OVERVIEW & OBJECTIVES

This ESL lesson plan on days of week & months of year offers engaging activities, PDF worksheets, and digital materials designed for beginner A1 students. In this lesson, students will:

• Talk about their favorite and least favorite seasons in a short introductory discussion.
• Learn and practice vocabulary for days of the week, months, and seasons in a calendar activity.
• Complete a short dialogue to identify prepositions in, on, and for in real contexts.
• Do speaking exercise practicing preposition usage for days of the week, dates, months, and seasons.
• Share and ask questions about personal events, birthdays, and holidays through a speaking activity.

WARM-UP ACTIVITY

Students begin this ESL lesson on days of the week and months of the year with a calendar task where they write the current year, month, and days of the week in a chart. They then answer simple questions about the date, the next month, and the current day. Afterward, students discuss the seasons and match them to short statements from different people, such as enjoying flowers in spring or skiing in winter. Finally, students say which season they like the most and which they dislike, helping them activate vocabulary and begin personal discussions.

TARGET LANGUAGE STUDY

Students practice completing the names of the months of the year, reinforcing spelling and order. They then read two short texts about Georgia’s birthday and Petr’s anniversary, where they find the prepositions in, on, and for in real sentences. After identifying them, students study rules that explain which preposition to use with years, months, dates, days of the week, and reasons. This section gives students clear models of the target grammar in context.

PRODUCTION PRACTICE

Students first complete a dialogue between two friends, Radmila and Dejan, by inserting the correct prepositions. This helps them see how in, on, and for work in natural conversation. Next, students match question halves such as “Do you celebrate the new year on…” with “December 31st.” After that, students take turns asking and answering these questions with a classmate or the teacher. Finally, they put jumbled sentences into the correct order, check which ones are true for them, and say them out loud.

SPECIAL DAYS & PLANS: PREPOSITIONS IN USE

Students choose between two options to finish the lesson with meaningful speaking. In Option A, they plan events such as birthdays, holidays, or personal occasions. They write and share their ideas using the sentence starters and the prepositions in, on, and for. Then they ask and answer follow-up questions with their classmate or teacher. In Option B, students select from discussion questions about birthdays, vacations, holidays, and family events. They then share details and ask questions about each other’s answers. Both options let students personalize the target language and connect it to real-life topics.

BENEFITS OF USING THIS ESL LESSON: DAYS OF WEEK & MONTHS OF YEAR

Teachers gain a complete ready-to-use package with clear activities that build from simple recognition to confident speaking. The lesson uses everyday contexts so students can connect the grammar to real life. Teachers also save time with structured practice, worksheets, and guided dialogues. The design ensures that students work with vocabulary and grammar in ways that lead to natural speaking. Teachers can use the flexible activation stage for pair work, group work, or one-on-one teaching.