Words Within is a fun, engaging vocabulary game designed to challenge students while helping them enhance their word-building skills. Each month features a new set of scrambled letters derived from the month’s name. The letters are presented in three pictures, with the second and third images revealing scrambled versions that encourage students to think creatively and form as many words as possible from the given letters. For example, in November, students can create words using the letters D, 3x E, C, M, B, and R. If students run out of ideas, teachers can provide helpful hints and definitions, offering a fun way to learn new vocabulary. At the end of each round, a score sheet shows the student’s level based on how many words they’ve discovered. The game varies in difficulty based on the name of the month. Some months feature more words, while others are trickier, offering a dynamic and adaptable activity that works well as a warm-up, a break, or to use up any remaining class time. Perfect for all levels, “Words Within” is a versatile resource that helps build vocabulary, spelling, and critical thinking while keeping students engaged in a relaxed and enjoyable way.

If you like this material, you can buy the whole collection here. Words Within is a fun, engaging vocabulary game designed to challenge students while helping them enhance their word-building skills. Each month features a new set of scrambled letters derived from the month’s name. The letters are presented in three pictures, with the second and third images revealing scrambled versions that encourage students to think creatively and form as many words as possible from the given letters. For example, in November, students can create words using the letters N, O, V, 3x E, M, B, and R. If students run out of ideas, teachers can provide helpful hints and definitions, offering a fun way to learn new vocabulary. At the end of each round, a score sheet shows the student’s level based on how many words they’ve discovered. The game varies in difficulty based on the name of the month. Some months feature more words, while others are trickier, offering a dynamic and adaptable activity that works well as a warm-up, a break, or to use up any remaining class time. Perfect for all levels, “Words Within” is a versatile resource that helps build vocabulary, spelling, and critical thinking while keeping students engaged in a relaxed and enjoyable way.

Perfect for group or individual activities, this game includes 40 words in 20 synonym pairs. Choose the PPTX version for more interactivity but make sure you only click on the right words for a pair, because they disappear. The PDF version can be projected or used for manual tracking with a board and eraser. This flexible, interactive activity strengthens vocabulary skills in a fun, dynamic way—ideal for classroom use.

Perfect for group or individual activities, this game includes 40 words in 20 synonym pairs. Choose the PPTX version for more interactivity but make sure you only click on the right words for a pair, because they disappear. The PDF version can be projected or used for manual tracking with a board and eraser. This flexible, interactive activity strengthens vocabulary skills in a fun, dynamic way—ideal for classroom use.

“2 Letters to Start With” is a dynamic and engaging ESL activity designed to enhance vocabulary and spelling. Perfect for both group and individual play, this versatile resource is ideal for classrooms or tutoring sessions. The game becomes more exciting as students progress to higher proficiency levels since their vocabulary is more extensive. How It Works: Starting Letters: Each round begins with two provided letters (here they will be “T&H”). Participants (individuals or groups) take turns saying words that begin with these letters. Scoring System: Points are awarded based on the complexity of the words (A2 = 1 point, B1 = 2 points, B2 = 3 points, C1 = 4 points and C2 = 5 points) or they can be based on word length as well. This strategic element adds excitement, especially for higher-level students, as they vie for the highest scores. Definition Challenge: If students exhaust their words, the teacher provides a definition of a word related to the starting letters from the sheet. Students must guess the word. Game Framework: The activity can be structured as a competitive game with multiple rounds, allowing students to accumulate points. The challenge intensifies with each round, particularly for higher-level learners, making the game even more enjoyable. You can also incorporate various pairs of starting letters within a single session to keep the gameplay fresh and engaging. Adjustable: This material is versatile and can easily be integrated into your own game framework (such as Guns, Bombs, Angels, Blockbusters, The Longest Path, etc.). Feel free to customize it to your teaching style by allowing students to risk some of their points, implementing rotating spokespersons within groups, rolling a die to determine the category of the definition they’ll receive, enabling point-stealing between groups, and deciding whether questions are open to just one group or all. Benefits: Vocabulary Building: Students expand their vocabulary by creatively thinking of words that start with specific letters. Critical Thinking: The definition guessing element encourages deeper comprehension and engagement with language. Higher-Level Excitement: As students reach higher proficiency levels, the game becomes more fun and challenging, fostering a spirited atmosphere in the classroom. Flexible Gameplay: This resource can be adapted for different proficiency levels and classroom settings, making it suitable for all learners.

