Read for Speed- Read as fast as you can – can you beat the teachers time?
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Good for reviewing parts of speech in a fun, silly way!
The Bubble Game (parts of speech)- A printable board game for reviewing different parts of speech (nouns, verbs, and adjectives)
Hoops (Flashcard Game)- Get students running around and looking for the right flashcard in the right hoop!
Dont Say the Words! (Advanced: Weather)-Students must get classmates to guess a word without saying the banned keywords! (similar to Taboo)
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The Lying Game- Students take turns coming up with lies about themselves, and their classmates must guess which statements are true, and which are the lies!ivities are all included in our giant book of ESL games:
ESL Trivia Time!-Printable trivia game that can be played with beginner-level ESL students.
Memory Game (Flashcard Game)- Another way to turn reviewing flashcards into a fun activity!
Conversation Activity: Unfinished Dialogues- Students collaborate to complete (and expand upon) these unfinished dialogues.
Its a must-have for anyone teaching older, advanced- level ESL/EFL students!
Tons of Warm-ups and Other Fun Ideas!
ESL Ad Lib Madness: Manners- Similar to the popular Mad Libs activities. Good for reviewing parts of speech in a fun, silly way!
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Phonics Flags (short vowels)- A printable board game for reviewing words with short vowel sounds.
Dont Say the Words!(Intermediate)- Students must get classmates to guess a word without saying the banned keywords! (similar to Taboo)
More Printable Conversation Activities!
Conversation Activity: Sentence Pairs- Students receive half of a sentence and must find the student who can complete their sentence.
Grammar Shapes- A printable board game for reviewing different English tenses (present, past, and future tenses)
Dont Say the Words!(Beginner)- Students must get classmates to guess a word without saying the banned keywords! (similar to Taboo)
Phonics Hammer (Flashcard Game)- An endlessly fun way to review phonics.
ESL Trivia Time! (2)-Another printable trivia game that can be played with advanced-level ESL students.
Interactive Writing-This is a great writing activity in which each student writes a part of each story.
– Students must get classmates to guess a word without saying the banned keywords! (similar to Taboo)
The Great ESL Games Compendium! (Book 2: Games for Intermediate/Advanced Students)
Its a must-have for anyone teaching young, beginner- level ESL/EFL students!
ESL Trivia Time! (2)-Another printable trivia game that can be played with beginner- or intermediate-level ESL students.
The Question Game- You read the answer, and students must come up with the correct question!
Simple and Classic ESL Games-A list of many time-tested games for teaching ESL to young learners.
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More Interactive Writing Activities!
ESL Trivia Time!-Printable trivia game that can be played with intermediate- or advanced-level ESL students.
Dice Gambling- Test your students gambling instincts with this fun way to review previous lessons.
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Conversation Activity: Secret Sentence- Students try to slip a secret sentence into a conversation, and their classmates try to detect which sentence is the secret one!)
ESL Ad Lib Madness: My Favorite Foods- Similar to the popular Mad Libs activities.Good for reviewing parts of speech in a fun, silly way!
DICE BOMB!- Complete a task and roll the dice for points…but dont roll the wrong number, or else!
Survey Says- Give your students a survey, and turn the results into a fun activity! (Similar to the popular game show Family Feud)
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ESL Categories (Beginner / Intermediate)- Similar to Scattergories, students must come up with words for different categories, using the same first letter for each word.
Around the World (Flashcard Game)- A classic competitive flashcard game.
Dont Say the Words!(Advanced: Jobs)- Students must get classmates to guess a word without saying the banned keywords! (similar to Taboo)
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The Great ESL Games Compendium! (Book 1: Games for Beginner/Intermediate Students)
Tag Question Game-Fun and simple review activity to practice using tag questions like …do you? or …can we?.
Phonics BINGO- Free, printable sets of Phonics BINGO cards. Each set includes 10 unique BINGO cards, plus a list of all the words contained on the cards.
ESL Ad Lib Madness: Goldilocks and the Three Bears- Similar to the popular Mad Libs activities.
This book includes all of the advanced-level games on this page, plus:
ESL Categories (Advanced)- Similar to Scattergories, students must come up with words for different categories, using the same first letter for each word.
Conversation Activity: Dialogue Strips- Students receive individual lines from a dialogue and must find the students who can complete their dialogue.
Circle Memory Sentences-Students must remember all of the sentences said before his/her turn. Great for killing time at the end of class or reviewing vocabulary words at the beginning of class.
On this page you will find several simple yet fun games, printable activities, and ideas for injecting fun into your ESL classes. Whether teaching younger, beginner-level students or older, more advanced students, these games are tried and true ways to make the learning process a little more enjoyable.
I Dare You!- A fun team game in which students must complete tasks to earn points for their team.