The primary goals for beginner-level students are to consolidate target vocabulary and sentence structures through repetitive practice in class and to reinforce learning with tasks outside of class.

Most beginner students are between 6-8 years old. Since drawing and coloring come naturally to children at this age, incorporating these activities can inspire creative homework ideas.

Homework Ideas

Idea #1: Draw and Label

Students can draw objects (target vocabulary) learned in class and label them. For example, when covering the topic of “classroom items,” students could draw or design their dream pencil case and label each item inside. This activity helps students match concepts with objects and reinforces the correct spelling of the vocabulary.

Example:
Here is a sample drawing from a student in Teacher Erica’s class: 

Idea #2: Make Video Clips

While the Draw and Label idea works well for nouns, a different approach may be more effective for verbs. I suggest assigning interactive games for students to play at home, with parents helping to create short video clips as part of the assignment.

For instance, when teaching the topic “Playground Activities” from Big English, students need to practice sentence structures like “He/She likes to play on the slide/skate/dance…”. At home, students can act out the activities while their parents guess what they are doing. Afterward, they can switch roles so that the parents perform the actions and the child guesses.

If a parent or relative can record a video clip, they can send it to the teacher to review during the next class. This makes homework fun, engaging, and effective while reinforcing both vocabulary and sentence structures.

These activities not only make learning enjoyable but also provide students with opportunities to practice English in a natural and interactive way outside the classroom.