Things to do in the ESL Classroom
Book 3 - Games

Table of Contents

These are very large files in PDF format. I have divided them into separate files to make them as small as possible. The files containing the playing surface (boards) are the largest. You will Adobe® Acrobat® Reader to view the PDF documents.

Introduction

Errands - A vocabulary board game about going around town and getting all your errands done.

NOTE: The boards on which to play the game has been divided into two files. When they are placed together, they form a playing surface showing the entire board. You may want to print these out and laminate them to make them more durable. Most of the cards and playing pieces have also been divided into two separate files. The cards will have a "front" and back". You will need all the files listed to play the game.

Goals - This game is an additional part of the Errands game.

Scrounge Around - A vocabulary card game where you find things on a theme-based "scavenger hunt" type list.

NOTE: This game includes one file with the back of the "Item" playing cards and 13 files containing the fronts of the "Item" cards. There are 130 cards total. You will need to print out 13 copies of the file containing the back of the card and one copy of each front in order to create the entire playing deck. The "Search" cards are contained in one file. You will need all the files listed to play the game.

Lost & Found - A basic level vocabulary and grammar board game based on the game Clue. The object is to move around the house and try to find what the missing item is, where it is and who took it.

NOTE: The board on which to play the games has been divided into two files. When they are placed together, they form a playing surface showing the entire board. You may want to print these out and laminate them to make them more durable. The playing cards consist of three (3) files - one file contains the front of the cards, the other two contain the back. Make two copies of the front and one of each back to create the playing cards. You will need all the files listed to play the game.

Payday-to-Payday - An advanced level numeracy board game about making your money last through the month.

NOTE: The boards on which to play the games have been divided into two files. When they are placed together, they form a playing surface showing the entire board. You may want to print these out and laminate them to make them more durable. You will need all the files listed to play the game.