Games

Christmas Vocabulary: ESL Taboo Cards

Learn vocabulary by explaining the definitions. Careful, you can’t use some words, they are forbidden!
Christmas Forbidden Words Card Game.

It’s the time of the year again! I’m slowly getting into the Christmas mood, and nothing says Christmas more than… Read More »10 No-Prep and Low-Prep Fun ESL Christmas Activities

Who doesn’t like Christmas?

This is my twist on a traditional advent calendar.

1) Learn your students’ names New class, new faces, new names – a mess. This activity has saved me multiple… Read More »15 Back to School Activities: Icebreakers, Warm-ups, and Energizers(UPDATED)

Is your teaching style or personality similar to one of the famous teachers? Let’s find out! Which famous teacher are… Read More »Quiz: Which Teacher Are You? Do You Teach Like Einstein or Montessori?

Here are a couple of ideas for online teaching ESL activities and games that can be assigned to students so… Read More »Engaging Online Teaching: ESL Activities and Games

I put together a list of free digital and online teaching resources, or resources that now offer premium features for… Read More »Digital and Online Teaching Resources for Teachers Who Teach English from Home

Balderdash is a word bluffing game in which you write definitions for weird words. The definitions may or may not… Read More »Balderdash: ESL Speaking Game

This is a very simple improvisation ESL activity that promotes speaking and helps develop improvisation skills and creativity. Print the… Read More »Improvisation Cards: ESL Speaking Activity

This is a fun ESL/EFL reported speech speaking activity which I like to throw in when the students start to… Read More »ESL Reported Speech Speaking Activity: Gossip