CROSSWORD PUZZLES

How can we review vocabulary? One way is to review it through crossword puzzles. Games are useful for language learning because they provide a fun way to learn. Instead of many hours of worksheets, students can ‘practice and play’, with good results.

This interactive ESL word search puzzle will help children practice spelling words related to the topic you want. Solve this vocabulary word search online using the pictures as clues. Check the pictures and words in right side as hint and find them in this word search puzzle. --> ESLGames+

Printable ESL Word Search Puzzles for Kids:

Printable ESL Crossword Puzzles for Kids:

Printable ESL Word Spiral Puzzles for Kids:

We can also do online crosswords from the following webpages:

Boatload puzzles

ESL crossword puzzles

Hope you like it!

BOARD GAMES!

We all know that grammar can sometimes be boring for students because they don't like doing worksheets and worksheets of tedious grammar activities. So, as teachers we have to find different resources so as to avoid them getting bored and be tired of learning English.

Apart from using songs, we can also use board games in class. Students can be required to play in groups of 4 or 5, which, at the same time, is a good way to make them work in teams. We can invent our own games or use the ones that you can find on the internet. Here you have a list of webpages full of board games that can be printed:

- ESL Galaxy --> http://www.esl-galaxy.com

- MES English --> http://www.mes-english.com/games/boardgames.php

- Teaching English --> http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/board-games

- Lanternfish --> http://bogglesworldesl.com/esl_games.htm

Here you have two more games, one about Halloween, in which they have to create a monster, and the other is about Christmas: