ESL or EFL games
for English as a Second language, by the use of games, like crosswords,
hangman, etc. This can be very helpful in the way you learn ESL and can
improve your English in a very short time, to gain from educational
games you can follow this: First choose a game that you really enjoy
very well. for example, you can choose Hangman then play with your
classmate or friend or partner, below you can find many games to help
you learn ESL or EFL
Try these
games in the classroom for ESL teaching:
Guessing the numbers game
You choose a
number on the white board, then you hide the number with your hand or with
a small object like small board...etc. Then the students start guessing
the numbers. for example if you choose the number 5, then the student
guess number 7 you say down, then if someone says 4 you say up until u
get to the number 5 and then they win the game ...you play again..
Word game or
tailing or word tail
you choose a
letter like s, then the students try to find a word that starts with the
letter s- study, y- young, g- go, o- open, new, w- window.....etc. you
can play many letters.
Bingo Game
You have the
kids to play bingo and have great fun, they need a sheet of paper and
you need to choose how many words in that bingo game. You can choose for
example, 16 boxes and then tell the students to fill them up with words
you choose. After you are finished filling out the boxes with the words
you have chosen then you can start calling out the words, each word you
call the students have to cross it out, and at the end you see how many horizontal
lines and how many vertical line they have. The one with most lines
would win the game.
This a
sample bingo sheet with picture in the background.
This is a
sample sheet you can use different styles or shapes for your bingo game
sheets
You can
use colour sheet or black and white sheets or just plain white.
B
I
N
G
O
*
Student Name
____________________________________
Hangman game
You get
the students to think of a word or a phrase and you draw
For
example, a colour
_ _ _
Answer is
red
Another
example, a classroom item
_ _ _ _
Answer is
desk
The
students have to guess the letter from A to Z and every time they miss
the letter you can draw a part of the body. If they guess the word or
the phrase before you draw the whole body then they win. If they do not
guess the word or the phrase and you have a complete picture then they
lose
You can
give hints as you like and depending on the level of your students. You
can play this game with all levels.
ESL Active Learning Lessons. This book offers an invaluable resource for
English as a Second Language teachers. Each unit provides practice and
reinforcement in the use of listening, speaking, reading, and writing.
Vocabulary will develop as students acquire basic content, concepts, and
skills related to a variety of fundamental subjects. Topics covered
include: The Human Body, Following Directions, Fruits, Insects, Animals,
Money, Measurement, Signs, Plants, Cafeteria, Safety, Weather, and
Transportation. 144 pages.
Book description
ESL Games and Classroom Activities is a collection of reproducible and
ready-to-use exercises for English as a Second Language students of all
ages. These are some of the many efficient exercises I have created and
used during my career as an ESL teacher. Activities in this book are
intended to get students to take initiative and be more involved in the
classroom. This collection of 80 activities covers a wide variety of
topics in language areas such as Spelling, Grammar, Writing, Speaking
and Listening, Vocabulary and Word Structure, and Pronunciation.
Exercises in this book include Vocabulary, Icebreakers, Discussions,
Grammar, Word Order, Role-playing, Socializing, Fill in the Blanks,
Classifying, Word Matching, Journal Writing, Games, Peer Interviewing,
Rhyming Words, Storytelling, Writing Topics, Spelling, Vowels,
Consonants, Clustering, Oral Presentations, Word Association, Proverbs,
Suffixes and Prefixes, On the Map, and many more. This book contains
easy-to-use language-generating activities to increase students
motivation and participation. · Exercises and games are clearly
explained, and short definitions are given where necessary. · Each
activity starts on a new page to allow photocopying for classroom use. ·
Students can complete exercises individually, in pairs, in small groups,
or with the whole class. · Exercises can be completed in class or
assigned as homework. · An Answer Key is included at the back of the
book. These activities are designed to build self-esteem and develop new
language skills or reinforce skills already mastered in all language
areas. With these fun and surprising exercises, students will be
motivated, challenged, and inspired in their learning process. Teachers
will find these activities attractive and useful in making their lessons
more pertinent and fun.
Book description
Great ideas for
assessing your ESL studentıs needs, communicating with the childıs
family, and more! Plus vocabulary-building mini-books
ESL Games and
stuff
Product Features
Learn musical concepts and
develop important listening skills
Hear musical differences in
endings, repetitions, and variations
Challenging, fun-filled
games adjust to skill-level of user
Parent/teacher management
tool tracks a child's progress
Easy to use; integrated
audio offers guidance where needed
Some links for
game sites like crosswords, word search, bingo, hangman, and
some interactive online games for English education
Book description
Book description