When you only have a little bit of time for a game (couple of minutes), playing this modified tic-tac-toe is the perfect solution. What’s included: an A2-B1 level game sheets a B2-C1 level game sheets theme: the weather How to play: You can either project the empty grid included or simply draw a 3x3 grid on the board. Mark the columns as A, B, C, and the rows as 1, 2, 3. Form two groups and decide who will be X (cross) and who will be O (nought). The first group should pick a spot on the grid (e.g., B2). They can win that spot and place their mark if they answer the question for that spot correctly. If they don’t know the right answer, the other group has the chance to respond and can win the spot. If no one answers correctly, it remains empty. The goal, as in every Tic-Tac-Toe game, is to get three of your marks in a line. If you want tyou can give them a second chance for the empty spot: -for the A2-B1 level, you can provide a hint for the same question. -for the higher level, you can either give a hint or use the question from the lower level as a substitute. This game is useful for topic-based classes to strengthen students’ vocabulary or just use it as a random fun activity.

When you only have a little bit of time for a game (couple minutes), playing this modified tic-tac-toe is the perfect solution. What’s included: an A2-B1 level game sheets a B2-C1 level game sheets theme: sports How to play: You can either project the empty grid included or simply draw a 3x3 grid on the board. Mark the columns as A, B, C, and the rows as 1, 2, 3. Form two groups and decide who will be X (cross) and who will be O (nought). The first group should pick a spot on the grid (e.g., B2). They can win that spot and place their mark if they answer the question for that spot correctly. If they don’t know the right answer, the other group has the chance to respond and can win the spot. If no one answers correctly, it remains empty. The goal, as in every Tic-Tac-Toe game, is to get three of your marks in a line. If you want tyou can give them a second chance for the empty spot: -for the A2-B1 level, you can provide a hint for the same question. -for the higher level, you can either give a hint or use the question from the lower level as a substitute. This game is useful for topic-based classes to strengthen students’ vocabulary or just use it as a random fun activity.

The Back to School Bingo is a fun warm-up activity about going back to school. How to play: There are 4 identical bingo cards on one page, so you need a pair of scissors to cut it up. Students mark every statement that is true about themselves. If someone has four in a line (horizontally, vertically, or maybe even diagonally), they shout bingo. Wait until most of the students have a bingo. Then ask a couple of them to read which statements got them a bingo and encourage them to discuss them. Who are your new classmates? Why are(n’t) you happy to be back? It includes a one-page-version as well, if you want to project it or use it online. Of course, you can play the Back to School Bingo in many different ways. In another version, students have to transform the statements into questions, then they work in pairs and mark their partner’s answers. Or the whole class can get up and walk around and find someone who agrees with the statement for each one of them. It is recommended for schoo-aged children and from A2 level.

The Future Bingo is a super easy activity about what students think they will do this weekend. How to play: There are 4 identical bingo cards on one page, so you need a pair of scissors to cut it up. Students mark every statement that is true about themselves. If someone has four in a line (horizontally, vertically, or maybe even diagonally), they shout bingo. Wait until most of the students have a bing. Then ask a couple of them to read which statements got them a bingo and encourage them to discuss them. Why do you think so? When? It includes a one-page-version as well, if you want to project it. Of course, you can play the Future Bingo in many different ways. In another version, students must work in pairs and mark their partner’s answers. Or the whole class can get up and walk around and students ask different classmates the questions. It is recommended for any age and mainly for A2 level.

The Past Simple Bingo is a great warm-up activity about past events, experiences, activities. How to play: There are 4 identical bingo cards on one page, so you need a pair of scissors to cut it up. Students mark every statement that is true about themselves. If someone has four in a line (horizontally, vertically, or maybe even diagonally), they shout bingo. Wait until most of the students have a bingo. Then ask a couple of them to read which statements got them a bingo and encourage them to discuss them. Why do you think so? When? It includes a one-page-version as well, if you want to project it. Of course, you can play the Past simple Bingo in many different ways. In another version, students must work in pairs and mark their partner’s answers. Or the whole class can get up and walk around and students ask different classmates the questions. It is recommended for any age and mainly for A2 level.

Fallas is the biggest celebration in Valencia, happening in March. At this time of the year, it is clever making students educate you about the topic. This is a good introductory activity to start the conversation going. The Fallas Bingo is supposed to reveal how much they are involved in this Valencian festival. How to play: You have to files. If you want to use the material digitally, then use the whole page where you see one bingo sheet. If you prefer using printed material, then choose the pdf, where there are 4 identical bingo cards on one page, so you’ll need a pair of scissors to cut it up. Students mark every statement that is true about themselves. If someone has four in a line (horizontally, vertically, or maybe even diagonally), they shout bingo. Wait until most of the students have a bing. Then ask a couple of them to read which statements got them a bingo and encourage them to discuss them. Why? When? Of course, you can play the Fallas Bingo in many different ways. In another version, students must work in pairs, form questions based on the statements, and mark their partner’s answers. Or the whole class can get up and walk around and students ask different classmates the questions. It is recommended for teenagers and adults, from about B1/ pre-intermediate level.

