This document provides resources for using games to teach English to primary ESL students. It lists websites for games that teach prepositions, spelling, digital literacy skills, and that combine language learning with math. The document emphasizes choosing games based on language level and learning purpose. Websites featured include purposegames.com, gamestolearnenglish.com, munkyourself.com, and moshi monsters for creating a fun, engaging learning environment.

1. Fun and Engaging Games
to Teach English
to Primary ESL Students
By Jennifer Verschoor
jenverschoor@gmail.com

2. Using games in the ESL classroom
- First decide the purpose.
- Consider the language level.
- Encourage cooperation.
- Check the material and time available for the
game.

3. Netiquette Rules
• Create a safe on-line space for your
students.
• Teach them how to behave on-line.
www.learninglab.org

4. A fun and magical world
www.hectorsworld.com
7 animated episodes Lesson Plans & Resources
Working with parents

5. Teaching Prepositions
Tidy your room Finding the mouse

6. Teaching Prepositions
Basketball Game Preposition Desert

7. Using artificial intelligence

8. Using web 2.0 tools
www.friv.com

9. Purpose Games
www.beta.mural.ly
www.purposegames.com

10. Spell off Spelling
Bee
Hang man Up &
Down
Desert
Arrow and
drag
Spin
www.gamestolearnenglish.com

11. Enhancing speaking
www.munkyourself.com

12. Moshi Monsters
The fun place to learn online

13. Teaching Digital Literacy
Wordle Blog
Voicethread
Spreaker
Tell your students to describe their monster and write about
a day in Monstro city.

14. Design your own house
Compare the descriptions made by students

15. Teach Language and Math
Solve the puzzles and work out how much Rox you have

16. Virtual worlds for YL

17. “What makes computer games fun can offer an
interesting new light on what will motivate a
student to learn.”
Armando Baltra

18. Jennifer Verschoor
jenverschoor@gmail.com
www.jenverschoor.wordpress.com
@jenverschoor