What's in Your Lunchbox?
ESL Lesson PlansWhat's in Your Lunchbox?

What's in Your Lunchbox?

This ESL lesson plan introduces kids and teens to basic food vocabulary and quantifiers in an individual, 45-minute session. Through engaging activities, students explore common lunchbox items, practice grammar using quantifiers like "a few," "some," and "a lot of," and describe their ideal lunchbox. This A1 level lesson helps students confidently describe food preferences and quantities.

Skills

  • Can give a simple description of an object or picture while showing it to others using basic words, phrases and formulaic expressions, provided he/she can prepare in advance.
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Look at the list of common lunchbox items. Which ones do you know?

Here is a list of common lunchbox items! These things make a great lunchbox. They are tasty and healthy. - A sandwich with cheese or peanut butter - An apple - Carrot sticks - Cheese - Crackers - A yogurt with or without fruit - A juice box - A granola bar - A banana - Nuts
2

Discuss the questions below with your teacher.

3

Fill in the blanks with the words from the list to complete the grammar rule.

4

Read the story about Tom's trip to the store.

5

Mark the sentences as True or False.

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What's in your lunchbox?

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