The Environment Bingo is supposed to reveal how aware students are about different environmental challenges. How to play: There are 4 identical bingo cards on one page, so you need a pair of scissors to cut it up. Students mark every statement that is true about themselves. If someone has four in a line (horizontally, vertically, or maybe even diagonally), they shout bingo. Wait until most of the students have a bing. Then ask a couple of them to read which statements got them a bingo and encourage them to discuss them. Why? When? Of course, you can play the Environment Bingo in many different ways. In another version, students must work in pairs, form questions based on the statements, and mark their partner’s answers. Or the whole class can get up and walk around and students ask different classmates the questions. It is recommended for teenagers and adults (a quite serious topic) and from about B1/ pre-intermediate level.

Some fun idioms, phrasal verbs and expression with the word ‘cat’. It contains 2 activities. In the first one students have to guess the meaning of the cat idioms based on the context. In the second one they have to complete the phrases. You can encourage them to try to imagine them visually, that helps a lot. Discuss what they mean afterwards. Answer key is on the second page.

An easy litttle word search for Valentine’s Day. 10 pictures indicate the words students need to find. I recommend it for A2-B1 level.

Fun Conversation Starters for ESL Students Get ready for engaging, interactive conversations with these 16 Winter-themed “Would You Rather…?” speaking cards! Each card presents two options, encouraging students to choose and explain their preferences. These easy, fun questions not only spark lively discussions but also help improve critical thinking, speaking fluency, and vocabulary in a fun, seasonal context. Versatile for All Levels: Whether you’re teaching beginners or advanced students, these cards are designed to suit every level. Clear images on each card help students understand the question easily, while the requirement to justify their answers ensures the complexity of their responses grows with their English proficiency. From simple preferences to more detailed reasoning, these cards will push students to articulate their thoughts clearly and creatively. Perfect for All Settings: These cards are ideal for group activities in the classroom, pair work, or even individual lessons. Whether you are looking for an icebreaker or a way to practice speaking skills in a relaxed, holiday-themed setting, these cards provide a dynamic, festive way to engage your students.

Christmas Jokes with Idioms - B2-C1 Level This fun and engaging resource features 9 Christmas-themed cards that combine humorous jokes with common English idioms. Each card includes a picture that visually represents the idiom, along with a playful Christmas joke that incorporates the expression. Perfect for B2-C1 level learners, this activity helps students practice and understand idiomatic expressions while enjoying a bit of festive humor. The jokes are carefully selected to challenge learners with more advanced vocabulary and concepts, while the images provide context to aid comprehension.

Boost your students’ vocabulary and spelling skills with this set of Homophone cards. Designed for ESL learners, these cards help students distinguish and master homophones—words that sound the same but have different meanings and spellings, like their, there, and they’re. Perfect for A2-B1 level learners, this activity sharpens pronunciation and spelling skills while making language learning fun and interactive. What’s Inside: 24 Pairs of Homophone Cards for matching Illustrations for visual recognition It includes the answer key.

When you only have a little bit of time for a game (couple minutes), playing this modified 3-IN-A-LINE game is the perfect solution. What’s included: an A2-B1 level game sheets a B2-C1 level game sheets theme: winter How to play: You can either project the empty grid included or simply draw a 3x3 grid on the board. Mark the columns as A, B, C, and the rows as 1, 2, 3. Form two groups and decide who will be X (cross) and who will be O (nought). The first group should pick a spot on the grid (e.g., B2). They can win that spot and place their mark if they answer the question for that spot correctly. If they don’t know the right answer, the other group has the chance to respond and can win the spot. If no one answers correctly, it remains empty. The goal, as in every 3-IN-A-LINE game, is to get three of your marks in a line. If you want tyou can give them a second chance for the empty spot: -for the A2-B1 level, you can provide a hint for the same question. -for the higher level, you can either give a hint or use the question from the lower level as a substitute. This game is useful for topic-based classes to strengthen students’ vocabulary or just use it as a random fun activity.

It is a downloadable pdf file containing 3 pages. This worksheet is aimed at ESL (English as second/ foreign language) students, B1 preliminary level and higher. Use it when you teach the topic of nature, weather or elements. The students need a copy of the first 2 pages. First, ask them to identify the pictures at the bottom of the first page. They can use these words to fill in the gaps of the sentences from 1-11. They should guess what the idioms are. Then you check if they chose the correct pictures and move on to the second page where they have to match the sentences 1-11 to the definitions of the idioms a-k. Then discuss the meaning together. The third page has the answer key. Grab your worksheets today and make teaching English a breeze!

It is a downloadable pdf file containing 3 pages. This Education Idioms worksheet is aimed at ESL (English as second/ foreign language) students, B1 preliminary level and higher. Use it when you teach the topic of education and school. The students need a copy of the first 2 pages. First, ask them to look at the pictures and see if they recognize any of the idioms. Walk them through the pictures for the rest of them and put together the idioms, write them down, and clarify their meaning. On the second page they have to match the idioms 1-8 with sentences A-H. The third page has the answer key. Grab your worksheets today and make teaching English a breeze!