The I Went To The Shop ESL game is a simple memory exercise which you can tailor to practise food, home or classroom objects vocabulary, or the past simple.
In the Jenga ESL Game, an English language challenge is assigned to each block.
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The I Went To The Shop ESL game is a simple memory exercise which you can tailor to practise food, home or classroom objects vocabulary, or the past simple.
In the Jenga ESL Game, an English language challenge is assigned to each block.
A version of the TV game show, the Jeopardy ESL game can be used to review any type of target language.
The Kings Cup ESL Game (also known as Ring Of Fire) is an adapted party game in which students complete different challenges depending on the card they pick.
The Last Letter First Letter ESL game is a really simple warmer or vocabulary practice technique which is often incorporated into other games.
In the Magazine Treasure Hunt ESL Game, students race to find pictures of vocabulary words in a magazine.
In the Memory Tray ESL game, students have to try and remember a set of items previously shown to them.
Adapted from the classic party game, try the Musical Chairs ESL game for a fun warmer or review game.
The Musical Markers ESL game is an alternative to Musical Chairs in which students have to grab a marker instead of sitting down.
In the category-based Name Ten ESL game, students have to try and think of words that won’t be repeated by other teams.
In the Numbers Board Slap ESL game, students slap the correct number on the board when it is called out.
In the Onion Ball ESL game, students pass a ball of layered papers, with a new question/challenge revealed each time the music stops.
In the Order Of Preference ESL game, students have to guess how their partner would rank five items on the board.
In the Phonics Catch ESL game, students have to say words beginning with a certain phoneme whenever they catch the ball.
In the Pictionary ESL game, students guess words, phrases, or sentences from their teammate’s drawings.
Pictionary + Telephone = The Pictionary Telephone ESL Game! An extra fun way to test vocabulary knowledge involving speaking and drawing.
In the Picture Duel ESL game students have to say the correct vocabulary word as fast as they can.
The Puppet Master ESL game requires students to act out vocabulary words/phrases by controlling their partner’s body.
The Red Light Green Light ESL game is a version of the well known children’s game (also known as Statues), in which students have to write instead of running.
In the Relay Scramble ESL game, students race to unscramble words/ sentences by grabbing one letter/word at a time.