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This months and seasons ESL lesson helps learners sequence all 12 months and connect them with weather, clothes and seasonal activities. Students chant, sing and order month cards before creating a Season Wheel. They finish by presenting a short month-and-weather report.
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Lesson format
2 × 45 minutes
Level
Beginner
Age group
Ages 6–9
Main focus
Speaking first
What students will learn
Lesson flow
Children chant the months with stepping actions, sing a Months of the Year song pausing to name the current month, and race to place scattered month cards in order. The second lesson dances to named seasons, discusses 'What do you do in summer?', builds a Season Wheel labelled with weather and clothes, and roleplays a month-weather report ('Hi! It's January. It's cold. I wear a jacket.').
Target language
- • 'What month is it?'
- • 'What season is it?'
- • 'I like ___ because it's ___'
- • Months and seasons vocabulary
Key vocabulary
- January
- February
- March
- April
- May
- June
- July
- August
- September
- October
Speaking questions students answer
- • What month is it?
- • What season is it?
- • What do you do in summer?
- • What do you wear in winter?
- • What comes next?
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Why this lesson works
The lesson follows a clear progression: Chant the months in order, match months to seasons and weather, build a Season Wheel and give a weather report. Teachers can open the materials and start immediately, while students move from supported vocabulary practice to purposeful spoken English.