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Classroom Games/Activities
Incorporate interactive ESL/EFL games and activities into your lesson plans to keep your students engaged and learning. Discover the most reliable methods for injecting fun and excitement into your online or in-person classroom whether your students are young learners, teens, or business professionals. These TESOL games and activities range from icebreakers that give EFL students conversation practice to knowledge-based games that test students’ understanding of concepts.
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May 30, 2023
12 Fun ESL Reading Comprehension Activities for All Levels!
By Krzl Light Nuñes
Reading is essential to boost your English learners’ skills, so ESL reading comprehension activities are vital to your students’ success. Some students may not be fond of reading or are...
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May 19, 2025
Teaching Suprasegmentals in the ESL Classroom: Stress, Rhythm, and Intonation
By Savannah Potter
Suprasegmentals refer to speech features such as tone, rhythm, or loudness – basically anything that isn’t a standalone sound. They signal grammatical differences, emotions, and continuity that a native speaker... -
February 3, 2025
Last-Minute ESL Lesson Plans That Can Be Adapted for Any Class
By Coleen Monroe
Whether you have some extra time in class or are filling in for another teacher, these last-minute ESL lesson plans can be adapted to any subject and level. They're also...
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November 26, 2021
13 Easy ESL Icebreakers to Get Your Students Talking
By Camille Turner
Whether starting the first day with a bang or re-energizing students throughout the term, ESL icebreakers get students moving, build confidence, and set the tone for the class. We share... -
January 12, 2024
16 Fun ESL Games and Activities for Kids & Teens
By Bridge
Learning English as a second language probably won't make young learners' and teens' list of top three favorite activities, but incorporating games into your lessons is a great way to...
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November 19, 2024
How to Teach Kids English: Everything You Need to Know About ESL for Young Learners
By Kevin Mermel
Kids, children, and teens, collectively referred to as “young learners,” make up one of the most common student demographics within the TEFL industry, and teaching this group, which is common... -
November 18, 2024
10 ESL Activities to Explore Global Holidays and Traditions
By Ricardo Cifuentes
Looking to bring the joy of global celebrations into your ESL classroom? These 10 ESL holiday activities are perfect for exploring world traditions, sharing favorite customs, and building language skills....
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November 11, 2024
TEFL Lessons Empowers Educators With Top Strategies and Resources
By Bridge
TEFL Lessons provides downloadable ESL lessons and resources for teaching students of all English proficiency levels. Their mission is to make teaching and learning English enjoyable by providing high-quality, effective,... -
November 3, 2024
Motivating Your ESL Students Using Real-World Videos With Fluentize
By Rashmi
Fluentize is an innovative platform that enhances English language learning by centering its lessons around real-world videos. Their formula integrates authentic video content from various sources like news, interviews, and... -
September 29, 2024
10 Engaging ESL Halloween Activities for a Frightfully Fun Lesson
By Rashmi
Whenever Halloween is around the corner, ESL teachers have cause to be wickedly happy. Why? Because it’s the perfect time of the year to incorporate unique and fun games and... -
September 17, 2024
Why Including Interactive Games Is Important in the ESL Classroom
By Bridge
esl.laboratory specializes in providing research-based, ready-to-use lesson plans designed to accelerate student progress and make teaching more efficient and engaging. Our mission is to save teachers time on lesson prep... -
June 27, 2024
Online ESL Teachers Share Their Favorite Tech Tools
By Krzl Light Nuñes
Do you often find yourself scrambling for digital tools to deliver your online English classes more efficiently and make your activities more interactive? Although there are many platforms and software... -
January 16, 2024
15 Fun & Easy ESL Games for Adults
By Bridge
Have you ever heard the phrase “Games are just for kids” when teaching adults? Here’s some great news: You can and should use ESL games for adults! Let’s take a... -
January 2, 2024
ESL Pronunciation Games for Teaching Kids, Teens, and Adults
By Bridge
Mastering clear and correct pronunciation helps students become confident communicators both in and out of class. Try these ESL pronunciation games to integrate plenty of phonics practice into your online... -
January 1, 2024
5-Point Checklist for Planning Online ESL Games for Teens
By Betsy Ramser Jaime
Games and activities are an effective way to keep young students engaged. Consider this 5-point checklist when planning online ESL games for teens to make sure they help students reach... -
November 17, 2023
Top Strategies for Teaching Grammar to English Language Learners
By Shélynn Riel
