Plan an English lesson covering one concept rather than several aspects of grammar. This allows you to make sure that your students are grasping each area of basic grammar before moving on to the next. Changing focus too fast may cost time if you have to repeat previous lessons for students who are behind.
Include visual examples in your English lesson. For younger children, draw on a board a noun-eating dog or a verb-hungry cat. Ask the students to feed the animals the correct part of speech. For older children, use a similar exercise but ask the students to go to the board and write the correct nouns or verbs for the class.
Let the children verbalize their basic grammar lessons. Use a poem or song that they can repeat along with you. For younger children, use music that has simple rhymes and words they can remember. For older children, use poems with lines that explain an action taking place with machines or animals. "I am a car, and I can drive" or "I am a lion, and I can roar," for example.
Use movement to teach basic English to children, if possible. Teach progressive verb tenses by playing a game of Simon Says. For example, tell the students, "Simon says to touch your head." Ask the students, "What are you doing?" The answer should be "We are touching our heads," in the progressive.
Hand out a worksheet that covers the lesson you just taught for basic English rules. Cover the important points of basic grammar that the children have learned. Ask the students to complete it alone in the classroom or assign it as homework to further help them retain the information.