Free English Games for Kindergarten, Preschool, Nursery and Primary School aged Children.
- Fun to play and easy to teach.
- Clear instructions and teaching tips.
- All Games have been tried and tested in classrooms.
- Every game has been written by an ESL Teacher.
Teaching Tips
Choose your brightest and best students to come up front and help you model the game. Don't let the classroom be the first time you attempt to model a game either. Doing so aloud at home or to a fellow teacher will help you keep things clear and simple once you are Teaching. I used to think spending time modelling simply reduced the amount of play time for the children. The opposite is true. A well modelled game will run smoothly and be a lot more fun for your students.
Don't be afraid to stop the game and model it again if it appears they haven't grasped what's required.
Teach the students the name of the game so that they can ask for it again themselves at a later date. Repeat the game the following week. You won't need to spend much time modelling it second time around and the children can get stuck in and play.
Keep a note book of games the children enjoy playing and repeat them a few months later. Some games can be repeated more often but by using different flash cards or props can feel completely different to the students, yet your modelling time is significantly reduced.
As with singing songs for the first time a big enthusiastic smile will really help convince the students how fun these games are and what a great teacher you are! - Tim