This ready-to-go lesson is designed for grade 4-6 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.
New Year's Resolutions - Part 1
Grade: 4-6 | Duration: 45-60 minutes | Slide Total: 56
Help your students start the new year by setting meaningful goals with this engaging, interactive, and speaking-focused ESL PowerPoint lesson! Students learn common New Year’s resolutions, discuss why goals are important, explain their reasons, and finish with a structured writing activity that supports multiple ability levels.
This lesson encourages students to think about their future, build speaking confidence, and express personal ideas in English through games, discussions, and sentence-building activities.
This lesson introduces students to the following vocabulary:
- get higher marks
- be a better person
- read more books
- study harder
- exercise more
- watch less TV
- go to bed earlier
- eat healthier food
Students use this vocabulary to answer the target question:
“What is your New Year’s resolution?”
Example answers:
- “My goal this year is to study harder.”
- “My goal this year is to exercise more.”
- “My goal this year is to read more books.”
Students also practice explaining their reasons.
Examples:
- “Because I want to learn more things.”
- “Because exercise is good for my body.”
- “Because healthy food makes me stronger.”
What's Included?
✅ Introduction to New Year’s Resolutions: Students learn what New Year’s resolutions are and why people set goals at the beginning of a new year.
✅ 8 Goal & Resolution Vocabulary Words: Students learn practical goals they can apply to their own lives.
✅ Speaking Practice: Students repeatedly answer “What is your New Year’s resolution?” using complete sentences.
✅ Reasoning & Critical Thinking Activities: Students explain why they chose their goals using guided sentence supports.
✅ Interactive Classroom Games: Includes missing picture games, guessing games, speaking activities, and review games.
✅ Differentiated Writing Activity: Three writing levels allow all students to participate, from beginner writers to more advanced learners.
✅ Sentence Support Throughout: Structured sentence frames help students build confidence when speaking and writing.
Why This Lesson?
🎯 Encourages Students to Set Meaningful Goals
🗣️ Builds Speaking Confidence
💡 Develops Critical Thinking Skills
✍️ Supports Independent Writing
🏫 Perfect for Large ESL Classrooms
📚 Great for Grades 4-6 Students
This lesson is classroom-tested and designed specifically for upper elementary ESL learners. It combines speaking, discussion, writing, and games to create a fun and meaningful lesson that students can personally connect with while practicing authentic English.
