An activity for young learners to practice animals, basic adjectives and verbs. Originally a practice activity based on the YLE Movers ESL curriculum. Best suited for older children (6-11) studying ESL/EAL. Learners have to think of an animal that fits the description, for example an animal that can fly or that lives on a farm. The teacher elicits responses and shows examples in the form of images that appear on the slides. The examples chosen reflect the vocabulary in Cambridge YLE Movers. The descriptions used are designed to recycle basic adjectives and verbs.

A wild animal-themed noughts and crosses / tic-tac-toe game using royalty free pictures. Originally used for ESL class with a young learner.

Quick revision/controlled practice/warmer activity for animal words in English. Students see a picture of an animal and a True or False statement. If the answer is ‘false’, the student gives the correct name of the animal. Originally used in an ESL/EAL class but would be suitable for nursery/early years. All pictures are royalty-free.

A quick ‘what am I?’ game for young learners to practice animals. Originally used alongside the Cambridge YLE Movers curriculum. Learners name the animal based on the description. Teachers can choose to award points based on the number of clues needed to guess correctly, for example 3 points for 1 clue, 2 points for 2 clues, 1 point for 3 clues etc. Most suited to ESL/EAL students aged 6-11.

2 x food-themed bingo cards originally used in an online 1:1 class with a beginner ESL student. The foods chosen are easily-recognisable and are based on the Cambridge YLE Starters and Movers curriculums. All images are copyright-free so this resource can be used anywhere.

A 2-round clothes-themed noughts and crosses board for beginner ESL students. Originally used in an online 1:1 class but could also be a great printable. The clothes are those appearing in the Cambridge YLE curriculum. All pictures are copyright-free and high quality.

Powerpoint containing the rooms in a house: kitchen, living room, bathroom, bedroom, attic and garden. Originally used for the presentation stage of a PPP class on rooms in a house, based on the Cambridge YLE Starters/Movers curriculum. Royalty-free images and child-friendly font.

A quick warmer/practice activity for young ESL students to practice body parts. Learners see a zoomed-in picture of a body part (hair, leg, foot, arm, eye, nose) and guess which body part it is. All pictures are royalty-free so can be used anywhere.

Learners are given a prompt and must name a relevant fruit or vegetable. The question prompts are designed to revise colours and numbers. The teacher can elicit answers before revealing the suggested answers as animations on the slides. Other options are possible so there may be other correct answers to elicit. The pictures are fun, cute and copyright-free. Would suit young learners at pre-A1 to A1 level of the CEFR.

A quick game for young ESL learners in which the teacher shows a black and white picture of a well known thing (the sun, a carrot, chocolate etc.) and elicits the colour. Originally used for learners working on the Cambridge YLE Starters curriculum. Would make a good controlled practice activity for absolute begginers as there are many pictures to serve as visual aids. All images are royalty-free.

A quick activity to revise the spellings of body parts in English. The vocabulary is based on the Cambridge YLE Starters curriculum for ESL students. The teacher elicits the missing letter(s), then reveals with the animation feature.

All the basic colours in English, one slide each. Could be used as a vocabulary presentation ppt or for revision as a warmer. Font should appeal to children. British English used.

A sports-themed noughts and crosses board which can be used online or offline. The pictures are all royalty free.