Games for teaching and learning resource booklet



Games for teaching and learning resource booklet

Games, warmers, energizers, coolers, 5-minute activities

It is essential to include games, energizers, warmers etc in order to make learning fun both for the learners and teachers. Many colleagues also ask for activities related to these areas so I decided to put this resource booklet together. It is divided into 5 parts for ease of reference and access.

Part 1 is about pedagogy of using games in language teaching and learning.

Part 2 is about websites that provide printable and interactive games and activities.

Part 3 is about warmers , lead-ins and energizers that are essential for motivating learners.

Part 4 is a special section of files and book links about games/activities for those colleagues not able to download from Mediafire from certain countries.

Part 5 contains a large number of book on Mediafire that provide games ideas and activities in abundance for all levels and for virtually all language topics.

I hope colleagues find this resource useful, at the least it should prove to be a great timesaver for busy teachers.

1. Pedagogy

Review of books about games in language teaching – explains why its important to use games in language teaching. As Kim (1995) states 'There are many advantages of using games in the classroom:

1. Games are a welcome break from the usual routine of the language class.

2. They are motivating and challenging.

3. Learning a language requires a great deal of effort. Games help students to make and sustain the effort of learning.

4. Games provide language practice in the various skills- speaking, writing, listening and reading.

5. They encourage students to interact and communicate.

6. They create a meaningful context for language use.'



A slideshow on why to use games and some examples



A short articles about using games to motivate adult learners.



Ready to use games and activities that make language skills fun to learn.

English brainstormers



Theses abstract exploring the use of games in the ESL classroom



Articles on teaching grammar with fun learning games



Good short collection of games to teach babies and children in a fun way.



Using board games in the language classroom.



2. Games Websites

This is a must visit site as it has a superb collection of games for most occasions. Second link is to short activities as fillers.





In my view this is one of the top most site for ESL materials and this link is for the huge collection of games and other links.



This is a well-known excellent site that offers alphabetically listed games and how to play them.



A good collection of games that can be used using whiteboard, flash cards, playing cards and other resources to make learning fun and effective.



Some more sample games here.



This is an excellent site with games for all levels – most teachers have probably used games from here.



Six computer games to use in an English language classroom. Worth a look.



Is one of the premier websites for accessing games to use with young children and most of you know it well.



Collection of games and activities by language teachers in Japan- many games here.



Rong-Chang has collected many websites that include games and activities for language learning for all levels.



A good collection of games for all levels



This well known site provides games and games boards. I’m sure I don’t need to exhort you to visit this one – Do I?



Another well-known site offering interactive games – particularly for children



Alphabetically listed games and how to play them from general to use of flash cards and songs.



Learn English words and phrases by playing these Spanish/ English language learner games.



You can certainly liven up your classroom form games here.



This website brings together many other sites that offer games.



Huge collection of games and activities for ESL teacher – a must visit.



Another sites that has collected links to other sites with interesting games.



Videos explaining how different games are played. Very interesting and really useful.





A very good collection of board games for intermediate and advanced learners.



This site is excellent for ESL materials and has also collected many games. You need to register but it is free.



Another very useful site offering collection of games.



Interesting board games



174 ESL grammar games lessons reviewd by teachers.



This site brings together the plethora of sites that offer card games.



Elementary to advanced grammar and conversation games – excellent.



Happy house 1 and 2 interactive games for children.



ESL and English games and activities directory – excellent.



EFL playhouse – games for children Good selection, some printables.



This is a list of EFL/ESL flashcard games and activities, that can be used in the EFL/ESL classroom with the majority of structures and vocabulary. These ESL games are based around the use of flashcards.



This is an excellent sites offering many teaching ideas and resources not least these vocabulary games galore.



This site also offers some really great games.



This blog is worth a visit to access some fun games.



100’s of ESL conversation games



These are some English Language Games that you can play online.



Grammar games archive



This is Oxford University Press collection of student sites for their books that includes lots of interactive games. This is the mega site for those teachers that have access to ICT. All levels.



916 grammar games lesson plans reviewed by teacher.





Grammar games or the interactive whiteboard



This sites links to 100’s of games for English literacy activities.



Free online grammar games



Teenagers grammar games







Grammar games



Word Play – fun games for building reading and writing skills in children with learning differences.



Part of Speech Games



Circuits cards grammar game



Card game activities using grammar based dialogue - excellent



games from a UK site for intermediate learners





Games form englishonline























team games



memory games



3. Warmers, lead-ins, energizers etc

ESL warmers



Energizers/icebreakers



Energizers



Dave’s café Icebreakers excellent large collection



Ice Breakers, Energisers Warm Ups





















































































4. Games books from internet especially for those colleagues who cannot download from Mediafire



















































A good list of grammar games for use.



Card game activities using grammar based dialogue - excellent



5. Books and other resources

Back and forth pairwork for language development



board games zip



classroom games



Conversation starter



conversation



conversation 1



conversation 1 zip



conversation activities handouts



conversation card responses



efl games



elementary communication games



elementary word games



English basic book ecl course



Esl teachers conversation pack 1



esl teachers conversation pack 2



esl teachers games pack



Five minute activities resource book



Games for beginner and advanced



grammar games and activities





grammar games 1





intermediate communication games



intermediate grammar games



stories for reading comprehension



teaching games and puzzles



Teaching games and puzzles



Timesavers visual grammar



Timesavers games



Timesavers picture prompts



Timesavers read and react



Timesavers mindtwisters and puzzles



Timesavers reading intermediate to advanced



vocabulary games 1 ppt



word games 1 , 2 and 3







writing games



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