Make Your Daily Routines Activity
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Words used in these worksheets (20)
brush your hair
brush your teeth
do homework
do the dishes
eat breakfast
eat dinner
eat lunch
eat snack
get dressed
go home
go to bed
go to school
make your bed
read a book
study
take a bath
take a shower
wake up
walk the dog
wash your face
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These cards are great for teaching daily activities, but I also use them for grammar: time words like before, after, then and next; adverbs of frequency like always, sometimes and never; and questions like "What time do you...?" and "Do you... every day?"
They work for the present perfect too: "I have taken a bath 4 times this week." or "I haven't done my homework this week."
Useful phrases for Daily Routines
Pair the vocabulary with one sentence pattern at a time. Each level builds on the one before.
Starting out
First lessons, once students know the words- What time do you ___? I ___ at 7 o'clock.
- Do you ___ every day? Yes. / No.
- I wake up. I eat breakfast. I go to school.
Next step
Building on the basics- I always / sometimes / never ___.
- First I ___. Then I ___. After that, I ___.
- Before school, I ___.
Challenge
For older or more advanced students- If I don't ___, then ___.
- I have ___ 3 times this week.
- Yesterday, I woke up at 6 and ___.
Teaching tips for Daily Routines
Act it out
Routines are actions, so teach them with gestures. Call out "Brush your teeth!" and students mime it. It's quick, active and helps the phrases stick before any reading or writing.
Put the day in order
Have students arrange the flashcards in the order they do things. There is no single right answer, which gives you lots to talk about: "Do you take a bath before dinner or after dinner?"
Add time and frequency
Once the actions are familiar, add a clock or an always/sometimes/never scale. The same 20 cards can carry a lot of grammar.
Watch the verb forms
Most cards are full phrases (make your bed, do homework). Word searches and crosswords handle multi-word answers, but for younger students the bingo and flashcards are a gentler start.
Daily Routines lesson ideas
My day comic
Students choose six routine cards and draw a simple comic strip of their day, adding a time to each panel: "I wake up at 7:00."
Always, sometimes, never
Draw a scale on the board. Ask "Do you make your bed every day?" and students point or answer "Always," "Sometimes" or "Never." Build up to full sentences over time.
Find someone who
Give students a grid of routines ("takes a shower in the morning"). They walk around asking "Do you...?" until they find a classmate for each box.
A daily routines week
Flashcards and actions on day 1, word search on day 2, the "put your day in order" activity on day 3, then a board game with "What time do you...?" to finish.
More Daily Routines resources from MES
- Daily routines flashcards large cards, game cards and a handout
- Speaking First Curriculum Unit 3 uses routine actions for TPR
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