Teach Children English Through Drama- Butterfly Chant

Here’s a Springtime chant and butterfly craft activity for young English language learners. Aimed for teachers looking for fresh ideas to review and practice language in class or online or parents teaching their children at home. To download the butterfly template and chant here is the link https://bit.ly/39xqi4E I hope you find the activity useful…

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ESL Warm-up Game-Bell Freeze

A quick warm- up movement game to help children practice sports, action verbs and target language Can you….? Yes, I can. It’s based roughly on the traditional game of “musical statues” but without the music! It can be played in class, at home and even online I suggest giving action verbs that children may find…

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Teach Children English – Knock- Knock Whisper Game

This activity aims to encourage children to focus their energies and practice their comprehension and pronunciation skills. It can be played in class or at home. It can also be easily adapted to teach online one-to-one. I recommend “whispering” a single word at a time for young learners to guess. If the sentence is too…

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Teaching English with Puppets – Mr Wiggles

Introducing Mr Wiggles My rabbit puppet friend is a small and gentle puppet (often forgetful) who I use in my English classes. He works well with very young learners – especially those who feel intimidated engaging with bigger more excitable character puppets. As well as mini bug friends you could also hide other small objects…

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English Language Games to Play at Home- Hide & Search

A classic children’s game to help practice adjectives Freezing, Cold, Warm, Hot. I play the game using mime gestures but visual prompts for example flashcards or coloured balloons can also be used to aid comprehension especially for students who sometimes confuse adjectives. red balloon- hot pink balloon – warm light blue balloon – cold dark…

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Teach children English with “Character Walks” Drama Game

This simple drama game (ages 6+) can be used for practicing questions and reviewing vocabulary in the English language classroom It also encourages children to develop their imaginations and boost their self-confidence by play-acting in front of an audience. You’ll need a selection of character cards for this activity for example ballerina, cowboy, queen, robot,…

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“CHEESY FEET” ESL Classroom Management Game

CHEESY FEET ESL Classroom Management Game

I used to find it a struggle grouping my students all together– ready to start each lesson or getting them to transition smoothly and quickly from one activity to another without wasting precious classroom time until I started using THE CHEESY FEET COUNTDOWN. It’s a silly but fun game but it gets children seated and…

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Teach English with Puppets

Teach English with Puppets

Children are curious when an English-speaking puppet comes to class. They believe it’s real and will happily communicate with it without inhibitions. I often use my furry puppet friends to introduce and practice new vocabulary or prompt questions. A puppet can make English language learning extra fun. Be theatrical! Miranda

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Pirate ESL Drama Game

Pirate ESL Drama Game

Ahoy there Pirates! This physical drama warm-up game aims to help children release their energies and become familiar with action verbs and prepositions –  an alternative to Simon Says.

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Teaching English Step by Step – Puppet by Puppet

Kids English Theatre

Clara, how old are you? (no response) Clara , what’s your favourite colour? (no response) Clara, come and play. (no response) Clara let’s sing! (no response) Dance? (no response) Jump? (no response) Wiggle? (no response) Try this …give it a go…with me? (no, no and NO response) Over the past 25 years, I have taught…

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