This ESL vocabulary game is a great alternative to regular bingo. Give each student or pair of students one set of vocabulary cards. Ask them to place them in a horizontal line in any order they want. Once students have placed their cards in a line, the game can begin. The teacher should say one of the words and if that word is on the left end or the right end of the line then students can turn that card over.
If the card is in the middle of the line, students cannot turn it over. Then the teacher can answer using one of the words on the card e. To make this vocabulary game more fun, invite your students one by one to the front of the class to choose the next word. This simple no prep game is a great way to get students to utilize all their existing vocabulary while learning new words at the same time. This is a seat at the front of the class facing the other students. Then from behind the student in the hot seat, show the other students a word from the lesson.
The other students must try to describe what the word is without saying the actual word. And the student in the hot seat must guess. Kids absolutely love this game and it is a great way to review vocabulary that your students have learned that lesson. For this vocabulary game you can use flashcards or you can simply write the words on the board.
Put the flashcards or write the key words on the board in a line. Then another student must jump up and shout the second word. Then another student must jump up and shout the third word. Any student can jump up and say any word at any time, but if 2 students jump up at the same time, then they lose.
This game can be played as a whole class, or if you have a large class, divide the class into teams. Matching games are simple to make and great for reviewing vocabulary.
Divide the class into 2 teams. The teams will take turns choosing TWO numbers. Give each S 2 pieces of different colored paper origami paper is ideal for this. Teacher calls a color e. Color Circles: A good activity for young kids. Get some pieces of A3 paper and draw a large circle on each one.
Pin the circles on different walls in the classroom. Model the activity: Say "Blue", take a blue crayon, walk over to one circle and color a small part of the circle. Do this for each color you plan to teach.
Continue with other students. Color Game: This is a good one for teaching the names of colors to young children. Arrange various colors of construction paper in a circle. Play some music and have the children march around the circle. Stop the music and all the children must sit down next to a color.
Pick a color and sing to the tune of "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" : "Who's beside the color insert name of color? Please stand up, if it's you. Continue until all of the children get a turn.
Count-off: This game requires at least 10 kids or more. They stand in a circle or in lines. Gesture to one child and he or she says "1.
After 20 restart at 1. For a higher level, choose kids at random. If they're too slow or get the wrong number, they're out. Makes a great elimination game. Cross the River: Place flashcards on floor in winding manner. Flashcards for ESL Kids. All flashcards are made specifically for teaching English to children.
Directions: Build a model of a town, including some streets. Use a radio controlled car a toy and give the controller to students. Practice directions, e. Do as I say, not as I do: A 'Simon says' game with a difference. First practice Simon Says with the students so that they understand the game and body parts. I find it works just as well omitting the 'Simon says'. Now tell them to do as you SAY, not as you do, and repeat playing the game - only this time, when you say 'touch your knees' etc, touch your ears instead, or any other part of your body.
This is a good way to see who is listening to you correctly and who is just copying your movements. Students find this game much more fun than the original. Teacher walks around the outside of the circle patting the students on the head saying "dog" each time.
The teacher must try to sit in the S's spot before being tagged by the chasing S. If teacher makes it back without being touched then the chasing S walks around the circle touching heads. This can be done with any variation of words. Draw and Roll: Split class into 2 teams. If the drawing is correct then the student rolls a dice for points. This game can be played 2 ways: The fastest person to draw the picture rolls the dice.
Or the other way is to allow any student to roll the dice as long as the picture is recognizable and correct. I made my dice out of a box from the Yen store. Songs for ESL Kids. All songs are made specifically for teaching English to children. Just download and play in your lessons.
Exercises: This one is great for over excited students who need to burn off a bit of energy. It's also good for classroom commands and numbers. Stand the students in a line and call out instructions: "Jump 10 times", "Turn around 4 times" etc.
Explosion: Give the students a topic and an object to pass around. Each student has to say a word in that topic e. If the time limit ends the student left holding the object loses. Fish: Before this game you need to have the students in pairs draw and cut out a picture of a fish for each pair. While they are doing that put 2 parallel lines of tape on the floor a few meters apart.
Have students play in twos - each student behind a different line. Teacher asks S1 a question. Next, teacher asks S2. The S who blows the fish over the tapped line is the winner. Fly swatter game : Divide the students into 2 teams. Give the first in each team a fly swatter. Write the same array of answers on the board for each side. Ask student A a question a letter, blend, word, math problem, number, definition, etc. The first one to slap the write answer on the board wins a point.
