Free Wordwall alternatives for teachers of kids (2026)
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- August 12, 2026
- 7 min
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Games for online classes
Zoom, cameras, chat boxes and screen share — games built for the screen, not squeezed onto it.
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15 ESL games for Zoom that kids actually ask to repeat
Field-tested Zoom games for young learners: camera games, chat games and screen-share games — each with setup time under one minute.
- August 1, 2026
- 8 min
12 camera-on games: no props, no screen share, just faces
When the tech fails or the lesson drags, these camera-only ESL games save you: TPR, guessing and mime games for kids online.
- July 30, 2026
- 6 min
Screen-share games for kids: make one screen feel like a playground
How to run board-style ESL games over screen share: turn-taking that works, games that project well, and mistakes that flatten a lesson.
- July 26, 2026
- 6 min
10 chat box games that sneak writing into a speaking lesson
The Zoom chat is a free typing worksheet: spelling races, word building and sentence games for online English lessons with kids.
- July 22, 2026
- 5 min
The zero-tab lesson: online games with no prep, no files, no links
A full toolkit of no-prep online ESL games for when you have five minutes' notice — or five minutes left of a lesson that finished early.
- July 17, 2026
- 6 min
Games for 1:1 online lessons: when the teacher is the other team
Two-player ESL games where the teacher plays too — turning a private online lesson from an interview into a match.
- July 12, 2026
- 7 min
A free team review game for kids that isn't just a quiz
The team quiz board is the most-used mechanic in kids' English classes — but every card is a quiz. Here is a free one with six different kinds of card.
- August 12, 2026
- 8 min
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