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Joanna teaches English and Chinese to newcomer students in San Francisco. She uses a lot of games in the classroom, and is always enthusiastic about learning new games she can teach her students. She enjoys reading, writing stories, watching Chinese dramas, and playing games. Her favorites are Chinese Chess, Blokus, Sudoku, and Go.

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Help ESL students remember more words with Name That Turkey Tune

Monday, November 30th, 2009

Name That Turkey Tune is an easy game to play. Change the lyrics in any song to “gobble, gobble,...
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Play Turkey Hunt with ESL students to teach prepositions

Turkey Hunt is the perfect game to teach prepositions. After teaching a lesson on prepositions, students can play this game as a quick review. First...
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How to Make Holiday Stuffed Turkey teaches kids how to make a turkey for Thanksgiving

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How to Make Holiday Stuffed Turkey is the perfect Thanksgiving game to teach ESL students how to make a turkey. The directions are easy to follow. As...
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Increase student's verbal fluency by playing Word Bubbles

Word Bubbles is one of Lumosity’s flexibility games that helps improve vocabulary. The object of the game is to move bubbles to the surface by...
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Playing Letter Shift helps ESL students recognize and distinguish between common English words

Letter Shift is a simple game that helps ESL students identify the differences between common English words. Students will quickly pick up the slight...
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Playing Deft-initions with ESL students helps build their vocabulary

Deft-initions is a great vocabulary building game that can be easily adapted for ESL students. Each card comes with six definitions and two additional...
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Crossword Puzzles make learning spelling words fun and challenging

Another great way for kids to practice their spelling words is to do a crossword puzzle. Teachers, parents, or kids can easily create a crossword...
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Before and After is the best game for teaching alphabetical order

Alphabetical order is an important skill. It helps kids to quickly find words in a dictionary. ABC order is to English as number sense is to math. It...
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What's in the Box is the perfect way to review vocabulary with ESL students

ESL students have to learn an enormous amount of vocabulary in a very short time. Flashcards are quick, but students need a chance to practice using...
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Playing Pass the Pen gets students writing their spelling words

Pass the Pen is a fun way to review spelling words before the test. Students break off into smaller groups of two to four. One person gets the pen and...
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