They get three questions and then they pass it to the next one. When the first player gets back to the front. Change the answers and do it again! Submitted by Tammy Edwards. The teacher does an action and shouts out the word for that action.
The students copy the action and repeat the word. Get Dressed! Split the class into 2 or 3 teams. On the board write teams 1, 2 and 3 plus the names of the team members. Each team needs to designate who they are going to dress. Write items of clothing between 4 and 6 items under each group. Tell the children that the first team to dress their person is the winner.
Tell them to 'get ready', count down and then empty a bin bag of clothes on the floor. The kids loved this game. Even the 2 children who wanted to sit out and watch were screeching with laughter.
To add a bit more fun, if the team has chosen to dress a boy in their group I add 'dress' or 'skirt' to their list. Submitted by G Holwill. Give Me Game: You can use with objects or flashcards. This works well with plastic fruit: Gather and elicit the different kinds of plastic fruit you have.
Then throw all the fruit around the classroom it's fun just to throw the whole lot in the air and watch the chaos of the students scrabbling to pick them up. Once the students have collected the fruit they'll probably do their best to hide it in their pockets, etc.
Avoid having the fruit thrown back to you as they can go anywhere and takes a long time to finish this game. All craft sheets are made specifically for teaching English to children. Just print and use in your lessons. Hangman: The old favorite. Very good for reviewing vocab from past lessons.
I spy: Teacher says "I spy with my little eye something that begins with B". Students try to guess the object e. Colors are a good alternative for younger students " Juice: Bring a small bottle of juice e. At some point during the lesson take out the bottle and have a sip.
This almost certainly will cause a mini-riot of kids asking for some. Here's an ideal opportunity to teach "Can I have some juice, please? Bring juice along every week, and before long your students will be requesting a drink in prefect English!
If you don't want your students to be drinking out of the same bottle as you bring along a few plastic cups. Knock-Knock: This can be used at the beginning of each class. Teach the students to knock on the door before entering the classroom.
There are 2 variations for the next step: 1. When the S knocks, teacher says "Who's there? When the S knocks the teacher must guess who it is "Is that Koji? The S replies yes or no - if no, the teacher continues guessing. Having your students develop their own knocking styles makes this even more fun. Certificates, attendance sheets, lesson records, lesson plan tamplates. Label It: This works well with newcomers of all ages who need an introduction to basic vocabulary.
As long as the learners are able to identify beginning letter sounds, they should be able to do this activity. To familiarize my students with names of objects found in the classroom, I label everything with an index card that has the item's name on it.
Then I have them repeat what I read as they point to the item. The next day, I remove the cards and go through them one at a time and we place them on the correct item together. The third day, I let them label whatever they can on their own. I continue this for a few days. When they are able to independently label most of the items, I surprise them by having them labeled incorrectly. Then they have to straighten out the mess.
You can adapt this to any noun-based vocabulary list e. Your website has amazing flashcards and pictures that can be printed out and used for this. Have the students sit in a circle with you. Teacher starts by saying a word, then the S to the T's right must make a word that starts with the last letter of the word that the teacher said e. Continue around the circle until someone makes a mistake. Line True or False: Put a line of tape on the floor and designate one side "True" and the other "False".
Hold up an object or flashcard and say its word. If students think that you have said the correct word they jump on the True side, if not they jump on the False side. Incorrect students sit out until the next game. Machine: This is good for practicing emotions and sounds. Pick one S to start. Give that S an emotion or a feeling to act. They must do an action and make a noise. One at a time students can add to it and you essentially create a "machine". This is a really fun game! Submitted by N.
Make Words Game: Write a few random letters on the board. Possible words: cat, peg, tea, hat, get, etc. The team with the most words is the winner. You'll need a fairly long classroom with space for everyone to march up and down. Teacher stands at one end of the room against the left wall.
Line the students up along sideteacher and teacher says "Go! As you all march together, teacher starts calling out the months in order "January", " February", etc. Students repeat each month Teacher:"January", Students:"January". March along at a slow pace, but smartly backs straight, arms swinging. At certain points teacher suddenly shouts "Stop!
If someone is out of line order them back in line and then continue marching where you left off. Turn around each time you reach the end of the room and continue the march. Once finished start again, but this time walk briskly.
You can do it the final time running! After a few lessons you shouldn't have to chorus the words - just get the students to chant together as they march.
Name Game: Good for a first class. Sit the students in a circle. Point to yourself and say your name "I'm Jason". Then students say their names around the circle. Name Memorizing Game: Have children sit in a circle. Start by saying "my name is.. For example "My name is Jo and I like the color Purple.
