An English Learning Schedule for Kids: A Printable Weekly Plan (10 Minutes a Day)
Consistency matters more than quantity. A child who gets 10 minutes every day gets ahead of one who gets two hours on Friday. Here is a weekly schedule for teaching kids English, ready to print, with a box your child colors each day, plus an 8-week plan that covers the whole free book.
- Suitable age
- 4 to 8 years
- Suggested time
- 10 to 15 minutes a day, 5 days
- What you need
- A printer for the schedule sheet, and the free book
- a ready-to-print weekly schedule with boxes your child colors in.
- what to do on each day of the week, minute by minute.
- an 8-week schedule that covers the whole book.
- how to use the schedule without it becoming a chore.
The Weekly Schedule
| Day | Activity | What to do (10 minutes) |
|---|---|---|
| Saturday | New words | 4 words from the week’s topic: picture and audio, and your child repeats them. Then a game of “Where’s the…?”. |
| Sunday | A letter sound | One letter: its name, its sound and a word. The letter’s song. Finger tracing. |
| Monday | Words + a sentence | 4 more words, and the week’s sentence: I like… or This is my… |
| Tuesday | A letter sound + reading | A second letter. Then read a three-letter word using the sounds your child knows. |
| Wednesday | A game | A whole game with no lesson: letter hunt, a talking page in the app, or role play. |
| Thursday | Writing + review | One worksheet from the topic’s sheets, and a review of the eight words and two letters. |
| Friday | Rest | No lesson. A song in the car if you like. |
Why this order? Two days for words and two for sounds, because they’re the foundation of reading. The game in the middle breaks up the week. Writing comes last because it’s the hardest on the hand.
The Printable Schedule Sheet
Write your child’s name and the week’s topic, and after each session your child colors the star. Five stars in a week = a small reward they choose.
| Day | Activity | What did I learn? | My star |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday | New words | ☆ | |
| Sunday | A letter sound | ☆ | |
| Monday | Words + a sentence | ☆ | |
| Tuesday | A letter sound + reading | ☆ | |
| Wednesday | A game | ☆ | |
| Thursday | Writing + review | ☆ |
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An 8-Week Schedule with the Free Book
Each week is one unit of the book: its topic gives the words for Saturday and Monday, and its letters give the sounds for Sunday and Tuesday.
| Week | Topic | Lesson on the site | Letter sounds |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greetings and friends | Greetings and friends · Worksheets | s a t p |
| 2 | Family | Family · Worksheets | i n m d |
| 3 | School supplies | School supplies · Worksheets | g o c k |
| 4 | The classroom | The classroom · Worksheets | e u r h |
| 5 | Colors and shapes | Colors and shapes · Worksheets | b f l j |
| 6 | Numbers and days | Numbers and days · Worksheets | v w x y |
| 7 | The body | The body · Worksheets | z q + review |
| 8 | Toys | Toys · Worksheets | Review everything |
After the eight weeks, spend a week on each extra topic: animals, food, the house, telling the time and the planets.
Three Rules for the Schedule
- The same time every day. In the afternoon, or an hour before bed.
- Every session ends with success. The last minute is something your child knows well.
- The schedule is for your child, not against them. If it becomes a reason for tears, ease off. Read My Child Doesn’t Like English.
Print the schedule today, write your child’s name and the week’s topic, and color the first star.
A schedule in each child’s folder; in kindergarten the teacher signs the star instead of coloring it.
Summary
- One day for each activity: words, sounds, a game, writing and review.
- Only 10 minutes. The schedule is for consistency, not quantity.
- Your child colors the day’s box after each session. 5 boxes = a small reward.
- Each week matches one unit of the free book.
Frequently Asked Questions
Are 10 minutes enough?
Yes, for a child under 7. A young brain learns in the first 10 minutes, and what comes after is lost. What matters is doing it every day.
We missed two days. What should we do?
Carry on from where you stopped, without making up for it. Making up turns the session long and dull. The schedule serves you, not the other way round.
Does the schedule work for two children of different ages?
Yes. Same topic: the older child takes more words and writes, while the younger one listens and colors. And they play together on Wednesday.
How do I print the schedule?
Press the “Print the Schedule” button on the page, and only the schedule sheet prints. Or download the free book, which has each unit’s plan in the Parents’ Corner.