Playful English Teaching

  • Card Games

    After creating a basic set of pictures cards you can do tons of different things with them. It keeps kids interested and the vocabulary is retained better when presented in…

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  • Games review

    Games that are great for learning vocabulary with smaller groups. There will be links to purchase for as many as possible. I am not sure what is available outside the…

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  • The Magic of Dr. Jean

    Super songs for teaching and just plain having fun! If you have never had the pleasure of discovering Dr. Jean, go on YouTube and check her out. Here just a…

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  • Vegetable game

    This game can be expanded to any number of vegetables (or in fact any other vocabulary you might want to do).  I have chosen a total of twelve, some of…

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  • Vegetable Tango

    Vegetable Tango I use this as a start to learning vegetables. I hang picture cards on the board (or in small groups with no board lay them on the floor)…

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  • Shaky Eggs

    A fun class at Easter, in the spring, when doing a chapter on farm animals, etc. This class uses the song “I Know a Chicken” by Laurie Berkner. You need…

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