My Daily Routine
This daily routines ESL lesson combines telling the time with present simple speaking practice. Students mime everyday actions, match routines to clock times and interview a partner about their day. They then create a Daily Clock Wheel and present 'A Day in My Life' using complete sentences.
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Lesson format
2 × 45 minutes
Level
Elementary
Age group
Ages 8–11
Main focus
Speaking first
What students will learn
Lesson flow
Children freeze and say the time when music stops, watch a daily-routine song miming wake up, brush teeth and eat, and drill clock times with matching actions. The second lesson interviews a partner about what they do at specific times, makes a spinning Daily Clock Wheel labelled with routines, and roleplays 'A Day In My Life' as a mini YouTuber describing their full day.
Target language
- • 'What time is it?'
- • 'What do you do in the morning?'
- • 'Do you ___?' Yes/No
- • Present simple routines
Key vocabulary
- wake up
- breakfast
- brush
- shower
- school
- lunch
- dinner
- bed
- everyday
- routine
Speaking questions students answer
- • What time is it?
- • What do you do in the morning?
- • Do you brush your teeth?
- • What is she doing?
- • What do you do at 8 o’clock?
Recommended teaching contexts
Why this lesson works
The lesson follows a clear progression: Freeze and say the time in a Tick Tock game, ask a partner about their daily routine, make a Daily Clock Wheel and roleplay a day in their life. Teachers can open the materials and start immediately, while students move from supported vocabulary practice to purposeful spoken English.