Teaching grammar is an essential aspect of your role as a language teacher. Your students rely on you to provide them with the tools necessary to engage in conversations with... -
November 11, 2023
8 Engaging ESL Vocabulary Games for Teaching In Person or Online
By Camille Turner
When it comes to teaching ESL vocabulary, no one wants to hand out huge word lists and ask students to silently memorize them. Instead, teachers know the value of using... -
September 16, 2023
12 Low-Prep ESL Games for Teaching Online
By Krzl Light Nuñes
Who doesn’t love playing games? Whether you use them to practice ESL vocabulary or simply break the ice with your students, games always make English classes more fun and engaging.... -
June 6, 2023
Unleashing the Power of Creative Thinking in the ESL Classroom
By Linda D'Argenio
The role of an English language teacher is multifaceted. Of the many responsibilities that fall to you as an instructor are to keep education fun, fresh, and encouraging and to... -
January 21, 2023
7 ESL Filler Activities for Teaching Online
By Krzl Light Nuñes
You’ve finally finished teaching your lesson, your students have completed all of their tasks, and then you realize you still have time left before class ends. Uh-oh! Since you don’t... -
December 23, 2022
Listen Up! 9 ELL Listening Activities for Students of Any Age and Level
By Elaine Gallagher
If students want to become fluent in English, listening is an essential skill for them to master. No matter how well you speak a language, if you don’t understand what... -
December 9, 2022
10 Fun Ways to Use Realia in Your ESL Classroom
By Camille Turner
If you’re a teacher, chances are that you’ve used realia at some point in your classroom and you may not have even realized it! We'll show you 10 creative ways... -
November 12, 2022
Set Your Students Up for Success: IELTS Teaching Materials, Resources, & Lesson Plans
By Savannah Potter
Standardized testing such as the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) can be intimidating for any student. However, by creating a dynamic learning environment and leveraging effective and fun IELTS... -
October 6, 2022
Teaching Very Young Learners Online: 5 Interactive Digital Materials and Activities
By Milica Alice Vukadin
This guest post was written by Milica Vukadin, Founder of Alice in Methodologyland, a nonprofit offering free materials, courses, and other resources for educators and young learners. Alice is also... -
September 4, 2022
ESL Grammar Activities to Make Your Lessons Interesting, Interactive, and Inclusive
By Krzl Light Nuñes
When it comes to learning nouns, verbs, and tenses, it’s not uncommon for many English students to yawn at the thought of sitting through grammar drills and filling out worksheets.... -
May 17, 2022
ESL Songs for Kids & Teens + How to Use Them in the Classroom
By Brendan O'Shea
Young learners and teens (and even adults!) enjoy learning English through music. A teacher in China shares his favorite ESL songs and activities to engage his students and even “trick”... -
August 25, 2021
10 ESL Warm-Up Activities for English Classes at Every Age
By Johanna Kawasaki
These ESL warm-up activities for young learners, teens, and adults will get your students into a learning mindset and prepare them for their upcoming lesson. Use them when teaching English... -
August 19, 2021
How to Use ManyCam for Teaching English Online
By Krzl Light Nuñes
You can use ManyCam for teaching online to get a cool virtual backdrop, digital props, games, special effects, and more. Find out which platforms are compatible with this popular webcam... -
July 10, 2021
8 Ways to Use Pop Culture in the ESL Classroom
By Camille Turner
Catchy music, trendy art, the latest technology – there's a lot to love about pop culture! Find out how you can use pop culture in the ESL classroom to inspire... -
May 15, 2021
Give Your Students the Gift of Gab: 12 Fun TEFL Speaking Activities
By Camille Turner
Are your students scared, unmotivated, or bored when it comes to speaking in class? Use these 11 fun, engaging TEFL speaking activities to get students talking and practicing their English... -
August 11, 2020
A Teacher’s 10 Favorite ESL Podcasts
By Rashmi
Podcasts inspire learners with current topics while developing their listening skills. We asked Rashmi, a teacher in Portugal, to share her favorite ESL podcasts for teachers and students. -
September 9, 2019
10 No-Prep ESL Activities for the Last 10 Minutes of Class with Kids
By Coleen Monroe
Uh oh! It’s 11:30 and you've finished teaching your ESL lesson, but your class isn't scheduled to end until 11:40! Don't panic! We've got 10 quick, rigorous, no-prep, ESL activities... -
April 16, 2018
Facebook Live Interview with Leah Donelson, Bridge Academic Manager, on the International TESOL Conference
By Kevin Mermel
Last month, Bridge employees attended the 2018 International TESOL conference in Chicago. Here, Alissa Berdahl from BridgeTEFL speaks with BridgeEnglish's Academic Manager, Leah Donelson, during a Facebook Live event, about... -
March 18, 2011
Trouble with Tenses: Teaching The Past Tense to EFL Students
By Joshua Yardley
As much as some of us try to forget our past, as English teachers we are confronted with it regularly. Teaching the past tense to EFL students can be challenging....