Exploring Easter Traditions
ESL Lesson PlansExploring Easter Traditions

Exploring Easter Traditions

This ESL lesson plan introduces A1-level kids & teens to Easter traditions through engaging reading, speaking, and vocabulary exercises. In this 45-minute individual lesson, students will learn about Easter customs like decorating eggs and the Easter Bunny. Through fill-in-the-blank activities, reading comprehension, and discussion prompts, students will practice sentence formation while exploring how families celebrate Easter with food, games, and seasonal decorations. Perfect for fostering cultural understanding and simple language skills.

Skills

  • Can describe simple aspects of their everyday life in a series of simple sentences, using simple words/signs and basic phrases, provided they can prepare in advance.
Online Interactive
Based on CEFR
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1

Review the vocabulary with your teacher. Then, fill in the blanks with facts about Easter.

Easter
celebrates
Bunny
chocolate
decorate eggs
dinners
Jesus
egg hunt
Sunday
was very important to many people, and
is a holiday that
him. He died on Good Friday and came back to life on Easter
.
Many families have big
on Easter and eat lots of
.
The Easter
brings eggs to children, and they
in many colors. The first Easter
started in the 1700s.
2

Read the text about Ella's family celebration on Easter Sunday.

3

Answer the following questions.

4

Match these halves to discover why we use the Easter Bunny to celebrate the holiday.

5

Share your opinion on the following questions.

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