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Good morning, Emma! 👋
Today's Habits
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Brush teeth 🦷
Morning routine
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Pack my bag 🎒
School prep
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Read 15 mins 📚
Learning habit
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Eat my veggies 🥦
Dinner time
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Emma just checked in!
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Brushing teeth, packing bags, bedtime reading — everyday moments are the perfect English learning context. Our ESL worksheets combine habit-building and language learning in one.
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Sample · Page 1
Daily Routine Story (A1)
Emma wakes up at 7 a.m.
She brushes her teeth.
She eats breakfast.
Then she packs her bag.
Sample · Page 2
Comprehension Questions
1. What time does Emma wake up?
2. What does she do after waking?
3. What does she eat?
4. What does she pack?
2. What does she do after waking?
3. What does she eat?
4. What does she pack?
Sample · Page 3
Vocabulary List
wake up
brush
eat
pack
brush
eat
pack
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"Three weeks in, my child now brushes her teeth every morning without me saying a word. I used to think it was her problem. Turns out she just needed a clear visual cue. The chart works."
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"I shared the free worksheets with every parent in my class. Two months later, homework completion went up significantly. The biggest change: kids started packing their own bags — parents stopped reminding them."
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