Christmas Scattergories Game This is a really fun activity to play before and after Christmas with your students as they practice and build their vocabulary. Scattergories is the perfect classroom group game! You can play this game with students of literally any age or level. Players attempt to create answers for each of the four categories on their game. This should be a fast moving game and there are only spaces for six words per category. The MAXIMUM they can write is six words so they have to choose them wisely. Students can be creative and flexible with their answers, but other players can challenge them! 12 games are included with different categories! You can either print out the game sheets or project them to save paper and ink. For younger students you can allow more time for them to think and write, while older students will love the challenge of the timer. See the preview for full teacher instructions. LICENSING TERMS: This purchase includes a license for one teacher only for personal use in their classroom. Licenses are non-transferable, meaning they can not be passed from one teacher to another. No part of this resource is to be shared with colleagues or used by an entire grade level, school, or district without purchasing the proper number of licenses. COPYRIGHT TERMS: This resource may not be uploaded to the internet in any form, including classroom/personal websites or network drives, unless the site is password protected and can only be accessed by students.

ESL speaking game for beginners and advanced students alike, a fun NO PREP activity. All students can practice speaking and forming the present perfect tense with regular and irregular verbs. The past participles are written on the cards. The way the cards are organized even beginners can use them and have a great time playing this fun speaking game. Students practice saying "Never, ever have I ever" or "I have" followed by something they may or may not have done. Use this game in class with small groups or at a language club event. Just print out the cards, laminate if possible, punch holes in the upper corner and attach with a keychain. A fun no prep activity for years to come! Included with this resource: 75 game cards - Black and white and color versions - Ready to print, laminate, cut out, punch holes and hook together with a key ring. Here's how the game works: Begin your sentence with "Never, ever have I ever" if you have never done what is written on the card. Begin with "I have" if you have done it. Other players can react in a variety of ways: Me too. Me neither. I have, too. If you say that you have done something (and you're not a beginner) you have to tell the story about when you did what is on the card in English.

Playing TABOO in English is a great way to get ESL students to speak English and learn a lot of new vocabulary. This game focuses on different cities and countries around the world. It is simple to modify and use with beginners and advanced students alike. Advanced students try to get teammates to guess the word at the top of the card without saying any of the "taboo" words listed below. Beginner students can still play, but they should be allowed to use the "taboo" words to help learn new vocabulary and build sentences in English. This ESL Taboo game includes the following: 40 Taboo game cards to print, cut out and laminate if possible Color and black and white versions included How to play Object of the game: One player tries to get his teammate to guess the word at the top of a card. The player must give clues, but he can't use any of the Taboo words in his description. The taboo words are written beneath the word at the top of the card. Teams score points for each word successfully guessed. The team with the most points at the end of the game wins. Beginner students should be allowed to use the TABOO words printed on the cards. This will encourage them to use new vocabulary and will help them in forming sentences to use as clues.

Want your ESL students to use their FAMILY AND FRIENDS vocabulary? This NO PREP activity is a fun way to encourage your intermediate to advanced students to speak more. You can use it after learning specific vocabulary for family and friends or as a fun interactive activity on a day when you want to just focus on speaking and reviewing vocabulary in a different way. There are 30 questions in all. About half of the questions begin with an interrogative word encouraging more than YES and NO responses. Topics used in these cards: * Family members * Immediate and extended family * Friends * Relationships * Preferences All cards are visually stimulating and feature a circle to punch out in the upper left corner so that you can print, laminate, cut out, punch holes and hook the cards together with a keyring. Have a look at the thumbnail to see how cute they turn out. Using these cards this way makes it easy to pull them out year after year to use as NO PREP speaking activities.

Christmas vocabulary - 30 ESL Christmas speaking prompt question cards Want your students to use their CHRISTMAS vocabulary in fun and meaningful conversations? You can use this NO PREP activity year after year as a fun way to encourage your students to speak more to each other about Christmas traditions and holiday fun. This resource is suitable for any curriculum in which English is the language spoken, and will work best for students in 6th to 12th grade. You can use these cards after learning specific vocabulary for Christmas during the month of December or as a fun interactive activity on a day when you want to just focus on speaking and reviewing vocabulary in a different way. All cards are visually stimulating and feature a circle to punch out in the upper left corner so that you can print, laminate, cut out, punch holes and hook the cards together with a ring. Using these cards this way makes it easy to pull them out year after year to use as NO PREP speaking activities. A pdf with only one card per page is included for easy projection when you don't want to print. Included: 30 color speaking prompt cards 30 black and white speaking prompt cards 9 ways to use these cards Easy to project file for whole class activity Scoot activity instructions Scoot student recording sheet LICENSING TERMS: This purchase includes a license for one teacher only for personal use in their classroom. Licenses are non-transferable, meaning they can not be passed from one teacher to another. No part of this resource is to be shared with colleagues or used by an entire grade level, school, or district without purchasing the proper number of licenses. COPYRIGHT TERMS: This resource may not be uploaded to the internet in any form, including classroom/personal websites or network drives, unless the site is password protected and can only be accessed by students.

