Password
Password (aslo known as hot seat) is a simple ESL game that takes no pre-class preparation and is a great way for students to practice their vocabulary and speaking skills. This game is also a great ice breaker for teens but can also be used with young learners. Activity Time: 10 minutes + Materials required: White board and […]
Curiosity Ideas
The whole art of teaching is only the art of awakening the natural curiosity of young minds… France, Anatole No one can deny the importance of curiosity in learning. But as teachers how do we integrate curiosity into the ESL classroom? This post is going to offer some suggestions as to how you can create […]
Mafia
Mafia The aim of Mafia is for the students to root out who is Mafia before the Mafia kill all the Citizens. I first came across Mafia this year while teaching in Spain. It quickly became popular with students and like some of the other games that can be found in the teens section it acted […]
Natural Disasters
Survivor Almost every text book will have a section on natural disasters and this activity can be a fun way of discussing the students opinions and views in a natural disaster scenario. There are two different handouts included in this post. Handout A shows 24 different items which were given to survivors of the 2011 tsunami. [gview file=”https://eslkidsgames.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Handout-A-Natural-Disaster.pdf”] Handout […]
