Interactive Game
Star Quest
Teams sail an island of surprise cards — six kinds of challenge, and a class pet that hatches while you play.
- Ages 3–11
Online games for Zoom lessons
An online lesson forgives very little: if the child cannot see it clearly, cannot say what happens next, or has to wait while you share a file, the attention is gone. These games were sized for a shared screen — big pictures, one obvious action, and nothing the student needs to install.
Share the tab, keep your camera on, and let the child tell you what to click. Talking about the game is the language practice.
Games in this collection
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
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
Fortune Wheel
A painted carnival wheel with your class on its slices. Spin it, hear the ratchet slow, and a ticket prints with the lucky name.
Interactive Game
Name 3
Tap the floating cube. It turns, a topic is engraved on the face it lands on, and you name three.
- Ages 4–11
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
Two Doors
One question, two great doors, one answer on each. The class votes, and the right door swings open into the light.
- 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
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- 5 min
Questions teachers ask
Should I share the whole screen or just the tab?
Just the tab. The child sees the game and nothing else — no notifications, no other students' names, no lesson plan. Tick the 'share audio' box if you want them to hear the word audio too.
The connection is slow. Will the games still work?
The games are light — pictures are emoji and text, not video — so the bottleneck is your video call, not us. If it stutters, drop your webcam quality rather than the game.
Can the student play on their own screen instead?
Yes — send them a practice link for the topic and they get the listening and picture-quiz round at home. For the lesson itself, sharing your screen keeps you both looking at the same thing.
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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.