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Hello! What's your name?

A gentle first lesson. Children learn to greet, say their name, age and how they feel, then use it all with real classmates in a mingle.

Ages 6 to 8Pre-A160 minutesChecked 7 November 2026

At a glance

From
Level 1, Next Steps English: Week 1, Greetings and introductions
Grammar
I am / you are
Key language
Hello. / Hi. / What's your name? I'm... / How old are you? I'm seven. / How are you? I'm happy, sad, tired, fine. / Goodbye.
Children make
A spoken introduction to three classmates and an "All about me" worksheet.
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 greet someone, give their name, age and feeling, and ask the same three questions back.

Success criteria for children

  • I can say hello and goodbye.
  • I can say my name, my age and how I feel.
  • I can ask "What's your name?", "How old are you?" and "How are you?"

Timing: 60 minutes

MinutesStageWhat happens
0 to 5Warm-up: wave and say helloHello chant with waves; children copy.
5 to 15Names: I'm...Puppet models I'm... and What's your name?; choral, rows, then pairs.
15 to 25Age and feelingsHow old are you? and How are you? with fingers and feeling faces.
25 to 33Listening: Mia meets SamTeacher performs the dialogue twice; children answer questions.
33 to 45Speaking: class mingleChildren meet three classmates and ask all three questions.
45 to 55Worksheet: all about meMatch greetings, complete sentences about me, draw my face.
55 to 60Exit ticket and goodbyeEach child answers one question at the door.

Materials

  • A puppet or a soft toy (or draw a face on a paper bag)
  • Four feeling faces drawn on paper or the board: happy, sad, tired, fine
  • Number cards 5 to 10, or fingers
  • One worksheet per child, pencils and crayons
  • Classroom language (free, linked from Week 1)
  • Feelings (free, linked from Week 1)
  • Grammar practice (free, linked from Week 1)

Before the lesson: Give the puppet a name (we use Mia). Practise the dialogue below in two voices once, so it sounds natural.

Step by step, with teacher talk

0 to 5 minWarm-up: wave and say hello

  1. Stand at the front and wave. Say "Hello!" in a big voice, then a tiny voice. Children copy each time.
  2. Walk along the rows saying "Hello" or "Hi" to individual children and waiting for a reply.
Teacher talk

"Hello, everyone! Hello! Hi! Wave with me. Hello! Now a tiny voice: hello..."

5 to 15 minNames: I'm...

  1. Bring out the puppet. Make it say "Hello! I'm Mia." Point to yourself: "I'm (your name)."
  2. Drill "What's your name?" chorally three times: loud, whisper, happy.
  3. Throw a soft ball or pass the puppet: the child who catches it says "I'm..." and asks the next child "What's your name?"
Teacher talk

"Mia, what's your name?" (puppet) "I'm Mia!" "Thank you, Mia."

"Listen: What's... your... name? Everyone! What's your name?"

Concept-check questions
  • (Point to a child.) Is your name Mia? (No.) What is your name? (I'm...)
  • Do we say "I'm" for me or for my friend? (For me.)

15 to 25 minAge and feelings

  1. Show fingers for 6, 7 and 8. Ask "How old are you?" and answer for the puppet: "I'm eight."
  2. Point to the four faces on the board. Say each feeling with a face and a body action (big smile, rub eyes, thumbs up). Children copy.
  3. Play "Show me": you say a feeling, children make the face. Then a child says one and the class makes it.
Teacher talk

"How old are you, Mia?" "I'm eight!" "And me? I'm... very old!" (children laugh)

"How are you today? I'm happy. Show me happy! Show me tired!"

Concept-check questions
  • (Yawn.) Am I happy or tired? (Tired.)
  • "How old are you?" Is the answer a name or a number? (A number.)

25 to 33 minListening: Mia meets Sam

  1. Set a task first: "Listen. How old is Sam?" Read the dialogue below in two voices (you and the puppet).
  2. Take the answer, then read it again and ask the other questions. Children answer chorally, then whisper to a partner.
  3. Read it a third time with children joining in Sam's lines.
Teacher talk

"Listen and hold up fingers: how old is Sam?"

33 to 45 minSpeaking: class mingle

  1. Model with one confident child in front of the class: all three questions and goodbye.
  2. Big class: children stay seated and talk to the person in front, behind and beside them. Small class: they walk and find three people.
  3. Clap once to change partner. Walk one row and listen; note who needs help next lesson.
Teacher talk

"Talk to three friends. Say hello, ask three questions, say goodbye. Ready? Go!"

Concept-check questions
  • How many friends do you talk to? (Three.)
  • What do you say at the end? (Goodbye.)

45 to 55 minWorksheet: all about me

  1. Do number 1 together on the board. Children do numbers 2 and 3 alone.
  2. Early finishers write a sentence about a friend: "My friend is Ana. She is seven."

55 to 60 minExit ticket and goodbye

  1. See the exit ticket below. Finish with a whole-class "Goodbye!" and wave.

Differentiation

Support

  • Let children answer with one word ("Seven." "Happy.") before full sentences.
  • Keep the feeling faces on the board during the worksheet.
  • Pair a shy child with a kind, confident partner for the mingle.

Stretch

  • Add "And you?" so the conversation goes both ways.
  • Add more feelings: excited, hungry, cold.
  • Ask "How old is your friend?" and answer "She's seven."

Listening script

Read this aloud in two voices, or with the puppet as Mia.

Listening script: Mia meets Sam

Mia: Hello! I'm Mia. What's your name?

Sam: Hi, Mia. I'm Sam.

Mia: How old are you, Sam?

Sam: I'm seven. How old are you?

Mia: I'm eight.

Sam: How are you today?

Mia: I'm happy! It's my first day. How are you?

Sam: I'm a bit tired. But I'm OK!

Mia: Goodbye, Sam!

Sam: Bye, Mia! See you tomorrow.

Questions

  1. What is the girl's name?
  2. How old is Sam?
  3. How old is Mia?
  4. Is Mia happy or sad? Why?
  5. How is Sam?

Printable worksheet

Prints on its own A4 page. Use Print the worksheet above, or print the whole plan and the worksheet starts on a new page. One copy per child, or one per pair to save paper.

Litlings Free English · Level 1 · Week 1NameDate

All about me

1. Read and match.

1. Hello!●●a. I'm seven.
2. What's your name?●●b. Bye!
3. How old are you?●●c. Hi!
4. How are you?●●d. I'm fine, thank you.
5. Goodbye!●●e. I'm Sam.

2. Write about you.

happysadtiredfinesixseveneightnine
  1. Hello! My name is .
  2. I am years old.
  3. Today I am .

3. Draw your face today.

Me today
Free to copy for classroom use.english.litlings.com/lesson-plans/hello-whats-your-name-speaking-lesson/

Answer key

Listening script questions

  1. Mia.
  2. Seven.
  3. Eight.
  4. Happy, because it is her first day.
  5. He is a bit tired, but OK.

Worksheet

  • 1: 1c, 2e, 3a, 4d, 5b.
  • 2: answers will vary. Check a capital letter for the name and a number word for the age.
  • 3: the drawing should match the feeling in sentence 3.

Exit ticket

At the door, point to one of three question cards: What's your name? How old are you? How are you? Each child answers in a full sentence. Tick a class list: answered alone, answered with help, did not answer yet.

Homework

Teach someone at home to say "Hello! How are you?" in English. Draw them and write their feeling under the picture: "Mum is happy."

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