Playing TABOO in English is a great way to get ESL students to speak English and learn a lot of new vocabulary. This game focuses on HOUSE AND HOME vocabulary. It is simple to modify and use with beginners and advanced students alike. Advanced students try to get teammates to guess the word at the top of the card without saying any of the "taboo" words listed below. Beginner students can still play, but they should be allowed to use the "taboo" words to help learn new vocabulary and build sentences in English. Check out my other ESL TABOO SPEAKING GAMES! This ESL Taboo game includes the following: 30 Taboo game cards to print, cut out and laminate if possible Color and black and white versions included How to play Object of the game: One player tries to get his teammate to guess the word at the top of a card. The player must give clues, but he can't use any of the Taboo words in his description. The taboo words are written beneath the word at the top of the card. Teams score points for each word successfully guessed. The team with the most points at the end of the game wins. Beginner students should be allowed to use the TABOO words printed on the cards. This will encourage them to use new vocabulary and will help them in forming sentences to use as clues.

70 Upper-intermediate ESL - ELL conversation starter and speaking prompt cards Use this set of UPPER-INTERMEDIATE ESL conversation prompt cards to get even your most timid students talking to each other in English. These 70 question cards are terrific for discussion and journal writing prompts and they span 13 different themes: ➤ school ➤ food and cooking ➤ what would you do it... ➤ money ➤ Ouch! ➤ social media networks ➤ good and bad habits ➤ the inexplicable ➤ pet peeves ➤ fear and phobias ➤ weather ➤ animals ➤ studies This no prep activity is perfect for small groups or as a whole class activity. Use these cards as a review and vocabulary builder with ESL students at the upper-intermediate to lower-advanced levels. An easy to project PDF in color with only one card per page is included in case you want to work on the questions as a class without printing and cutting out the cards. Included: 70 question cards (color and black and white versions as you see in the thumbnails) 9 ways to use these cards Easy to project PDF file (one card per page) Scoot activity directions There are many ways you can use this set of 70 speaking cards: ➤ Print, laminate, cut out, punch holes and attach on a ring for small groups to ask and answer questions. ➤ Use as a warm-up speaking activity or ice breaker with a conversation partner. As students enter the classroom have them choose 2-3 cards from a box. ➤ Students who finish their work earlier than others can choose a few of the cards and write out their answers including reasons for their preferences. ➤ Use as exit tickets. Give each student a card before the end of class and as they walk out of the room they tell the teacher their answer. ➤ Stations: Put students into groups and divide the cards amongst them. Have groups rotate to a new station as they finish the cards. ➤ Scoot: Put one card on each desk in the classroom. Give each student a response sheet and set a timer to give them just enough time to answer the question. When the timer rings students move on to the next desk and the next question. ➤ Use the cards with board games. Students must answer a question in order to move. ➤ Use the cards as a getting to know you activity or ice breaker at the beginning of the year or at a French club event. ➤ Great resource for tutoring sessions.

Doctor's Office and Hospitals Scattergories Game - ESL - ELL This is a really fun activity to play with your students as they practice and build their doctor's office and hospital vocabulary. Scattergories is the perfect game! You can play this game with students of any age or level. Players attempt to create answers for each of the four categories on their game. This should be a fast moving game and there are only spaces for six words per category. The MAXIMUM they can write is six words so they have to choose them wisely. Students can be creative and flexible with their answers, but other players can challenge them! 12 games are included with 48 different categories! You can either print out the game sheets or project them to save paper and ink. For younger students you can allow more time for them to think and write, while older students will love the challenge of the timer. LICENSING TERMS: This purchase includes a license for one teacher only for personal use in their classroom. Licenses are non-transferable, meaning they can not be passed from one teacher to another. No part of this resource is to be shared with colleagues or used by an entire grade level, school, or district without purchasing the proper number of licenses. COPYRIGHT TERMS: This resource may not be uploaded to the internet in any form, including classroom/personal websites or network drives, unless the site is password protected and can only be accessed by students.

