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From then on choose a theme then a game to practise it.+ share YOUR games ideas with everyone!
RECOMMENDED EFL ESL GAMES
(with Japanese translations)
Good for big groups as all the kids get to practise at once ( and the teacher
gets some time to check how the kids are doing or prepare the next activity!)
Conversation EFL ESL Games
These are games where the kids have to use questions / answers, and practise
sentences as opposed to simply learning vocab. If you teach in Japan, where
kids can already understand several hundred English words, they are recommended
to help the kids see how these words fit together.
Members' Worksheet Games
These are printable worksheets/games to go with the CD Set. They're the only ones that are members only, all the rest are free.
Readers' EFL ESL Classroom Games
 "Blindfold Treasure Hunt" - directions
- "Matamoscas" - any review
- "Ewww...Gross!"(Be warned!)
- "9 Lives" ( any conversation)
- "Disaster" ( Vocab review)
- "Number Golf"
- "Around the World trip" ( JHS)
- "Snowball Fight" ( any review)
- "I want to make you a star!" ( Can you...?)
- "Greetings Double Dash" ( greetings or questions)
- "Janken Zombies" ( Body parts )
- "Crankypants" ( JHS yes/no questions)
- "Fastest Milkman in the West"
- How are you? Janken
- "Funky Mummy" ( Body Parts)
- "Ask the Dragon" ( Reported Speech)
- "Samurai Hat Janken" ( conversation)
- "Model my Body" ( JHS body parts)
- "Dinosaur Survival" ( directions )
- "King of the Hill" ( review)
- "Tug of War"( review)
- "Gorilla" ( review)
- "Court Jester" - any Q&A, needs playing cards
- "Janken Bugs"
- "You're beautiful! You're wonderful"
- "Boat Race Game" ( anything or Xmas)
- "Create- a -Country" ( Where are you from?)
- "Bad Fruit: a Shoppers' Nightmare"
 "Soldiers & Ninjas"
- "Cowboy" ( any vocab)
- "Giants, Wizards & Dwarves" ( as it says!)
- "Secret Code" ( Numbers)
- The Borg + Week Long War ( days of the week)
- "Leg it!" ( action conversation)
- "Funky Footwork" ( directions dance)
- "Doraemon & Dorami" ( He, She, etc.)
- "Mario Tracer" ( left, right, up, down)
- "Tron" ( left, right, up, down)
- "It's in the bag" ( question making)
- "Search & Find" ( do you have a ...? )
- "Weaving through town" ( directions)
- "What's in the bag?" ( past / future)
 "All change" ( fruit basket )
- Another Dice Game ( nos. 1-12)
- Walls & Corners ( elem review game)
- Make the kids ask you questions - good for JHS
- All in the word - letters, simple words game
- I know what you did last summer ( JHS questions)
- Fortune Teller / Cootie Catcher
- Thou Shalt Not Pass - ( Do you have? )
- How well do you know your classmates? ( "does")
- Evil Numbers Game ( simple math)
- Naughty Or Nice Christmas Game ( great for next Xmas!)
- Buzz (Junior High Numbers)
- I AM A touch-matic ROBOT (sentence order)
- Celebrity Caption Competition ( 3rd year junior high)
- Weather Clap Clap
- What's your favourite ...? Game
- Where do you live shiritori
- Steal the Bacon ( numbers, ABCs etc.)
- Higher Lower ( numbers, shopping)
- Hackey-sack Hypo
- 'Funky' Pick-A-Box
- Celebrity Racers ( nice for JHS)
- "The Dating Game" ( Pick up lines!)
- "Rich Man Numbers Game"
More Readers' Games
- "Space Invaders" ( scoring game)
- "This is a relay" ( this is, there are etc.)
- "Shiver me Timbers" ( directions)
- "Polite Hot Potato Race" (Here you are, thank you, )
- "If you love it and you know it clap your hands!" ( I like, I prefer)
- "4 Hint USD"
- "Zodiac Chant" ( Chinese zodiac animals )
- "Snow Balls"
- "Assault Course" ( under, on, in etc.)
- "Cabbages"
- "Badminton"
- "Wake-Up Game"
- "Football Crazy"
- "Passy the Flashcard"
- "Musical Chairs"
- "I, You, She, He, Them Cards"
- "Famous People Cards"
- "Wordsearches"
- "Splat!"
- "(Shin Kei Gumi) Matching People Pairs"
- "Guess the Value" ( the most, the best etc.)
- "The Narcissist Game" ( short Q&As)
- "The One in Three Game"
- "Where in the World is Craig's Motorcycle?"
- "Typhoon Game"
- "Heads down, thumbs up" ( Body parts, I think...)
- "Spin the bottle"
- "Map Dash" (Country names)
- "Gomi Basketball" ( How are you?)
- "English Banzai" (any vocab)
- "Murder" (high school, descriptions)
- "Flea Market Game" (shopping)
- "Pin the tail on the ALT" ( directions)
- "I'm going to"
- "Wow" ( any )
- "Catalogue Game" ( for clothes!)
