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
Speaking games
Speaking practice fails for one of two reasons: the child has nothing to say, or nothing is at stake in saying it. These games fix both — a topic appears, the clock runs, and the sentence has to come out now.
The teacher plays too. A child who has just heard you fumble for a word in front of everyone will risk one of their own.
Games in this collection
Interactive Game
Campfire Circle
Question cards drawn over a crackling fire — 150 conversation starters, a card lit by the flames, and marshmallow sticks to mark whose turn it is.
- Ages 4–11
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
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
Wishing Dice
Tip the leather cup and one to four ivory dice tumble out onto the velvet. The total is stamped into the felt in wax.
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
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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- 6 min
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- 6 min
Games by topic
Feelings — English games for kids (online + printable)
Feelings: 16 English words with pictures, 5 ready games and 4 printables for kids — flashcards, a poster, bingo and a worksheet. Free, no accounts.
- 5 min
Questions teachers ask
How do I get a shy child to speak?
Take the spotlight off the answer. Let them speak for a puppet, or answer at the same time as you, or say the word while drawing. Shy children talk when nobody is watching them talk.
Should I correct mistakes while they are speaking?
Not during the round. Repeat the sentence back correctly as if you were just agreeing, and keep the game moving. Save explicit correction for the calm minute afterwards, and only for the mistake that repeated.
How do I make them answer in full sentences?
Put the sentence frame on the screen and score it. One point for the word, three for the whole sentence — with the scoreboard visible, the arithmetic does the nagging for you.
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Presentation
Feelings Vocabulary Presentation (Free PPT)
Free feelings vocabulary presentation for ESL kids: 16 picture slides with audio, a quick check and a review grid. Present online or get PPT.
Interactive Game
Daily Routine in English: Interactive Morning
A bedroom and bathroom to explore: hear the morning actions, put the routine in order, listen and find.