Here are 120 NO PREP ESL conversation starters in the form of task cards. There is a question on each card. You can pick and choose the ones that are at the right level for your students. These cards are perfect for building speaking skills and vocabulary! This is a great speaking activity for small groups. Students of ages high school to adult learners will benefit from this exercise by building their vocabulary skills and using all of the grammar they've been learning. Just cut out the 120 cards, punch holes in the spaces provided and hook the stack of cards together with a key ring. It would be a great idea to print on card stock and laminate the cards before punching holes and attaching them. Super easy and no prep for years to come. Both black and white and color versions are included.

Want your ESL students to use their HOTEL vocabulary? This NO PREP activity is a fun way to encourage your intermediate to advanced students to speak more. You can use it after learning specific vocabulary for hotels or as a fun interactive activity on a day when you want to just focus on speaking and reviewing vocabulary in a different way. There are 30 questions in all. About half of the questions begin with an interrogative word encouraging more than YES and NO responses. Topics used in these cards: * Different kinds of lodging * Hotel services * Reservations * Reception * Preferences All cards are visually stimulating and feature a circle to punch out in the upper left corner so that you can print, laminate, cut out, punch holes and hook the cards together with a keyring. Have a look at the thumbnail to see how cute they turn out. Using these cards this way makes it easy to pull them out year after year to use as NO PREP speaking activities.

Playing ESL TABOO is a great way to get students to speak English and learn a lot of new vocabulary. This game is simple to modify and use with beginners and advanced students alike. The them of this TABOO game is DAILY ROUTINE. 32 playing cards are included. This ESL Taboo game includes the following: How to play (beginner and advanced levels) 32 Taboo game cards to print, cut out and laminate if possible *In the upper left corner there's a spot for you to punch holes in the cards so that you can then attach them with a ring for no prep use every time! Object of the game: One player tries to get his teammate to guess the word at the top of a card. The player must give clues, but he can't use any of the Taboo words in his description. The taboo words are written beneath the word at the top of the card. Teams score points for each word successfully guessed. The team with the most points at the end of the game wins. Beginner students should be allowed to use the TABOO words printed on the cards. This will encourage them to use new vocabulary and will help them in forming sentences to use as clues.

Christmas - ESL Taboo Speaking Game Playing TABOO is a great way to get ESL students to speak English and learn a lot of new vocabulary. This game is simple to modify and use with beginners and advanced students alike. In this CHRISTMAS version of the game there are 30 playing cards. I've included 2 fun ways to play this fun vocabulary game and both are explained in the instructions. This ESL Taboo game includes the following: How to play classic Taboo (beginner and advanced levels) 30 Taboo game cards to print, laminate, cut out and hook together with a ring Black and white and grayscale copies are included PDF for projecting one card at a time for a whole class activity How to play 15 MINUTES MAX - an alternative version of the game 15 MINUTES MAX game board *In the upper left corner there's a spot for you to punch holes in the cards so that you can then attach them with a ring for no prep use every time. Be sure to laminate if at all possible. Object of the game: One player tries to get his teammate to guess the word at the top of a card. The player must give clues, but he can't use any of the Taboo words in his description. The taboo words are written beneath the word at the top of the card. Teams score points for each word successfully guessed. The team with the most points at the end of the game wins. Beginner students should be allowed to use the TABOO words printed on the cards. This will encourage them to use new vocabulary and will help them in forming sentences to use as clues. LICENSING TERMS: This purchase includes a license for one teacher only for personal use in their classroom. Licenses are non-transferable, meaning they can not be passed from one teacher to another. No part of this resource is to be shared with colleagues or used by an entire grade level, school, or district without purchasing the proper number of licenses. COPYRIGHT TERMS: This resource may not be uploaded to the internet in any form, including classroom/personal websites or network drives, unless the site is password protected and can only be accessed by students.

ESL - ELL Winter Vocabulary Crossword Puzzle This no prep WINTER VOCABULARY (not Christmas related) crossword puzzle is a fun way to teach your students seasonal vocabulary and is a perfect resource to use in immersion, core ELA or homeschool curriculums. Included: 1 crossword puzzle Answer key LICENSING TERMS: This purchase includes a license for one teacher only for personal use in their classroom. Licenses are non-transferable, meaning they can not be passed from one teacher to another. No part of this resource is to be shared with colleagues or used by an entire grade level, school, or district without purchasing the proper number of licenses. COPYRIGHT TERMS: This resource may not be uploaded to the internet in any form, including classroom/personal websites or network drives, unless the site is password protected and can only be accessed by students.

