • • Is it hot or cold today?
  • • Do we need sunglasses?
  • • What colour is your coat?

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: Dress a paper doll in winter clothes, play a winter dress-up relay, describe an outfit in a fashion parade. 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 are you wearing?"
• Classroom games
• Videos
• Vocabulary practice
• Pair work
• Extension activities

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