Looking for engaging tools to energize your ESL lessons? Here\u2019s a hand-picked collection of interactive ESL games, classroom tools, and online resources I use regularly. They\u2019re all free or freemium, and most work well for both in-person and online teaching.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Find brief news articles under a specific word count \u2014 great for reading comprehension, vocabulary, and discussion. Create your own Wordle-style games \u2014 perfect for vocabulary warm-ups. Play the classic categories game online. Pictionary-style drawing game with custom word lists. Great as an end-of-term treat. Create hangman games with your own vocab \u2014 a quick and fun filler. Drop students in a random place on Earth and have them describe and guess where they are. Online quiz heaven. These are fun and useful for class: Word association games powered by Google AI. Great for vocab fluency. Enter a phrase and hear it spoken in movie\/TV clips. Great for intonation and natural speech. Create a simple, no-login chatroom for pair tasks like customer service simulations. Pick students, categories, or vocab at random. Create flashcards and games for vocabulary practice. Build simple online mind maps for brainstorming and vocab organisation. Make your own online crosswords \u2014 perfect for reviewing verbs or topics. Gapped text games for grammar fun. Just send the link and let them play. A detective game where students solve crimes on a busy map. Great for directions, present continuous, sequencing, and storytelling. Activities and ideas for using short video clips in class. Have a favourite ESL site or resource that\u2019s missing here? Let me know<\/a> \u2014 I\u2019m always happy to expand this list.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Looking for engaging tools to energize your ESL lessons? Here\u2019s a hand-picked collection of interactive ESL games, classroom tools, and online resources I use regularly. They\u2019re all free or freemium, and most work well for both in-person and online teaching. News and Reading Tools Short News Article Finder Find brief news articles under a specific … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-32","page","type-page","status-publish"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/learnhip.com\/hub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/32","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/learnhip.com\/hub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/learnhip.com\/hub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/learnhip.com\/hub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/learnhip.com\/hub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=32"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/learnhip.com\/hub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/32\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":36,"href":"https:\/\/learnhip.com\/hub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/32\/revisions\/36"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/learnhip.com\/hub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\u2192 Short News Article Finder<\/a>
\u2192 Short Blog Post Finder<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\nGames and Warmers<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
ESL Wordle<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
\u2192 word.rodeo<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nScattergories<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
\u2192 eslgames.com version<\/a>
\u2192 scattergoriesonline.net<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nSkribbl.io<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
\u2192 Skribbl.io<\/a>
\u2192 Game Gal’s word lists<\/a>
\u2192 Funny word lists<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nCustom Hangman<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
\u2192 hangmanwords.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nRandom Street View<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
\u2192 randomstreetview.com<\/a>
\u2192 Geoguessr (advanced)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nSporcle Quizzes<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
\u2192 Text & Chat Abbreviations<\/a>
\u2192 Top 100 English Words<\/a>
\u2192 UK vs US English<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nSemantris<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
\u2192 Semantris<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\nListening and Speaking Tools<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
PlayPhrase.me<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
\u2192 playphrase.me<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nDisposable Chat<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
\u2192 disposablechat.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\nTeaching Tools and Utilities<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Wheel Randomizer<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
\u2192 wheelofnames.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nQuizlet<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
\u2192 quizlet.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nMindMeister<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
\u2192 mindmeister.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nCrossword Labs<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
\u2192 crosswordlabs.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\nStorytelling and Creative Activities<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Mad Libs (Mad Takes)<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
\u2192 Mad Takes<\/a>
\u2192 How to Wash your Face<\/a>
\u2192 Television Ad<\/a>
\u2192 Greetings, Earthlings<\/a>
\u2192 A Galaxy Apart<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nMicroMacro: Crime City<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
\u2192 Play the demo<\/a>
\u2192 Where\u2019s Wally (style reference)<\/a>
\u2192 Wimmelbuchs<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\nESL Video-Based Activities<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
ESL Games Video Resources<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
\u2192 eslgames.com\/teaching-with-video<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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