Games

Games

Games are a great way for ELLs to practice their oral language skills. They can be used to motivate and challenge students, as well as sustain the effort of learning. Games can be used to increase reading, writing, speaking and listening skills. Students may feel less inhibited to interact and communicate while participating in a game. Games also create a meaningful context for language use. Games help to accomodate special students and those with different learning styles. http://eslsite.com/rd/Games/games-quick_ideas.html
 * Backs to the board:**
 * 1) Put two seats in front of the board and split the class into two teams.
 * 2) Ask two students to sit in each chair and then write a word on the board.
 * 3) The students sat in the chairs have their backs to the boards therefore they cannot see the word.
 * 4) The teams have to get the students in the chairs to say the word by giving the students in the chairs definitions.

** This is a fun game in which students have to guess who they are. It is ideal for students who are pre-intermediate and above. http://eslsite.com/rd/Games/famous_people_on_my_back.html
 * Famous people on my back

The following is a great list of websites that include games for the ESL classroom. They provide a multitude of links to literacy games for ELLs. http://www.shambles.net/pages/learning/EnglishP/eslgames/