- "Screaming Game" ( I like)
- "How old are you?"
- "Hebi janken" (any vocab)
- "3 Times" ( all vocab)
- "Subbing Soccer" ( numbers, words)
- "Pic Charades" ( any vocab)
- " Home Run Derby" ( vocab review)
- "What's not there?" (stationery)
- "3 Piece" ( any conversation )
- "Hexagon Game" (Do you have?)
- "Feelings Frenzy" (Feelings)
- "Shrinking Globe" (review)
- "Row & Columns" (JHS review)
- "One Red Game" (numbers, colours)
- "Balloon Passing Game" (any conversation)
- Chopsticks game ( How old, How are you?)
Genki English Vocab practice games
- all with Japanese explanations!
(use any of the vocab from my Yearplans page!)
Some of these games only need 2 or 3 players. For larger classes, once
you've done a demo at the front, split the kids into 3 or 4 groups, put
them in a circles and the kids take turns in going to the middle to play.
- Sticky Fingers Game (very easy, no preparation)
- Ostrich Game
(2 people at a time battle game!)
- Newspaper Sumo
(A bit rough, but fun!)
- Hoops Game!
- The Group Game
(Great for big groups)
- The Hammer Game!
(bit like "English tennis")
- Fishing Game
(fun, big game)
- Leapfrog Game !
(no preparation team game)
- Body Building Game
(good scoring system)
- String Game
(very fun, winding string as you talk)
- Banana Tree
(fun scoring system)
- Karuta
(fast, action running game)
- Ladders Game
(sometimes
dangerous, but fun!)
- Ball and Music
(classic "hot potato" game)
- Password Game
(easy warm up)
- Grand Prix
(scoring game)
- Ski Game
(similar to Grand Prix)
- Jeopardy
(good review favourite)
- Criss Cross
(quick warm up, all ages)
- ATW
(simple, no preparation game)
- Drawing Game
(good group review)
- Mr Bump Game!
(blindfold game)
- Last Person Standing
(similar to criss cross)
- Star Wars: Lightsaber
Battle!
(voted no.1 by my kids!)
Target language: Left, right, forward, back etc.
- Monster Drawing Game
Target language: Colours, Body
Parts, Numbers
- Fukuwarai (for parts of the face)
- Snakes and ladders (by Neil Maher)
- Playing card Time (by Neil Maher)
Roger's PDF Worksheets & Games
NEW: List of Simple Ice Breakers
Misc. EFL ESL Games
And there are even more ESL games ideas in Joel Bacha's Curriculum Guide Book
And in Heather Tanaka's downloadable "Big Blue Book"
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Games:
 Choose a target theme from the Curriculum, then a game to practise the English.
Learn & Play: Before you play these games you will need to make sure the kids have
a basic grip on the target English. The kids have to have fun, but they
also have to be progressing with their English skills.
Songs instead of drilling: Drilling can be boring, but songs with actions are a fun alternative.
Set the level: A game for a game's sake is no good - choose a game that will let them practise their target language.
If it's too easy or too difficult it won't be very effective!
Motivation: Games provide extra motivation to learn the target language - learn the
new language, win the game!
Everyone: Good games allow the kids to practice with their peers - the best games
allow all the kids to speak at once.
It's the kids: The lessons become less teacher orientated and more student orientated.
Fun: And the biggest advantage of using songs with games is that they are FUN!!
They become so engrossed in the game that the English becomes second nature.
It's a bit like driving a car, what you concentrate on is the road, the
skill of moving the pedals becomes second nature through practice.
Good losers: Sometimes kids might get fed up if they lose a game, or other kids might
tease the losers , in this case you must teach the kids Genki English Rule
No.2:
"Losing" doesn't mean "losing", it just means "try
again!"
You never truly lose until you stop trying.
If everyone is having fun, everyone is a winner!
Rule No.1: Genki English rule No.1 is
Think "I can do it!" and you can!
Let the kids know it's not brain surgery, it's just English and is one
of the easiest subjects they'll learn at school.
Mistaikes: Just like baseball, practice is the key. But unlike music education where
"only perfect practice makes perfect" in these games the kids
have dozens of chances to make mistakes and perfect their English.
Lego: Each of the themes is structured so that kids can chop and change, build and rebuild new
English just like in a Lego set.
The Next Step: Then you can add connector words like "and" or "but"
and join the bits and pieces together to eventually lead up to where the
kids can say anything they want to say in English. It won't be 100% correct,
but they will be able to get their message across, and that's an important
milestone.
Easy Planning: Nearly all of these games are illustrated with photos of them being used
in the classroom. For teachers in Japan there are translations into
Japanese - simply hand a copy to your teacher for easy lesson preparation!
Espanol: But it's not just for teaching ESL or English, nearly all these games
work great for teaching ANY language.
45 Mins: Have a look at my lesson plan page to see how to fit these games into your classes.
The theory: Or for an academic look at the advantages of using games in class, have
a look at Joel Bacha's paper on "Play and Affect in Language Learning"
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