It's really hard to be the last person in the circle! Submitted by Danielle. Number Codes: Cut out some squares and write numbers from on them. Put the numbers in a box and then instruct the students to place the numbers in a line as you call them out. This also works well for phone numbers.
Number Group Game: Play some music and have your students walk around the classroom. Stop the music suddenly and call out a number up to the number of students in your class. The students must quickly get together in a group of that number. Any students who didn't make it sit out until the next round.
Odd-One-Out: Write 3 or four words on the board. Sudents must circle the odd-one-out e. Pass: Sit the students with you in a circle. Teacher holds up an object or flashcard and says its name e. Teacher passes it on to the next S who also says its name and passes it on to the next S.
Variations: change directions, speed rounds, have many objects going round at the same time. Pictionary: Good for reviewing vocab.
The S draws the picture on the board and the first S to guess the picture gets to draw the next picture. This can also be played in teams with a point system. Picture Fun: Have students cut out a picture of a person in a magazine. Students should describe the person, how old they are, what their job is, what their hobbies are, etc. This is good for practicing adjectives. Submitted by Kelly. You need something sticky, like 'Blue Tak' used for sticking posters to the wall that you can roll into a ball and stick on anything.
Model first: give the Blue Tak to a S and indicate that they should put it in a difficult-to-find place.
Leave the room and give them a few moments to hide the Blue Tak e. Is it in the front half of the classroom? Is it under the chair? When you finally find it have a S take the questioner's role. In a large class try having students play in pairs.
Puppet Conversation: Hand puppets really liven up a classroom, especially for young learners who are shy when talking to the teacher. You'll probably find that some students prefer talking to the puppet than to you! Fun puppet characters such as Sesame Street's Cookie Monster that talk to students can produce unexpected results.
I always use Cookie Monster at the beginning of my young classes. Here's what I do: 1. Cookie Monster is sleeping in a bag. Each S has to shout "Wake up Cookie Monster! Cookie Monster only wakes up when the whole class shout together into the bag. Cookie Monster says hello to each S and asks them questions their names, how they are, how old they are, etc.
As a class or in small groups, divide into two teams. Invite the first student up to the front of the room. Give them a word or phrase they can act out in front of their team without speaking.
If the team guesses correctly in the allotted time, they get a point! These active games are great for getting out extra energy, taking brain breaks or even indoor recess activities.
Send intrepid explorers on a mission to find hidden treasures! For an interactive learning experience, create a scavenger hunt that challenges students to find or collect:. Sometimes you just need to dance it out. For a quick brain break, put on some fun music and encourage your students to stand up and dance away — the sillier the better.
When the music pauses, they have to freeze in place. Any student who unfreezes before the music starts again is out! GoNoodle is a tried-and-true favorite of many teachers. Colorful videos and engaging activities promote social emotional skills , active living and academic success! Not only does yoga help students stretch out the wiggles in their body, it can also help cultivate mindfulness! Lead your class through some easy stretches as a fun mid-day break or to get them energized first thing in the morning.
Based on the game show, Minute to Win It games challenge the whole class to complete simple or not-so-simple tasks in under a minute.
These interactive games help promote a little healthy competition in your classroom and provide hours of fun. Set up a couple different stations and divide the class into small groups. Rotate groups through each activity so the whole class gets a chance to participate. Want to inspire some classroom unity and get students to work as a team? These games encourage students to put their heads together and solve problems. If you have a new class or a group of students who need to get to know each other, icebreaker activities can help:.
Short and easy, icebreaker games are a fun way for students to introduce themselves. Ideas include:. Turn your classroom into the set of a gameshow and bring out your best host impression!
Divide the class into two teams and challenge each to answer questions and earn points. Plus, there are lots of free templates to help you build your game quickly. This is a simple game, but great for teaching students the importance of communication and working together.
Have students stand in a close circle with their arms out in front of them. The goal is to organize themselves into a perfect circle without letting go. For an extra challenge, time your students to see how long it takes them to untangle their knot!
This game also promotes coordination and teamwork! Students stand in a circle and join hands with the person next to them. The objective of the game is to communicate with team members and pass the hula hoop around the circle without letting go.
Have students close their eyes or blindfold them for more difficulty, or divide the class into two teams and race. Tie the strings around the rubber band and divide your class up into small groups of six or whichever number words best. Each student holds one string and has to help their team stack the cups into a pyramid by using the rubber bands to grab the cups.
Remember — no hands allowed, so students will have to communicate and work together to complete the task. Every classroom is different, so keep trying new classroom activities and customize them to what your students need.
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