• Starfall

  Great early-literacy practice for English Language Learners.
• Learn English Using Online Resources

  Free ESOL Websites listed by New York Public Library: These general ESOL websites offer many types of activities (grammar, listening, pronunciation, vocabulary, reading, etc.) for language learners of all levels.
• English Media Lab Homepage

  Exercises for all English learners including online grammar exercises, vocabulary videos, pronunciation exercises, and interactive quizzes for beginning, intermediate and advanced learners.
• American English Resources

  American English Resources provide materials for teachers' professional development and for students in the classroom. Find classroom activities, audiobooks, MP3s, videos and pedagogical material to assist in learning English as a second language. Students can also explore American culture through various materials. Resources include popular American classics, in-house publications and links to U.S. government websites and podcasts.
• International Children's Digital Library

  Free digitized picture books in multiple languages. Great for ESL students.
• ESL Videos

  ESLvideo.com provides educational resources for English as a Second Language Students to improve their listening, speaking, grammar, and vocabulary skills. The quiz activities and lessons are created by teachers, and are free to use in class, lab, or at home.
• ManyThings.org ESL Videos

  This web site is for people studying English as a Second Language (ESL) or English as a Foreign Language (EFL). There are quizzes, word games, word puzzles, proverbs, slang expressions, anagrams, a random-sentence generator and other computer-assisted language learning activities.
• LearnEnglish Kids

  LearnEnglish Kids has lots of free online games, songs, stories and activities for children to have fun and learn English too.
• English Interactive

  English Interactive provides activities for speaking, listening, reading, writing and more.

1. Fun Interactive Games For Esl Students
2. Esl Online Activities For Adults
3. Interactive Games For Esl Adults

At The Store / The Answer

Classics like Scrabble, jumbles, word searches, and crossword puzzles are absolutely perfect for adult ESL/EFL learners or native speakers wanting to build their vocabularies. But Merriam-Webster also hosts a slew of other interactive games meant to nurture literacy at the high school and college levels. Language Arts Games at Mr. Every moment of class time counts. To fill class time productively, ESL Games for the Classroom offers effective ESL games that engage students with little or no prep work. Quick and easy to set-up, these interactive ESL activities are perfect to warm up a class, round out a lesson, or teach a particular grammar or vocabulary point. American English Resources provide materials for teachers' professional development and for students in the classroom. Find classroom activities, audiobooks, MP3s, videos and pedagogical material to assist in learning English as a second language. Students can also explore American culture through various materials.

This game is designed to practice vocabulary needed to buy items from stores. The point of the game is to get as many products as you can. You will need fake food, clothes, jewelry, and play money.

Each student is given $10 and can purchase as many items as he or she can afford. The teacher acts as the store employee, making polite conversation with the clients. Students are encouraged to ask, “How much is this?' and “Where is the ___________?'

When each student finishes buying they divide into groups of two and each student tells their partner why they choose the items they now have. Have them write why their partner choose that item. Students must note a different explanation each time.

For example: I bought the peach because I love fruit. I bought the apple because it looked delicious.

The Answer

To review problems that you have already taught, divide the room into two teams and have two students walk to the front of the class, with buzzers preferably, and say the answer to a question. If the students can tell you what the question is, they win a point. Do this until you have a winner.

Penny Grab

Hold a jar of pennies and walk around the room. Have each student grab as many as they like from the jar. When everyone has their pennies, tell them that they have to share one thing about themself for every penny they grabbed. This is a great way to get students to know one another and a hilarious turn of events when a student grabs a lot of pennies!

What’s That?

Hand everyone a sheet of paper, pencils, and crayons and have a volunteer come to the front of the class. The volunteer then describes something, or someone. The rest of the class draws the description. After the volunteer finishes, have the students guess what they drew and share their pictures.