ESL Activities For Kids

When teaching children English we may face a few challenges:

make children focus on the materials;

ask them for patience when it comes to writing and reading activities;

start implementing new vocabulary and grammar structure into everyday conversations.

Today we want to share tips on turning an English lesson into a fun time.

Disappearing message

This activity will help children to stay focused and engaged. Write a sentence on the board, and ask a child to read it aloud. Then start erasing one word after another. While you’re clearing the text, make sure the child repeats every disappearing word. When the sentence is fully erased, ask your student to say the whole sentence and write it by him/herself.

Tip! Don’t forget about the English level of your students. Start off with a simple sentence and then challenge them with a more complex one. In the end, you may add a couple of new words.

Talking Crossword

You will need a board for this activity too. Come up with a password word within one topic you covered before and draw empty slots for each letter of your word. Then announce the topic and ask children to say words they can think of within the chosen theme. For example, the topic is “weather” and your secret word is “RAIN”. Your students may come with different words, and you’ll count on those which contain the right letter. For instance, toRnado (take the letter “R”), Autumn (take the letter “A”), etc. Once all the letters are collected unscramble the secret code together.

Tip! Feel free to practice this activity online. You may as well use alphabet cards and play this game at the desk or even on the couch. This activity will be more efficient for kinesthetic kids.

Dialogue Substitution

Present a dialogue to your children and ask them to read according to the assigned roles. If it’s only you and your child, feel free to take part as a student. Once the reading activity is over, ask them to substitute any word with anything they want as long as it makes sense. This type of activity helps kids to focus on the meaning of the words instead of drilling the words.

Example:
— Hi! What’s your name?
— Hello! I am Jack. What’s your name?
— I am Linda.
— Linda, what is there?
— It’s a big apple tree, Jack.

Substitution:

— Hi! What’s your name?
— Hello! I am Winnie the Pooh. What’s your name?
— I am Little Mermaid.
— What is there?
— It’s a big honey cake.

Learn English proverbs with your children. The list of the most common ones you may find here.

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