The 13 Best TESOL Games - 4 Will Make You SmileWarm-up Activities & IcebreakersThese work well for warming up your class or icebreakers can be used on the first day. 1. Line upThis icebreaker works well with children and adults. It is one of the more popular videos on Youtube as well for icebreakers.
2. Word ChainThis warm-up activity works well with children. In my years teaching abroad it is probably the activity I used the most for warm up. Who doesn't like tossing a ball around?
3. Categramble (In the above video)You can watch this in the above video beginning at 00:12. This can work well as an icebreaker or as a warm up activity. It tends to work well with intermediate to higher level students. Come up with a list of different ways of grouping people together. You can really come up with some odd things that most people never think about. It's interesting! Have your class stand and gather around an open area on the floor. Here are some ideas for grouping your students together:
4. Teacher SaysTeacher Says is one of the more popular ESL games for kids (kindergarten and early elementary). It is also the most popular video about games and activities that I have on Youtube. I think the cute kids might have something to do with it. It can be used for warm-up, to teach body parts, or actions like walk, stand, sit, open your book, etc. You need to create a list of commands or actions and then:
Vocabulary Games & ActivitiesThese games and activities work well when teaching vocabulary and phrases. 5. SpriteThis is a simple, fun and educational activity that works well with beginners+. It is for practicing vocabulary. In it students get to practice speaking, writing and listening.
6. Pass the MarkerThis is a very efficient vocabulary activity where students get to also practice, speaking, writing, and listening. This activity works well with beginners-advanced students and it can work well with large classes as well.
7. CharadesCharades is popular and it can work with most levels of students. It is a miming activity. Action words and phrases work best.
ESL Activities for Teaching Sentences & Q&AThese games and activities work well when you are teaching sentences and Q&A. 8. Paper, Scissors, Stone!This is a simple, fun and an efficient tool for doing some repetition to practice proper pronunciation and speaking in sentences. It requires no prep. It works well with children who are at the beginner-intermediate level.
9. Make a SentenceThis activity for forming and speaking in sentences works well with groups and large classes. It works with beginners-advanced students. It does take some time to prepare, but you will find that it's especially engaging.
10. Whispers (In the above video)This is a popular and simple activity that can be used to practice sentences. You can watch it in the video above at 01:24. To do this:
Misc. Games & ActivitiesThese are odds and ends activities. They include writing, spelling, and other free time filler activities. 11. Comics II found this writing activity to work well with adolescents and intermediates+ as they get to write it as they see it. Writing comics from scratch is another option, but I found that it didn't work well with all students. This one is more simple.
Passive ActivitiesPassive activities are often individualized activities where the student gets to mostly work by him/herself. 12. Essay WritingThey're also good for the teacher because they tend to bring quiet time to the classroom! It is a writing and drawing activity. There are a few ways that you can do this activity. The first and simplest way is to create a list of questions and have your students answer them. I like to create a piece of paper with a space on top to draw and lines below where they can write. Here are some example questions. You can adjust these to suit their level or age.
Phonics ActivitiesThese activities work well for when you are teaching phonics. 13. Tongue TwistersThese are a great way to practice pronunciation, difficult sounds like L's and R's and to have fun. They can work well with children and adults. Many student books for teaching phonics will have tongue twisters already in them. However, they can be easy to make on your own.
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