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ESL Secret Spies is a simple game for Kids. Its a great game to revise vocabulary and practice spelling in a fun and interactive way. Ciphers are always great fun and loved by young learners.
Activity Time: 10 mins +
Materials required: Scissors, paper, pens/pencils
Skills practiced: Vocabulary and spelling.
Level: Young learners
Method
1. Write words on pieces of papers that you want the students to revise.
2. Cut up the words up into letters and give them to the students to put back into the correct order. Students write down the words that they decipher.
3. Get the students to make their own ciphers and swap them with the other students.
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Secret Spies

Brain Breaks, Cipher, Curiosity, ESL, ESL Games and activities, ESL Games for children, ESL Spelling games, ESL Vocabulary revision, logic problems, problem solving, Revision, vocabulary practice, Young learners DavidM Leave a comment

Can’t see the video? click here ESL Secret Spies is a simple game for Kids. Its a great game to revise vocabulary and practice spelling in a fun and interactive way. Ciphers are always great fun and loved by young learners. Activity Time: 10 mins + Materials required: Scissors, paper, pens/pencils Skills practiced: Vocabulary and spelling. Level: Young learners […]

What Am I?

All levels, Board game, Brain Breaks, Brain teasers, Interactive whiteboard, logic problems, problem solving, riddles, speaking activity, vocabulary, Warmers, Young learners DavidM Leave a comment

Riddles can be a great way to practice speaking with ESL students. Riddles are a fantastic way to practice vocabulary and also engage students to think outside the box. This weeks’ game is a simple “What am I?” set of riddles. These riddles are made for young learners. These can also be used with other […]

Enigma

Activity, Adults, All levels, Board game, Brain Breaks, Brain teasers, Crime, Curiosity, Game, Ice breaker games, lateral thinking, logic problems, problem solving, Warmers DavidM 1 Comment

Enigma Enigma is a quick and simple ESL game you can put together in no time. It’s a great ESL game for teens and adults of all levels but can be easily adapted for younger learners. It’s a great activity to practice question forming and practising vocabulary from previous lessons etc. It’s also an enjoyable way of […]

How many things…

Activity, All levels, Brain Breaks, Curiosity, End of class, ESL, Game, Ice breaker games, problem solving, reusable, vocabulary, Warmers, writing activity DavidM Leave a comment

This warmer is always a fun way to get your students thinking and practicing their vocabulary. I first came across this activity in this book, which has some great ideas for mini-brain workouts for quiet or tired students. This activity is extremely easy to do and requires no pre-class preparation or materials. Activity Time:  5 – 10 […]