Grade 1-2 - ESL Lesson - Shapes and Plurals (Want) - PowerPoint Lesson

This ready-to-go lesson is designed for grade 1-2 learners, but if you have strong students it may be used in kindergarten. This lesson was designed with Chinese in it as the L1 of the learners, but after purchase and download the PowerPoint can be edited, so all Chinese can be removed or changed into any language.

🌟 Grade 1–2 ESL Lesson PowerPoint – Shapes & Plurals (Want)

Target Vocabulary:
square, circle, triangle, rectangle, diamond, oval, colors (red, green, blue, yellow, purple, orange), plurals (squares, circles, triangles, rectangles, diamonds, ovals), want

Target Language:

·       "It’s a [shape]." → "It’s a red square."

·       "I want the [color] [shape], please." → "I want the blue triangle, please."

·       "How many [shapes]?" → "How many squares?"

🧑🏫 Lesson Overview

This fun, engaging PowerPoint teaches young ESL learners to recognize and describe basic shapes and colors, while practicing plurals and simple requests. Through interactive games, songs, and guided practice, students will learn how to describe shapes, use plural forms, and ask questions like “How many [shapes]?”

The lesson includes:

·       Shape recognition and description: square, circle, triangle, rectangle, diamond, oval

·       Plurals practice: squares, circles, triangles, rectangles, diamonds, ovals

·       The question pattern “How many [shapes]?” with full-sentence answers

·       The sentence pattern “I want the [color] [shape], please.”

·       Fun games: Flying Shapes Game, Slow Reveal Game, and Quick Say

🎯 Learning Objectives

By the end of the lesson, students will be able to:

·       Identify and describe shapes using color and size.

·       Form plurals and ask "How many [shapes]?"

·       Use full sentences to make requests with "I want the [color] [shape], please."

·       Participate in interactive games to practice shape and color vocabulary.

🕒 Lesson Duration

35–40 minutes — perfect for a single class session.

💡 Features

·       English + Chinese bilingual support for easy understanding

·       Interactive gameplay and colorful visuals to maintain student attention

·       Ready-to-teach PowerPoint — no prep needed

·       Includes a YouTube walkthrough showing how Teacher Matt teaches this lesson in class

📺 Watch the walkthrough: https://youtu.be/YEht_K9NtgM

🧩 Perfect For

·       ESL / EFL classrooms in China or abroad

·       Grades 1–2 (CEFR Pre-A1 to A1)

·       Teachers looking for a structured and fun shapes and plurals lesson

Watch the video to see the full lesson and how to teach it.

Slide total: 81 (You can see some example slides here)