Here are a few places to find free lesson plans to teach English in any subject or to any age level!
- Designer Lesson Plans ELT- fantastic site full of great lessons designed by 2 guys living in Spain
- Breaking News English- detailed lesson plans based on the news with online quizzes, games, and mp3s to supplement the activities
- ICT Lesson Plans from The Consultants-E trainees- these are well designed lesson plans that teachers complete as a part of their training. Download the PDFs for free.
- Mobile Learning Lesson Plans from The Consultants-E trainees- these are well designed lesson plans that teachers complete as a part of their training. Download the PDFs for free.
- MthatLearning- Activities and lessons involving mobile devices to learn English
- Film English- Lesson Plans based on films
- English Raven’s Children’s Curriculum with games, flashcards & more
- Digital ELT Play- lesson plans, walkthroughs, and activities that incorporate gaming for children and teens
- Debate and Discuss- Lessons to get students to debate and discuss
- Business English lesson plans from Business Spotlight
- ESL Ted Talks- Lesson plans designed around various inspiring Ted Talks
- English for Critical Thinkers- Lesson plans to get students to think critically
- Lesson Streams- Lesson plans designed around various Youtube commercials, music videos, and more!
- Dale Coulter’s Dogme Lesson Skeletons
- The Round- This is the newest place to find inexpensive lesson plan books. You can’t go wrong since this site was founded by great ELT authors, Lindsay Clandfield and Luke Meddings. If you keep up with this site then you can download free lesson ideas in PDF form when new books have featured excerpts in Labs.
- Global Critical Thinking Lesson Plans- I love these various lesson plans based on Lindsay Clandfield’s book, Global. You don’t have to have this course book to still take advantage of these great lesson plans. They even have free checklists to ensure your students meet CEF objectives.
- ESOL Courses- lots of short activities to supplement student self-study with videos and games
- Larry Ferlazzo’s Best Places to Find Good & Free Lesson Plans
