In this phonics class for children aged 4 to 6, learners use pictures to remember letters and the sounds they make.

Focus: letter–sound recognition, memory

Children paint, cut and shape clay in regular art projects, practising how to hold a brush, use scissors and mould with their hands.

Focus: fine motor skills, hand–eye coordination, creativity

Learners run a classroom flea market, buying, selling and bargaining with one another.

Focus: money skills, negotiation, speaking

Children design and make their own lanterns, following each step and decorating them with their own ideas.

Focus: fine motor skills, creativity, following instructions

Learners explore words that sound the same but have different meanings and spellings, and then use them correctly in writing.

Focus: phonics, spelling, vocabulary

Children create colourful stick puppets and use them to role-play and tell stories.

Focus: storytelling, speaking, visual perception

Children hunt for letters around the classroom, and then identify and compare what they find.

Focus: letter recognition, pencil grip, pre-reading and pre-writing

Learners trace and feel letter shapes, using touch to help them remember each letter.

Focus: multisensory learning, letter memory

Children test which objects magnets attract or repel and talk about what they notice.

Focus: curiosity, observation, early science concepts

Together, children make gimbap, a Korean rice roll, following each step and sharing the food they prepare.

Focus: independence, problem-solving, following steps

Learners observe plants closely, record what they see and write short reports.

Focus: observation, critical thinking, report writing

Through hands-on games, children compare, sort and group different shapes.

Focus: early math, observation, classification

Children build with bricks while naming the shapes and colours they use.

Focus: shapes and colours, cognitive skills

For a Halloween party, children make stick puppets and use them to present characters to the class.

Focus: creativity, fine motor skills, hands-on learning

In a flexible classroom setup, children shape clay freely around a Thanksgiving theme.

Focus: creativity, fine motor skills, active learning

Working in teams, young learners build a lapbook about the four seasons and present it to the class.

Focus: presentation skills, teamwork, creative writing

Teenagers retell the fable with puppets they make, combining art, writing and a group presentation.

Focus: creative writing, collaboration, presentation

Preschoolers form a classroom music band, listening to one another and playing together.

Focus: teamwork, listening, following instructions

Children warm up by moving around the room like a train, and then review colours and shapes.

Focus: movement, colours and shapes

Preschoolers create their first drawings and paintings, expressing their own ideas.

Focus: creativity, fine motor skills, self-expression

Children colour, cut and paste bats, pumpkins and ghosts to make their own Halloween headbands.

Focus: fine motor skills, creativity, following instructions

In pairs, students talk through a cup-and-string phone, listening carefully to pass messages back and forth.

Focus: active listening, speaking, pair work

Starting from a single word, students build sentences and connect the word to new ideas.

Focus: reading, vocabulary, critical thinking

During story hour, a small group listens to a story and takes part in show-and-tell.

Focus: listening, observation, vocabulary, social skills

Children draw on a special “magic wall”, where their pictures come to life.

Focus: creativity, imagination, fine motor skills

Preschoolers bake Christmas cookies together, taking turns and following each step.

Focus: independence, self-control, practical skills

Young learners look at bacteria under a microscope and talk about what they see.

Focus: scientific inquiry, curiosity, STEM

Toddlers pass a ball to one another in a simple group game.

Focus: motor skills, social interaction, cognitive development

Children plant trees and learn how to care for them and protect the environment.

Focus: responsibility, care for nature, growth mindset

Learners build a home for insects, observe their habitats and learn why small creatures matter.

Focus: observation, environmental awareness, caring

On a festive field trip, children take part in activities that combine learning, creativity and fun.

Focus: creativity, life skills, engagement

Lessons move outdoors, where children learn through active, hands-on tasks.

Focus: active participation, well-being, a range of skills

Children take art and craft outdoors, combining exploration with creative expression.

Focus: creativity, imagination, problem-solving

Learners cook as a team, each taking on a task and building confidence in the kitchen.

Focus: teamwork, self-confidence, independence

Learners observe techniques, try new ingredients and make their own decisions as they cook.

Focus: observation, independence, decision-making

Learners bring together everything they have practised to prepare a dish from start to finish.

Focus: teamwork, independence, practical skills

In an ESL lesson, students explore the science of fire and learn English through a hands-on STEM topic.

Focus: STEM vocabulary, critical thinking, curiosity

With clear safety rules in place, students learn the science behind making fire.

Focus: scientific principles, safety, STEM vocabulary

Young ESL learners connect physics concepts to everyday life through games and puzzles.

Focus: physics concepts, problem-solving, English for science

Memory games, sensory play, storytelling and music help learners with disabilities strengthen their memory in an enjoyable way.

Focus: memory, inclusive learning, well-being

On a field trip, ESL students practise English outside the classroom in real situations.

Focus: speaking, vocabulary, confidence

Students use English with native speakers in an authentic setting outside the classroom.

Focus: speaking, cultural awareness, confidence

An ESL class visits a mountainous area and uses English in a real-world setting.

