Getting dressed: clothes and colours
Leo is getting dressed for a rainy morning. Children learn clothes words, listen carefully to colour his clothes in the right colours, and describe what they and their friends are wearing.
At a glance
- From
- Level 1, Next Steps English: Week 16, Clothes and appearance
- Grammar
- is wearing
- Key language
- trousers, jumper, T-shirt, hat, boots, coat, socks, shoes / I'm wearing... / He's wearing... / What are you wearing?
- Children make
- A coloured set of clothes from a listening text and two sentences about what you are wearing.
- Class size
- Works with 10 to 50 children; pair and group steps say how to scale.
Objective
By the end of the lesson children can name eight clothes items, say what they are wearing with a colour, and understand a short description of what someone is wearing.
Success criteria for children
- I can name my clothes.
- I can say "I'm wearing a red T-shirt."
- I can listen and colour the right clothes.
Timing: 60 minutes
| Minutes | Stage | What happens |
|---|---|---|
| 0 to 5 | Warm-up: what colour? | Hold up clothes or children's items and say the colour. |
| 5 to 15 | Teach the clothes words | Show, say and repeat eight clothes words; touch your own clothes. |
| 15 to 25 | I'm wearing... | Practise I'm wearing and he's wearing and she's wearing with children's clothes. |
| 25 to 35 | Listen and colour: Leo's rainy morning | Listen to the description; colour the circles with the right colours for Leo's clothes. |
| 35 to 43 | Dress up race | A relay: put on the clothes the teacher calls out. |
| 43 to 53 | Worksheet: Leo's clothes | Colour Leo's clothes, decide true or false and write what you are wearing. |
| 53 to 60 | Exit ticket | Each child says what they or a friend is wearing. |
Materials
- Real clothes or picture cards for the eight items
- Coloured counters or crayons in red, blue, yellow, green, orange and grey
- A bag for a "dress up" game (optional)
- One worksheet per child, crayons
- Clothes (free, linked from Week 16)
- Describing (free, linked from Week 16)
Before the lesson: Put a hat, a coat, a jumper and boots in a box for the dressing game. Check that every child has the six crayon colours.
Step by step, with teacher talk
0 to 5 minWarm-up: what colour?
- Point to a child's bag or jumper: "What colour is it? It's blue." Do four or five quick examples.
- Is the jumper red or green? (Child's answer.)
5 to 15 minTeach the clothes words
- Show each item and say the word. Children repeat. Touch your own clothes and say "I'm wearing a jumper."
- Play "Touch your...": say "Touch your socks" and children touch their socks. Then children give the commands.
- Write the eight words on the board and let children match picture cards to words.
"These are trousers. Trousers! I'm wearing trousers. Are you wearing trousers?"
- Do we wear boots on our head? (No.) Where do we wear a hat? (On our head.)
15 to 25 minI'm wearing...
- Say "I'm wearing a blue jumper." Point to a child: "She's wearing a red T-shirt."
- Children make sentences about themselves, then about their partner: "I'm wearing... He's wearing..."
- Play "Who is it?": describe a child's clothes without saying their name; children guess.
- (Point to a boy.) Do I say he or she? (He.) "He's wearing" or "I'm wearing"? (He's wearing.)
25 to 35 minListen and colour: Leo's rainy morning
- Say or play the script twice. The first time children listen; the second time they colour the five circles on the worksheet (trousers, jumper, hat, boots, coat).
- Check the colours together by asking "What colour are Leo's boots?"
35 to 43 minDress up race
- Put the clothes in a box. Call "Hat!" and one child per team runs to put on a hat and says "I'm wearing a hat." Then they take it off and pass it on.
- Do four or five rounds. Praise correct sentences, not speed.
43 to 53 minWorksheet: Leo's clothes
- Tasks 1 and 2 are completed while the script is read once more. Task 3 is done alone.
53 to 60 minExit ticket
- See the exit ticket. Quick round at the door.
Differentiation
Support
- Teach only five clothes items (hat, coat, boots, T-shirt, trousers).
- Let children point to clothes and say one word.
- Put the sentence "I'm wearing a ___ ___" on the board with a colour bank.
Stretch
- Add adjectives: "a warm coat", "a big hat".
- Ask "What's Leo wearing?" and answer in a full sentence.
- Write three sentences: "I'm wearing... My friend is wearing..."
Listening script
Read aloud slowly. Children colour the five circles as they listen.
It is a cold, rainy morning. Leo is getting dressed for school.
First he puts on his trousers. They are blue. Next he puts on his jumper. It is green.
Then he puts on his boots. They are red. Now he puts on his coat. It is orange.
Last, he puts on his hat. It is yellow. Leo is wearing blue trousers, a green jumper, red boots, an orange coat and a yellow hat. Now he is ready for school!
Questions
- What is the weather like?
- What colour are Leo's trousers?
- What colour is his jumper?
- What colour are his boots?
- What colour is his hat?
Printable worksheet
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Leo's clothes
1. Listen and colour the circles.
2. True or false?
| True | False | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Leo is wearing a red hat. | ||
| 2. Leo is wearing blue trousers. | ||
| 3. His jumper is green. | ||
| 4. His coat is orange. |
3. Write about you.
- I'm wearing a T-shirt.
- I'm wearing shoes.
- My friend is wearing a jumper.
Answer key
Listening script questions
- Cold and rainy.
- Blue.
- Green.
- Red.
- Yellow.
Worksheet
- 1: trousers blue, jumper green, boots red, coat orange, hat yellow.
- 2: False, True, True, True. (The hat is yellow.)
- 3: answers will vary. Check "I'm wearing" and a real colour word; check "a" before T-shirt and jumper.
Exit ticket
At the door ask "What are you wearing?" Each child answers "I'm wearing a... " with at least one colour. Tick: item and colour correct, item only, needs help.
Homework
Describe a family member's clothes to a grown-up: "Dad is wearing a blue shirt." Draw them and label two items.
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