8 Online Games like Kahoot and How to Use Them in Class
Most TEFL/ESL teachers have probably heard of Kahoot and used it in class before, but Kahoot isn’t the only online game in town, so read on to discover 8 other online games perfect for...
Category: Games
8 Christmas Games to Play with Your ESL Class this Holiday Season
These 8 no-prep Christmas games just require printing a worksheet, grabbing a deck of cards, or turning on the computer. Play them as warmers or brain breaks throughout the month of December. Or have...
5 Obligation and Advice No-Prep Activities
If you need to teach must, should, and have to, then look no further! These 5 easy no-prep activities just require projecting a Google Slide on the board or printing a worksheet. 1. Mixed...
5 Reported Speech Activities
Reported speech tends to be quite a rule heavy, unexciting grammar topic. But it doesn’t have to be! Here are some fun games and activities that I’ve tried in my own classes which have...
7 Spelling Games That Actually Help Students Learn to Spell
Help yourself and help your students practice spelling for the next spelling bee, quiz, or unit test with these fun and simple games! The problem with a lot of spelling games is that it...
10 Time-Killer Games for Kindergarten and VYL
As anyone who’s taught kindergarten knows, attention spans are short. For me, a typical kindy game lasts an absolute maximum 10 minutes before I have to switch to something else. But sometimes teachers are...
10 Active TEFL Games for Getting Kids Up and Moving
Getting students up and moving often helps students refocus and burn off some energy. These games can all help students review the vocabulary and grammar they’ve been learning while having fun and getting some...
7 Sentence Structure Games – Make Writing Fun
Writing sentences is a necessary skill, but one which can be boring for the students and take a lot of time for the teacher to grade, so I’ve scoured the internet for fun, useful...
6 Low-Prep Reusable PowerPoint and Google Slide Games
Powerpoint games are entertaining for all ages, and they work well for small or large classes because everyone can have a chance to help their teammates answer a question. Here are some of my...
15 No-Prep Time-Killer Games for Large Classes
It’s fallen out of fashion in teaching to refer to something as a “time killer.” I get it. While I don’t recommend killing time for the sake of killing time, sometimes time killers have...