Links to Games for New English Speakers
Here are some links to games for children who are brand new to English...
- Match the animal pictures
A matching game where names are read out so student can match pictures to words. - Recognise sounds in poems
Reads poems a loud and students select the sound they hear and see eg. 'ee' sound - Play snap to match the vowel sounds
Match the vowel sounds to beat the timer. - Recognise animals
Match words to learn animal names - Learn the names of sea creatures.
Paint the sea creatures different colours to learn their names. (New speakers may need a partner to help them at first) - Guess the animal
Guess the animal to reveal the picture. Names are read aloud. - Paint the rainbow
Learn the colours by painting the picture - Paint the room
Learn the colours and names for the items in the room - Paint the playground
Learn the vocab for playground items as you paint them - Paint the shapes
Learn the names of different shapes as you paint them - Trolley dash
Fun game where you need to select items from your shopping list at the supermarket - Paint the vehicles
Paint the vehicles to learn the words for different forms of transport - Clifford the big red dog
Sentences are read aloud and you can put in one word to finish the sentence. - How the alphabet got it's order
Helpful for reinforcing the order of letters of the alphabet - Left to Right
A little movie about reading from left to right in English - The Vowel Sounds Movie
A little movie about the vowel sounds - Letter names and sounds
There are many stories which show you the letter names and the sounds that they make - Stories to read
Many stories for kids who are new to English. They are read aloud to you. - Spell the numbers
Learn about the digits and how you spell the words for each digit - Make a monster
Follow directions to make a monster. You can listen to the names of the clours and body parts. - Alphabet order
Put the alphabet in the right order - Alphabet song
Listen to the alphabet song - Alphabet antics
Select the matching letter from the alphabet but watch out for the snake! - Starting letter sounds
Get the caterpillar to eat up the starting letter sound - Reading - Storyline
Famous actors reading stories with activties to match - Jigsaw puzzles
Just for fun...