A Website to Explore: games4esl.com
Developed by experienced ESL teachers, games4esl has an incredible number of free resources for teachers of all levels of MLLs. The site features video and Powerpoint games, online quizzes, worksheets, printable flashcards and board games, PowerPoint lessons, lesson plans, exercises, and a blog of teaching tips.
The activities span a broad range of topics, including everyday life, famous people and places, sports, holidays and more. Quizzes cover vocabulary, grammar, and general knowledge. The site is also searchable for specific topics.
Here are three sample games:
- A memory video game can help students learn prepositions of place.
- The categories game can be played with general lists, or focus on topics students are studying.
- Another game is similar to Family Feud, which can be played with the video on the website or a downloadable template using 50 questions from the website. Questions could be generated by the teacher, online information, or a survey of students’ classmates.
The site is funded through advertisements, but they do not interfere with the online activities.