
Free Time Games for the ESL Classroom
Fun & Interactive Activities. Teach time concepts with engaging ESL games for young learners!
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Welcome to our collection of fun and interactive Time Games designed especially for ESL classrooms! These activities make learning to tell time enjoyable and memorable for young learners by combining movement, teamwork, and vocabulary practice. Whether you’re teaching beginner students or reinforcing time concepts, these games help students develop both receptive and productive language skills in a playful and energetic environment. Explore the games below and bring the concept of time to life in your classroom!
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1. Wheelbarrow Race
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How To Play
Time: 5-8 minutes
Receptive Language: instructions, flashcard vocab
Productive Language: flashcard vocabIn pairs, the students make wheelbarrows (one student supporting himself on his hands while his partner holds his ankles) & race to take or slap the flashcard you call out. Wacky crashing ensues, guaranteed.
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2. His Bus Is Crazy
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How To Play
Time: 5 minutes
Receptive Language: instructions, various
Productive Language: flash card vocab -
Become a bus by ‘driving’ around the room, stopping to pick up students & only allowing them to ‘board’ (i.e. form a train behind you) if they can correctly identify a flash card. Repeat until all of the students are aboard. Ride around the room & crash dramatically into stuff as part of the big, crazy finale.
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