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
Vocabulary games
A word becomes a child's own after roughly seven meetings with it — and seven drills is a long, sad lesson. Seven games is a good week. That is the whole idea behind this shelf: the same topic, met a different way each time.
Pick a topic pack below and every game on this page opens with those words already loaded, complete with pictures and tap-to-hear audio.
Games in this collection
Interactive Game
Sentence Factory
Word tiles ride in on a conveyor — put them in order, catch the wrong word, and write one silly story together.
- Ages 3–11
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
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
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
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
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
Printable packs
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Send as homework
Five joyful minutes at home: the child listens, taps the right picture and collects stars.
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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
Teaching vocabulary
Vocabulary review games: beating the forgetting curve, playfully
Kids forget 70% of new words within days — unless review is scheduled. Games and a simple calendar that make old words stick.
- 6 min
English games for kids
Vocabulary games kids beg to play again
Games that recycle the same ten words until they stick — flashcard and no-materials versions, for groups and single students.
- 7 min
Games by topic
Food — English games for kids (online + printable)
Food: 20 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 many new words should one lesson have?
Six is the honest limit for young learners — fewer for three-year-olds. A pack of twelve words is two lessons plus a review, not one heroic hour.
Which game works best for the very first meeting with a word?
Flip cards. Picture first, the child guesses, flip to check — it introduces without testing. Save memory and bingo for the second and third meeting, when there is something to recall.
Can I use my own word list instead of your topics?
Yes — the topic builder takes any list you type and turns it into the same games, printables and practice link. The list lives in the URL, so sharing it with a colleague is one copy-paste.
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