These
games are designed to help students explore and discover
the English language in fun and entertaining ways. Each
game should be played using English as much as possible.
The idea is to let the children hear and practice English
in a meaningful context.
Click
on the game title that interests you.
Introduction Games
The Ball Game
Goal: to introduce selves
Getting to Know You
Goals: to introduce people; to
find out about students in the class
The High Five Game
Goals: to practice greetings; to talk about cultures
The Interpreting Game
Goals: to practice converting raw data into statements
about the person interviewed; to listen carefully
Visual
Games
Hide-and-Seek
Goals:
to give instructions; to request information; to express
spatial relations
I Spy
Goals: to use visual skills; to practice language
Fashion Show
Goals: to develop vocabulary; to practice using descriptive
language
Shopping
Goals: to identify places; to describe locations
Picture Question Game
Goals: to ask and answer questions; to use picture cues
Oral Memory or Listening Games
Simon Says
Goals: to listen; to follow commands
Memory Game
Goals: to practice vocabulary; to talk about experiences
Tape-in-the-Box
Goals: to follow directions; to build vocabulary and
practice simple sentence structures
Boarding House Reach
Goals: to practice listening comprehension; to practice
sound discrimination; to reinforce vocabulary
This Is My Elbow
Goals: to review vocabulary (body parts); to listen
intensively
Guessing
Games
Guess Where?
Goals: to describe places around
the world; to work in teams
Guesstimates
Goals: to practice vocabulary; to talk about prices;
to do math problems
Charades
Goals: to use visual cues; to expand vocabulary
Surprise Box
Goals: to practice vocabulary; to practice using descriptive
language
Concentration
Goals: to use vocabulary; to use visual memory skills
The Clue Game
Goals: to answer yes/no questions; to use inferences
Language
Games
Spelling Bees
Goal: to practice spelling
The Comics
Goals: to use visual cues; to use inventive language
Seeing Double: Making Plurals
Goals: to develop vocabulary; to practice using plurals
Tic-Tac-Talk
Goals: to describe actions; to use picture cues
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