Activities for ESL Students

http://a4esl.org/

This site features a variety of games and activities for developing vocabulary, grammar, listening and reading. Grammar games have three levels of easy, medium and difficult covering all components of grammar. Quizzes are designed to introduce interesting facts about countries, making them reflect cultural aspects. Vocabulary quizzes also provide questions for different levels of students, covering various themes ranging from clothes to musical instruments.

It also contains audio and video materials which can be used for developing listening reading skills. Covering a variety of topics, these visual resources will keep students updated and interested what is going on around the world. In addition, this site has “external links” section which connects you to even more great sites.

Level: Intermediate – Advanced (Elementary school - Adults)

Vocabulary Games

http://www.vocabulary.co.il/

This site offers hundreds of different vocabulary games including hangman online, cross word puzzle, memory game, and match game. Another attractive aspect of this site is that it suits students from kindergarten to high school students. It has games aimed at practicing analogy, synonyms, antonyms, idioms, suffixes, to name a few. It even has SAT word games for the high advanced learners. Each game section has several subcategories according to recommended grade levels. Students can select games that are most suitable for their interest and levels. This site will help students build vocabulary skills in the most fun way.

Level: Beginner – Advanced (Elementary - High school)

Kids' Poems

http://gigglepoetry.com/

This is a great site to encourage kids to read and write poems. It has poems written by students, teachers and principals. Poems are also categorized according to themes which are relevant to kids and very fun to read: school lunch poems, school bus poems, love poems, classmate poems. Children will find these poems very enjoyable, and gain some inspiration and desire to write their own. In addition, children can publish their own poems and get feedback. It has poetry class where they offer easy ways to appreciate and write poems and this will give teachers good tips how to lead a poetry class. This inspiring site will make your class more fun, enjoyable, and educational.

 Level: Intermediate – High advanced (Elementary/middle school)

Pre-school Themes

http://www.first-school.ws/theme/books.htm

This website offers pre school lesson plans, fun and educational activities and crafts and guidelines on books for younger kids. These books are categorized so that visitors can find what they want easily.  Also, each book has activities so that kids can learn beyond what they read in books. In “First Preschool Themes” section, hundreds of books are recommended according to themes: alphabets, animals, colors, music, weather, etc. In “Books” section, hundreds of books are recommended for different types of stories including biographies, fables, fairy tales and nursery rhymes. Teachers or parents may want to use this site as a guideline in choosing a book for kids and use activities and craft worksheets for post reading activity. “Holiday and event” corner features holiday related activities and celebrations for each month’s special days.

Level: Low beginner – High intermediate (Elementary school)

All about Games

http://www.eslkidstuff.com/Classroomgamesframe.htm

Here’s a great game site that gives you numerous games in alphabetical order.

I can assure you that you will find some really good ones for your students’ age group. These games will suit the needs of elementary and middle school students. Games such as Last Letter, First Letter and Action Race will bring loads of fun to the students! Games are something you can spice your class up and spend time wisely especially when you have some spare time after your lesson.

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Clifford

http://www.scholastic.com/clifford/index.htm

This website is probably the most fun one for kids because it’s all about Clifford the Big Red Dog! I’m sure everybody is fond of this cartoon. It offers listening, reading, and writing all at the same time. Read & Write section includes a story telling program that shows the text as it reads the book out loud so that children can follow along. On top of that, the last word of the last sentence has a blank for children to fill a word of their choice. This will encourage kids to be an active reader. See & Hear section provides about 10 actual episodes from the cartoon. This website also provides numerous games. Some may be too easy for elementary students but most of them are suitable for them!

Level: Low intermediate – High intermediate (Elementary school)

Storyline Online

http://storylineonline.net/

Storylineonline is an awesome site for reading. Celebrities read books as if they were grandparents or family members of children. Listening and viewing this site will help children develop reading habits and just make them love books. It offers guidelines for many activities you can utilize, including retelling, personalization, prediction, writing, etc. You can lay back on the couch and enjoy the storytelling.

Level: Intermediate – Low advanced (Elementary school)