If you’re looking for some great ESL activities for children, you’ve come to the right place! I have 5 of my favourite ones that are guaranteed to get your kids engaged, excited and energetic about learning English in your class.
Show and Tell-It’s an excellent activity for kids because they get to talk about something that’s important to them and show a bit of their personalities. You can do it during one entire class period, or space it out over the semester and use it as a bit of a warm-up activity with 1 or 2 students going each day.
Role Plays-Excellent for beginner students, role-plays give students a chance to experiment a bit with the language in a very controlled way. It’s very simple to adapt the difficulty of this activity by adjusting the number of blank spaces students have to fill in.
Running Dictation-If you’re looking for an activity to get a bit of energy into your classes, this is the one you should be using. Everyone loves it-from kids to adults but in order to play it, students really should be able to read and write at a basic level or higher.
Vocabulary Review Game-Vocabulary is a huge part of learning English, especially beginners who are starting at almost nothing. Help your students remember their vocab by playing this fun review game that gets the whole class involved.
Draw a Picture-This fun game is an excellent way to practice body parts, shapes or numbers. Basically, one person looks at a picture, and then describes it to their partner who draws it without looking at the original. The results are usually hilarious!
Try out these 5 ESL activities for kids in your classes and I’m sure you’ll love the result! Happy, active and engaged students having fun learning English =happy teacher.
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