Interactive Game
Garden of Pairs
Every card is a seed packet in a walled garden. Turn one and it blooms; find its twin and the pair stays in flower, with a butterfly to prove it.
- Ages 3–11
Animal games
Animals is the topic that never fails. Every child has an opinion about them, every word is drawable and act-out-able, and the sounds are half the fun — which means the shyest student in the room will make a noise before they will make a sentence.
There are six separate packs here, so 'animals' can be six weeks of lessons rather than one crowded hour.
Games in this collection
Interactive Game
Seaside Bingo
A boardwalk bingo parlour at dusk: the wire cage tumbles its wooden balls, the drawn word rolls down to the rack, and you stamp your card till the sign lights up.
- Ages 4–11
Interactive Game
Deck of Wonders
A magician's deck in a curtained study: brass filigree backs, a true 3D flip, and a horn that says the word out loud. Keep what you know; the rest returns.
- Ages 3–11
Interactive Game
Painter's Attic
A secret word arrives on a painter's palette and you draw it on a real easel canvas — brush sounds, paint-blob colours and a skylight for a timer.
- Ages 5–11
Interactive Game
Letter Forge
The letters come out of the fire scrambled. Strike them onto the anvil in order, and the word quenches in a hiss of steam.
- Ages 5–11
Interactive Game
Dawn Sky Festival
Every letter hangs beneath its own hot-air balloon at sunrise. Guess the word before six balloons drift away, and the whole fleet lifts it into the sky.
- Ages 5–11
Interactive Game
Coral Deep
A word is spoken and the fish swim past carrying pictures. Tap the one that matches, and a pearl drops into the shell.
- Ages 3–11
Interactive Game
Sorting Orchard
Four fruits on a branch and one that does not belong — or baskets to sort them into. The rule is always said out loud at the end.
- Ages 4–11
Printable packs
Print & go
Send as homework
Five joyful minutes at home: the child listens, taps the right picture and collects stars.
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Games by topic
Animals — English games for kids (online + printable)
Animals: 26 English words with pictures, 5 ready games and 4 printables for kids — flashcards, a poster, bingo and a worksheet. Free, no accounts.
- 5 min
25-minute lesson plans
Pets — a ready 25-minute lesson plan
A ready 25-minute Pets lesson for young learners: warm-up, six new words, a game block, real speaking and a calm landing.
- 4 min
Games by topic
Under the sea — English games for kids
Under the sea: 15 English words with pictures, 5 ready games and 4 printables for kids — flashcards, a poster, bingo and a worksheet. Free, no accounts.
- 5 min
Teaching vocabulary
How to teach vocabulary to kids: the 4-step loop that works
Meet → say → play → use: a simple vocabulary teaching loop for young learners, with concrete games for every step.
- 7 min
Questions teachers ask
Which animal pack should I start with?
Pets. They are the animals a child has actually met, the words are short, and every student has a story about one — which is a speaking lesson hiding inside a vocabulary lesson.
How do I use animal sounds in an English lesson?
As the answer, not the decoration. You make the sound, they say the English word; then swap. It is listening practice that a three-year-old will happily do forty times.
Are there enough words for older kids?
Wild animals, sea animals and insects go well beyond cat and dog, and they pair naturally with describing: size, colour, where it lives, what it eats. That is a full sentence lesson for a nine-year-old.
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Flashcards
Animal riddles
10 easy animal riddles for kids learning English, with answers. Guess from 3 pictures, hear each one aloud, print the cards. Free.
Presentation
Animals Vocabulary Presentation (Free PPT)
Free animals vocabulary presentation for ESL kids: 26 picture slides with audio, a quick check and a review grid. Present online or get PPT.