This ready-to-go lesson is designed for grade 3-4 learners. 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.
First Day of School – Self-Introduction ESL PowerPoint Lesson
Grade Level: 3–4 | Duration: 40–60 Minutes | Slides: 50+
Start the school year with this fun, interactive, and highly engaging ESL PowerPoint lesson designed to help Grade 3–4 students introduce themselves in English with confidence! Students practice speaking about their name, age, country, hobbies, favourite foods, favourite sports, favourite school subjects, seasons, and pets through games, guided speaking, and beginner-friendly writing activities.
This lesson is perfect for building classroom confidence, encouraging communication, and helping students get to know each other during the first days of school.
Perfect for:
- Grade 3 ESL
- Grade 4 ESL
- First day of school activities
- Large ESL classes
- Speaking-focused classrooms
- Beginner to lower-intermediate English learners
- Public school ESL teaching
Lesson Features:
✔ Classroom rules and team system slides
✔ Interactive self-introduction questions
✔ Raise-your-hand classroom games
✔ Spinning wheel review game
✔ “Choose a Box” game
✔ Guided speaking practice
✔ Structured writing activity
✔ Example self-introductions
✔ Share-and-speak classroom activity
✔ Bright visuals and beginner-friendly design
Students practice language such as:
- “My name is ___.”
- “I’m from ___.”
- “I am ___ years old.”
- “My hobbies are ___ and ___.”
- “My favourite sport is ___ because ___.”
- “I like to eat ___, but I don’t like to eat ___.”
- “I have a pet ___.”
This PowerPoint lesson is designed to keep students actively participating while developing speaking confidence in a structured, visual, and fun way.
Watch the video to see the full lesson and how to teach it.
Slide total: 47
