Posts Tagged ‘ESL games for children fun English games to do with pre-schoolers’
Play an Object Transformation Game To Teach Students English Online
What does a coat hanger, a spatula, a dish towel, and the lid of a pot have in common? They can be used to fuel your students’ imaginations through this simple drama game. It’s an easy way to teach English online that your students will love. The online class format can feel limiting at times…
Read MoreMake Vocabulary and Question Forms Easy With an ESL Drama Game
See, Spot, Run! Teach ESL to children of all learning styles. As an ESL teacher, you want to see your students confidently apply what you teach them. It naturally takes practice and repetition in order for children to get vocabulary and question forms down. ESL drama games are an amazing method of engaging your students…
Read MoreCostume Change Game To Teach Clothes
If you’re looking for a quick activity (in class or online) to practice clothes and the present continuous here’s an idea. All you need are a few costume props and a bit of costume change practice behind the scenes – the rest is easy-peasy. I might think about wearing the glasses and nose in future…
Read MoreHow to Teach Children ENGLISH through STORIES & DRAMA – The Colour Monster
The Colour Monster by Anna Llenas a is a super teaching tool and one of my favourite story books for young language learners. Lots of starting points for conversation. I often follow up the story with a drama game based on the book’s target language (emotions). Thanks for watching Be theatrical! Miranda For more ideas…
Read MoreTeach Children English with the Flower Chant
Spring is here and in full bloom and here’s a Flower Chant for your English class, home or Zoom! I hope your students enjoy this one For the chant PDF here is the link https://bit.ly/2VnWxzr Have fun and be theatrical Miranda For more ideas on how to teach English through drama, download the free e-book,…
Read MoreSensory Play Ideas to Teach Children English
Here are some quick and simple multi-sensory game ideas aimed at reviewing letters of the alphabet and food. They’re designed as “at- home” language activities but can be easily tweaked for the classroom too. So, open up your fridge and kitchen cupboards and get creative – it’s sensory playtime!!! Try also: Back Feel: As an…
Read MoreTeach Children English – Chick Puppet & Chant
Here’s an Easter themed puppet making activity and chant for young English language learners. Aimed for teaching children ESL in class, online or at home. Check out the pdf link with Colin’s Easter Chant https://bit.ly/2x53sns I hope you find the activity useful with your students Be theatrical Miranda xxx For more ideas on how to…
Read MoreTeach 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…
Read MoreESL 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…
Read MoreTeach 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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