Free Outlook Common Core Lesson Plans: Unit 2 — What and How I Learn
Free downloadable Common Core lesson plans for Outlook Unit 2 — What and How I Learn. All 9 lessons: present simple, school vocabulary, pronunciation, reading, writing, and a review checkpoint.
By My Teacher
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August 15, 2026
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3 min read
Unit 2 of Outlook moves into school life, giving Common Core students the vocabulary and grammar to talk about their own learning. Below are all 9 free, ready-to-teach lesson plans covering the full unit — the longest unit in the book, ending with its own review checkpoint.
All nine are free to download, aligned with the Common Core Standards-Based Approach.
What’s Included
Lesson 1: Conversation — Expressing Interest and Preference
Students learn to talk about what they like and prefer, in the context of school subjects.
Lesson 2: Grammar — Present Simple (Affirmative, Negative, Interrogative)
A full treatment of the present simple in all three forms, essential for describing routines and facts.
Lesson 3: Grammar Extension — Prepositions of Time (in, at, on, from, to)
The small connecting words students need to talk about schedules and timetables accurately.
Lesson 4: Vocabulary — School Words and Collocations
Core school vocabulary, taught through natural word pairings rather than an isolated list.
Lesson 5: Skills — Listening and Pronunciation (Exam Tips; /θ/ and /ð/)
Dedicated pronunciation practice on two genuinely difficult English sounds, alongside early exam-technique tips.
Lesson 6: Skills — Reading (“My New School”)
A reading passage that reinforces the unit’s school vocabulary in context.
Lesson 7: Skills — Speaking and Writing (Questionnaire, Capital Letters, Report)
Students move from a spoken questionnaire into a short written report, with a focus on capitalization mechanics.
Lesson 8: Fun Page — Song: “Stay in School”
A song-based lesson that keeps the unit engaging while reinforcing its themes.
Lesson 9: Checkpoint — Unit 2 Review and Consolidation
A dedicated review lesson consolidating everything covered across the unit’s other eight lessons.
A genuine review checkpoint, not just a quiz
Unlike most units, Unit 2 ends with a full consolidation lesson — a natural point to check the whole class is actually ready before moving on to Unit 3.
How to Use These in Class
Treat pronunciation as its own priority
Lesson 5’s /θ/ and /ð/ sounds don’t exist in Arabic or French, making them genuinely hard for Moroccan students — worth revisiting briefly in later units rather than treating this one lesson as sufficient on its own.
Use the checkpoint honestly
Since this unit is unusually long, the Lesson 9 checkpoint is a genuine opportunity to identify which students need extra support before Unit 3 builds on this foundation — worth protecting its full time rather than rushing through it.
Prepositions of time need real timetables
When teaching Lesson 3’s prepositions, use students’ actual class timetable as the practice material — “Math is at 9 o’clock, on Monday” — rather than invented examples.
Download the Lesson Plans
All nine files are free to download individually.
⬇ Lesson 1: Conversation — Interest & Preference
⬇ Lesson 2: Grammar — Present Simple
⬇ Lesson 3: Grammar Extension — Prepositions of Time
⬇ Lesson 4: Vocabulary — School Words & Collocations
⬇ Lesson 5: Skills — Listening & Pronunciation
⬇ Lesson 6: Skills — Reading (“My New School”)
⬇ Lesson 7: Skills — Speaking & Writing (Report)
Looking for lesson plans for the other 9 Outlook units? See the full Outlook Common Core index. Also teaching Middle School? The Focus 9th Grade Library covers Spotlight-level lesson plans too.
Yes — all nine lesson plans for Unit 2 are free to download individually.
Unit 2 is the longest in Outlook, covering conversation, grammar, an extension, vocabulary, three skills lessons, a song, and a full review checkpoint — nine lessons in total.
The /θ/ and /ð/ sounds (as in “think” and “this”) — two sounds that don’t exist in Arabic or French and are genuinely difficult for Moroccan students to produce accurately.
Yes — Lesson 9 is a dedicated checkpoint reviewing and consolidating the entire unit before moving on.
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