How Printable Scavenger Hunts Turn English Practice Into an Adventure Kids Beg For

We've been teaching English to kids long enough to know the truth about flashcards: they work, but only when the child is willing. The minute the child senses they're being drilled, the door slams shut.

The most powerful English-learning sessions we've ever run weren't sit-down sessions. They were scavenger hunts.

Irregular Verbs Game

I remember the days when I was studying English irregular verbs at school. It was… well… boring to say the least. The concept of irregular verbs sounds weird to non-native speakers. All those irregular verbs lists and tables that many textbooks and dictionaries offer look intimidating to school kids. No wonder children have a hard time memorizing these verbs and their forms. Many grammar exercises designed to teach kids how to use irregular verbs do not boost young students’ memory either. Because all too often they are as boring as the long lists and tables in the textbooks. So I decided to add a little bit of fun into learning irregular verbs by offering my young students a printable board game. This irregular verbs game makes it easier for kids to memorize these special words and their forms thanks to lots of visually-appealing pictures and competitiveness of a game.

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I have designed three printable game boards with some variations for kids to better memorize irregular verbs through a fun and visually enhanced activity. In my opinion, gamification is one of the best teaching methods to boost kids’ memory. This board game helps students memorize more than 80 English irregular verbs. Here are pictures of one of the game boards and its variations.

Printable Animals Bingo Game

The late stages of learning vocabulary for this or another topic is the most fun time for kids in my classroom as we start playing games. I usually design printable cards for bingo and domino games. Those games help my students retain the vocabulary in their memories for a long time through repeating the words they learn and using them in gaming activities.

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The kit includes flashcards, 4 types of worksheets, dominoes and bingo game

The latest collection of printable worksheets, flashcards and games that I have designed is dedicated to animals. So, I’d like to share a few bingo cards created to teach some 100 names of animals to young students learning English as a second or foreign language.