Focus: speaking, independence, cultural awareness

Costume parades, crafts, scavenger hunts and spooky stories turn a Halloween party into English practice.

Focus: vocabulary, speaking, cultural awareness

Children role-play shopping, asking for items and prices in English.

Focus: vocabulary, sentence building, conversation

At an evening class gathering, teenagers share, connect and practise English in a safe, inclusive space.

Focus: well-being, belonging, speaking

Through supervised water play, junior learners explore, move and play together.

Focus: sensory development, physical activity, social interaction

Preschoolers celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival through outdoor play, hands-on activities and storytelling.

Focus: cultural understanding, motor skills, social skills

Preschoolers care for plants through hands-on, nature-themed activities.

Focus: curiosity, exploration, care for the environment

Teenagers explore their interests through the musicians they admire and set goals for their own growth.

Focus: motivation, goal setting, speaking

Puppets help students share their feelings and take part in class with more confidence.

Focus: emotional well-being, empathy, participation

Music and movement activities engage students with disabilities and support their learning.

Focus: inclusive learning, emotional and physical development

Sensory balloons give children with autism a hands-on sensory experience in class.

Focus: sensory development, inclusion, well-being

Students explore weight, gravity and force through a simple hands-on experiment.

Focus: physics concepts, experimentation, observation

Students plan, write and design their own comic books.

Focus: creative thinking, precise word choice, design thinking

Working as a team, students use design thinking to plan their dream school.

Focus: creativity, critical thinking, collaboration

Students create their own learning materials and teach one another.

Focus: active learning, ownership, peer learning

Students observe an experiment, record their data and write it up as a structured science report.

Focus: observation, writing, communication

Teenagers take part in a supportive, age-appropriate lesson on sexual health, safety and healthy relationships.

Focus: health knowledge, self-protection, healthy relationships

Young learners predict what will happen next and share their ideas with the group.

Focus: critical thinking, creativity, teamwork

Learners continue practising phonics through crafts, homework and review games.

Focus: phonics patterns, vocabulary

Junior learners build a simple water turbine to learn how energy is converted.

Focus: energy and renewable sources, curiosity, hands-on science

Children create Thanksgiving pictures from autumn leaves, with a focus on gratitude, sharing and caring.

Focus: creativity, appreciation of nature, sharing

In the “lucky bottle” activity, students are encouraged to express their feelings rather than keep them bottled up.

Focus: emotional well-being, trust, hope

Students create picture stones and use them to tell their own stories.

Focus: creative thinking, emotional learning, storytelling

Using flashcards with rhythm and chants, early readers remember new words more easily.

Focus: early reading, memory, language acquisition

Young learners play a board game together to practise word families.

Focus: phonics, word families, social interaction

Children play a dice board game that makes addition practice fun.

Focus: addition, number sense

Students build a grammar lapbook to organize and remember grammar rules.

Focus: English grammar, organization, memory

Learners create a lapbook that sorts words into word families.

Focus: phonics, word families, organization

In “Stick Talk”, students use wooden sticks to ask and answer questions in a team game.

Focus: grammar, speaking, teamwork

Through movement and play, young learners change verbs to match the subject.

Focus: verb forms, subject–verb agreement

Students sort foods and investigate what makes a healthy diet.

Focus: inquiry, nutrition, classification

Students solve simple math problems made with recycled ice cream sticks.

Focus: basic math, engagement

Children match pictures to ordinal numbers and put them in order.

Focus: ordinal numbers, sequencing, logical thinking

Through play-based math activities, children build early number and counting skills.

Focus: numbers, counting, basic math

Children sort objects by colour.

Focus: colour recognition, classification, problem-solving

Students use pictures as prompts for brainstorming and descriptive writing.

Focus: creative writing, description, imagination

Students draw cards, decide whether each sentence is active or passive, and rewrite it in the other form.

Focus: passive voice, grammatical accuracy, teamwork

Children match upper-case and lower-case letters.

Focus: letter recognition, phonics

Learners match words with pictures, individually or in teams.

Focus: vocabulary, collaboration

A familiar film inspires creative writing and short speaking presentations.

Focus: creative writing, speaking, confidence

Children trace letters through a water-filled bag.

Focus: letter recognition, sensory exploration

Children dig through a bowl of beans to find hidden letters.

Focus: letter recognition, sensory and motor skills

At a dinosaur party, children learn dinosaur names and play matching games at hands-on stations.

Focus: vocabulary, memory, cognitive skills

Children learn words with pictures and then use them to make their own sentences.

Focus: vocabulary, sentence building, confidence

Children bowl to knock down words, and then read and match them.

Focus: phonics, word matching

Teachers practise giving constructive feedback, reducing teacher talking time and planning student-centred lessons.

Focus: teacher development, student-centred learning

A quick warm-up game gets everyone speaking from the start of class.

Focus: speaking, participation

Teachers learn how to hold and use flashcards so that every student can see and engage.

Focus: teacher training, classroom techniques