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5 Flashcard Games for young learners

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This post looks at 5 flashcard games for young learners. These activities are a great way to practice vocabulary and speaking with young learners .         1.  Flashcard Story Give students some flashcards in pairs. Get students to invent a simple story using the flashcards. The students tell the other students in […]

Leave The Room is a great game to use in class to practice classroom vocabulary, prepositions and question forming. In this game, a student waits outside the classroom for 1 minute as the other students change the position of some objects. The student then enters that classroom again and has to guess what has been moved. This is a game your young learners will love playing.
 
1. Choose a student who will stand outside the class for under one minute. (make sure the student can be seen by another adult!)
2. When the student leaves the room, the other students move up to ten objects e.g books, chair, desk etc.
3. When the student who is outside returns, they try and guess what objects have been moved. Encourage them to ask questions e.g “Has the chair been moved?”
More vocabulary activities
Discover more vocabulary activities for kids. Quick Fire Vocabulary – No-prep vocabulary game for all ages. What Am I? Riddles – Simple riddles to get students thinking. Stop The Bus – Fun game to practice spelling and vocabulary topics. Grass Skirts – Is a great way to recycle vocabulary with young learners in an active way. Password – A fun activity to recycle vocabulary with all ages.
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ESL Game: Leave The Room

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Leave The Room is a great game to use in class to practice classroom vocabulary, prepositions and question forming. In this game, a student waits outside the classroom for 1 minute as the other students change the position of some objects. The student then enters that classroom again and has to guess what has been […]

ESL Word search is a great way to get young learners revising vocabulary while having fun. A simple activity to set up and great writing practice to develop motor skills and spelling.
Activity Time: 10 mins +
Materials required: paper, pencils, ruler, list of vocabulary (on whiteboard or use optional word search template.)
Skills practiced: Vocabulary and spelling.
Level: Young learners
Method
 
1. Write words on the board that you want students to revise.
2. Give each student a sheet of paper. Get them to choose a number of words from the list and create their own word search. Scroll down for template.
3. Get the students to swap their word searches and complete them.
ESL Kids Games Word Search Template TEFL EFL Kids Motor Skills
 
More ESL Energisers
Discover more ESL energisers for kids, teens and adults. ESL Tongue Twisters – (Young learners, teens and adults)  Use tongue twisters to get them thinking and talking. Change Seats If – (Young learners and teens)  – Get your students moving and thinking with this simple activity What can you remember? – (Young learners and teens) – Test their memory skills with this simple activity. Enigma (Young learners, teens and adults) – Get your class solving problems with these Brain Breaks (Young learners and teens) – A collection of energisers for students that require no preparation. Vocabulary Circle  (Young learners, teens and adults) – A simple vocabulary game that can be used as an energiser. How many things…(Young learners and teens) – This activity is a quick and simple activity to help your students focus while using a small amount of class time. Boredom Buster (Young learners and teens) – Reenergise your students with these simple classroom boredom busters. Find new games and energisers every week on our YouTube channel

ESL Word search

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ESL Word search is a great way to get young learners revising vocabulary while having fun. A simple activity to set up and great writing practice to develop motor skills and spelling. Activity Time: 10 mins + Materials required: paper, pencils, ruler, list of vocabulary (on whiteboard or use optional word search template.) Skills practiced: Vocabulary and spelling. Level: Young learners Method   1. Write […]