Games for online classes
Zoom, cameras, chat boxes and screen share — games built for the screen, not squeezed onto it.
- 8 articles
The teachers' corner
Warm ideas, games and honest advice for teaching kids — from one teacher to another.
All topics
Warm-ups & lesson starters
Two-minute games that wake the class up and slide gently into the topic.
- 8 articles
No-prep & 5-minute games
Games that start the second you need them — no printing, no cutting, no props.
- 9 articles
One-on-one & online lessons
Games for when it's just you and one child — across the table or across a screen.
- 8 articles
Teaching preschoolers
Ages 3–6, online and off: attention spans, TPR, puppets, parents — and lessons that feel like play.
- 6 articles
Teaching vocabulary
How words actually stick: introducing, drilling, reviewing and remembering — through play.
- 11 articles
Speaking & confidence
From one-word answers to real sentences — games that make kids WANT to talk.
- 6 articles
Reading & phonics
From letter sounds to first words on the page — playful, patient and in the right order.
- 7 articles
Attention & calm, without shouting
Signals, rhythms and little games that keep a lesson calm — with a group or one child.
- 9 articles
Brain breaks & movement
Short movement games that spend the wiggles and buy back twenty minutes of focus.
- 8 articles
English games for kids
Vocabulary, grammar and speaking games for young learners — in groups and one-on-one.
- 12 articles
Choosing tools & programs
Honest comparisons of the apps, sites and coursebooks around young-learner English — and how to make them work together.
- 5 articles
Methodology for new teachers
Cornerstone guides for your first months of teaching: lesson shapes, levels, first lessons, calm classrooms and planning.
- 6 articles
Games by topic
Every vocabulary topic with its words, five ready games and printables — one page per topic.
- 56 articles
25-minute lesson plans
A ready, timed lesson for every topic: warm-up, six words, a game, real speech, calm landing.
- 56 articles
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About the author
Aylara A.
Kids' teacher · founder of AylaraTalks
Aylara is a kids' teacher who spent years hand-making every classroom game — cutting cards and drawing boards on paper sheets. She created AylaraTalks so no teacher has to start from a blank page again.