In the Park
- Nov 14, 2025
- 2 min read
Updated: May 12
This ESL Lesson Plan In the Park helps beginner A1 learners practice basic Present Simple grammar to talk about everyday activities, places, and routines in a fun and familiar setting.
📄A1 ⏱️50 min 📁25 slides
Skills and outcomes:
Learning key park-related vocabulary such as slide, swing, ride a bike, have a picnic, and play with a dog.
Practising frequency adverbs (always, often, sometimes, never).
Answering simple questions about habits, such as How often do you…?
Vocabulary
play with the dog
ride a bike
walk in the park
slide on a slide
swing on a swing
have a picnic
sit on a bench
smell flowers
drink lemonade
always
often
sometimes
never
Lesson plan
1. Lead-in
Ask simple questions about the park: Do you like going to the park?
Solve a letter puzzle to introduce park activities.
Elicit student favourite things to do in the park.
2. Vocabulary Introduction
Introduce and practise key action phrases.
Match words to pictures.
Complete short “play with the… / walk in the…” prompts.
3. Reading: Emily in the Park
Read a short story about Emily’s day.
Identify what she does in the morning, afternoon, and evening.
Answer basic comprehension questions.
4. Grammar Focus: Present Simple
Learn the forms: I/you/we/they ride • he/she/it rides.
Practise adding -s for third-person singular.
Complete example sentences about daily routine.
5. Frequency Adverbs
Introduce always, often, sometimes, never
Create simple sentences: I sometimes read books in the evening.
Answer “How often…?” questions using visuals.
6. Speaking Practice
Ask and answer questions such as:How often do you walk in the park?When do you have a picnic?
Use time expressions: in the morning, in the afternoon, in the evening, at night.
7. Practice Exercises
Fill in verbs in the correct Present Simple form.
Correct incorrect sentences written by Emily.
8. Writing Task
Create a short story (30 words) about a character and their weekend activities in the park.
Share with the class.