Halloween vocabulary - 30 ESL Halloween speaking prompt question cards Want your students to use their HALLOWEEN vocabulary in fun and meaningful conversations? This NO PREP activity is a fun way to encourage your students to speak more to each other about Halloween traditions and holiday fun. This resource is suitable for any curriculum in which English is the language spoken, and will work best for students in 3rd to 12th grade. You can use these cards after learning specific vocabulary for Halloween during the month of October or as a fun interactive activity on a day when you want to just focus on speaking and reviewing vocabulary in a different way. All cards are visually stimulating and feature a circle to punch out in the upper left corner so that you can print, laminate, cut out, punch holes and hook the cards together with a ring. Using these cards this way makes it easy to pull them out year after year to use as NO PREP speaking activities. A pdf with only one card per page is included for easy projection when you don't want to print. Included: 30 color speaking prompt cards 30 black and white speaking prompt cards 9 ways to use these cards Easy to project file for whole class activity Scoot activity instructions Scoot student recording sheet LICENSING TERMS: This purchase includes a license for one teacher only for personal use in their classroom. Licenses are non-transferable, meaning they can not be passed from one teacher to another. No part of this resource is to be shared with colleagues or used by an entire grade level, school, or district without purchasing the proper number of licenses. COPYRIGHT TERMS: This resource may not be uploaded to the internet in any form, including classroom/personal websites or network drives, unless the site is password protected and can only be accessed by students.

Food - English Taboo Speaking Game - ESL - ELL Playing TABOO is a great way to get students to speak English and learn a lot of new FOOD vocabulary. This game is simple to modify and use with beginners and advanced students alike. 70 game cards are included There are 2 fun ways to play this fun vocabulary game and both are explained in the instructions (see classic game play in the preview). This game is great fun, suitable for any English speaking classroom when you want to get your students to talk to each other using descriptive words, and 4th - 12th grade will enjoy playing it. This food themed taboo speaking game includes the following: How to play classic Taboo (beginner and advanced levels) 70 Taboo game cards to print, laminate, cut out and hook together with a ring Color and black and white copies of the 32 cards are provided PDF with one card per page for projecting an all class activity with no printing How to play 15 MINUTES MAX - an alternative version of the game 15 MINUTES MAX game board *In the upper left corner there's a spot for you to punch holes in the cards so that you can then attach them with a ring for no prep use every time. Be sure to laminate if at all possible! Object of the game: One player tries to get his teammate to guess the word at the top of a card. The player must give clues, but he can't use any of the Taboo words in his description. The taboo words are written beneath the word at the top of the card. Teams score points for each word successfully guessed. The team with the most points at the end of the game wins. Beginner students should be allowed to use the TABOO words printed on the cards. This will encourage them to use new vocabulary and will help them in forming sentences to use as clues. LICENSING TERMS: This purchase includes a license for one teacher only for personal use in their classroom. Licenses are non-transferable, meaning they can not be passed from one teacher to another. No part of this resource is to be shared with colleagues or used by an entire grade level, school, or district without purchasing the proper number of licenses. COPYRIGHT TERMS: This resource may not be uploaded to the internet in any form, including classroom/personal websites or network drives, unless the site is password protected and can only be accessed by students.

Using cootie catchers (fortune tellers) to get students speaking to each other and to help them get to know their classmates better is a great idea at any time of the year. Your students already love them, and cootie catchers are the perfect ice breaker activity for back to school. This resource is suitable for any teacher who wants his or her students to interact and learn fun facts about each other. This file includes ten different ice breaker cootie catchers. The file also contains 2 blank templates for making your own cootie catchers (a perfect activity for test review questions). Each version includes 8 fun questions for a total of 80 getting to know you questions. Some of the questions are really silly while others demand more reflection. Sample questions: What is your favorite kind of candy? Would you prefer to eat pizza or ice cream? Have you ever stuck a booger under your desk? If you could be any animal, which one would you be? What is your favorite game to play at recess? Do you like licorice? Have you ever eaten raw fish? What is the worst meal served at the school cafeteria? Are you afraid of the dark? If you could have any superpower, what would it be? Tell me a joke. What is your favorite store? What would you do if you had a whole lot of money? Have you ever put gum that has already been chewed in your mouth? If a genie could grant you one wish, what would it be? Do you sing in the shower? Here's everything you get: 10 different cootie catchers, each has 8 questions for a total of 80 Color and black and white copies are included 2 blank templates to make your own review games (one with classic cars and one with flowers) Instructions on how to fold cootie catchers LICENSING TERMS: This purchase includes a license for one teacher only for personal use in their classroom. Licenses are non-transferable, meaning they can not be passed from one teacher to another. No part of this resource is to be shared with colleagues or used by an entire grade level, school, or district without purchasing the proper number of licenses. COPYRIGHT TERMS: This resource may not be uploaded to the internet in any form, including classroom/personal websites or network drives, unless the site is password protected and can only be accessed by students.

