The founder's story
Made by a teacher, for teachers
AylaraTalks is made by Aylara, an ESL teacher. It grew out of her own lessons — and out of years of looking for materials that were beautiful, interactive and genuinely useful at the same time.
Origin
How it started
Preparing a lesson used to mean opening half a dozen services: one for a whiteboard, one for games, one for vocabulary sets, a design tool for slides, and several more sites for worksheets and flashcards. When nothing fitted, Aylara made her own — evenings spent cutting out cards and drawing game boards for the next day's class.
The hard part was rarely a lack of material. It was finding something beautiful, interactive, right for the age group and pedagogically sound, all at once — and then stitching it all together. AylaraTalks started as the place she wanted for her own lessons: resources, games and classroom tools designed together and kept in one place. Now it is open to every teacher.
Teaching philosophy
How we think about teaching
Four things every resource and activity here is meant to be.
Interactive
Learners do things: tap, sort, answer, take turns, move. An activity should give every student something to do, not only something to watch.
Visually engaging
Clear, consistent pictures help children understand before they can read. Good design is part of the teaching, not decoration on top of it.
Enjoyable
A lesson children look forward to is a lesson they pay attention in. Play is used deliberately, as a way into the language.
Pedagogically meaningful
Every game practises real language — words, sounds and structures — at a sensible level. The fun never replaces the learning goal.
Our mission
Make lesson preparation easier and teaching more engaging — by bringing thoughtfully designed resources and interactive tools together in one platform.
Where beautiful design meets meaningful teaching.
Today
AylaraTalks is growing step by step: classroom games, printable materials, teacher tools, a picture dictionary and articles for teachers, in English, Russian, Spanish and Arabic. What comes next is shaped by teachers' feedback. If something here worked in your lesson — or didn't — write to Aylara.
Quick questions
What is AylaraTalks?
A free multilingual (English, Spanish, Russian, Arabic) platform of classroom games, printable materials and teaching articles for teachers of children — built by Aylara, an ESL teacher.
Who is it for?
Teachers of kids aged roughly 3–11: online tutors on Zoom, offline school and studio teachers, and parents teaching at home. Games work 1:1 and with groups.
Does it really cost nothing?
Yes — every game, printable pack and article is free, with no accounts and no sign-up. Class name lists are stored only on your device.
How do I contact Aylara?
Email aylaratalks@gmail.com or Telegram @aylaratalks — she reads every message, and feedback from real lessons shapes what gets built next.
Start with what's ready today
Made with care for teachers
Beautiful by design. Built for teaching. Made to save time.