Lesson Idea | Father’s Day

Supplies

Downloadable ESL resources at www.elcivics.com
- A Present for Father Worksheet
- Father's Day Read Aloud
- Father's Day Vocabulary Worksheet and Answers
- Father's Day Crossword Puzzle and Answers
- Things Dads Do PowerPoint and Handouts*
- Art supplies or special paper for cards

Objectives

Students will be able to do the following:
1. Identify when Father’s Day is celebrated.
2. Write a paragraph about buying a Father’s Day gift.
3. Read aloud in a group.
4. Solve a crossword puzzle using clues.
5. Understand and use words related to Father’s Day.
6. Describe things fathers do.

Warm-Up

15 minutes)
Write the sentences on the board.
• Father’s Day is on the third Sunday in June.
• It is a holiday to honor fathers.
• We give cards and gifts to our fathers and grandfathers on Father’s Day.
• We say: Thank you! I love you! Happy Father’s Day!
Directions: Have the students copy the sentences. Read them aloud
several times. Explain the use of capital letters. Lead the class in a
listen/repeat exercise. Select a student to read the sentences to the
class.

Introduction

5 minutes)
Sharing: Let students know that today’s subject is Father’s Day. Tell
them that they are going to learn when Father’s Day is, how we
celebrate it, and some new vocabulary words.

For further information about this lesson plan, please visit EL Civics website.