Learner-Centered Activity Template 

Please use this format for your activities. Using this format will make sharing our activities more
effective. 
 
Title of
Title that indicates the topic/subject/context of the lesson 
lesson 

By  Your name, city, country 

Student
Your students’ age, grade, and proficiency level 
Profile 

Class
Class size and duration 
Profile 

Lesson
List the objectives that students will be able to achieve by the end of the lesson 
Objective 
Target
Language List the target language structures (i.e., target grammar structures and vocabulary) 
Structures 
Target
List the subject area or cultural content that students will learn through English 
Content 

Materials  List of everything the teacher needs to implement the lesson 

Write down the source of the text or materials being used (if you got them from another
Source 
source) 
Describe the various steps/tasks in the activity. Next to each step or task, please indicate the
Procedure  approximate length of time for that activity (see below). You may have as many tasks as
appropriate. 

  Task 1 (-- mins): 

  Task 2 (-- mins): 

  Task 3 (-- mins): 

Assessment How will you determine that your students have learned what you taught? 

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 Explain how your students have benefitted from the lesson (see 5 criteria below). Leave this
Criteria 
area blank. 
Interesting
and  
engaging 
Relevant to
learners’  
lives 
Tailored to
different
 
learning
styles 
Empowers
critical
thinking
 
and
problem
solving 
Promotes
learner  
autonomy