ESL - ELL Valentine's Day Scattergories Game Valentine’s Day Scattergories is a fun game that will help students with vocabulary and word work practice. Instructions are included. Students will enjoy working in groups and learning together. This activity works well as a literacy center once students know how to play. This is a really fun activity to play with your students as they practice and build their Valentine's Day themed vocabulary. Students of all ages can play this vocabulary game. Players attempt to create answers for each of the four categories on their game card. This should be a fast moving game and there are only spaces for six words per category. The MAXIMUM they can write is six words so they have to choose them wisely. Students can be creative and flexible with their answers, but other players can challenge them! 12 games are included with 48 different categories! Just print out the game sheets and you're ready to go. For younger students you can allow more time for thinking and writing, while older students will love the challenge of the timer. LICENSING TERMS: This purchase includes a license for one teacher only for personal use in their classroom. Licenses are non-transferable, meaning they can not be passed from one teacher to another. No part of this resource is to be shared with colleagues or used by an entire grade level, school, or district without purchasing the proper number of licenses. COPYRIGHT TERMS: This resource may not be uploaded to the internet in any form, including classroom/personal websites or network drives, unless the site is password protected and can only be accessed by students.

ESL - ELL Valentine's Day Vocabulary Taboo Game Valentine's Day Vocabulary Taboo Game Playing TABOO is a great way to get students to speak to each other and learn a lot of new vocabulary. This game is simple to modify and use with students of all ages. In this Valentine's Day version of the game there are 20 playing cards. I've included 2 fun ways to play this vocabulary game and both are explained in the instructions. This is a great game for students to practice word choice and to use synonyms to describe a topic. It encourages students to describe words in different ways. There are many ways to use this game. You can use it as a literacy center or whole class activity, have students act out words rather than using language, play reverse Taboo by giving the Taboo words and having students guess the word at the top. This Taboo game includes the following: How to play classic Taboo 20 Taboo game cards to print, laminate and cut out Black and white and grayscale copies are included PDF for projecting one card at a time for a whole class activity How to play 15 MINUTES MAX - an alternative version of the game 15 MINUTES MAX game board Object of the game: One player tries to get his teammate to guess the word at the top of a card. The player must give clues, but he can't use any of the Taboo words in his description. The taboo words are written beneath the word at the top of the card. Teams score points for each word successfully guessed. The team with the most points at the end of the game wins. LICENSING TERMS: This purchase includes a license for one teacher only for personal use in their classroom. Licenses are non-transferable, meaning they can not be passed from one teacher to another. No part of this resource is to be shared with colleagues or used by an entire grade level, school, or district without purchasing the proper number of licenses. COPYRIGHT TERMS: This resource may not be uploaded to the internet in any form, including classroom/personal websites or network drives, unless the site is password protected and can only be accessed by students.

This is a really fun game to practice with your students who are learning vocabulary about HOUSE AND HOME, and it involves NO PREP. I've included both a beginner and intermediate version of the game. The beginner version has the words written out and the intermediate version only shows pictures. Have a look at the thumbnails to see what they look like. Each version includes 32 cards. Depending on class size you could either give each student more than one card or have them play with a partner. I recommend printing out and laminating these cards if possible so that you can use them over and over again. Here's how this activity works. Once each student has a card (or cards), the one who has the card that says "I'll begin" starts the game. He says, for example, "I'll begin. I have the fireplace. Who has the window?" The person who has the card with a window on it says, "I have the window. Who has the curtains?" And so the activity goes on until the last card is called and that student's card will say, "That's the end!" Another idea is to prepare two sets of cards, divide your class into two groups and let each group have a go to see which team can get through the entire deck of cards the fastest. If the vocabulary is completely new you could start out with the beginner deck and as the words become more familiar you could move on to the intermediate level. It's really a lot of fun, and though you can play with younger students the older ones love this game just as much.