These are my articles with ideas arranged by kinds of games. See my pages on grammar, vocabulary, writing etc for games for specific language points and skills.
TEFL games articles index pages
TEFL games for kids page (and many of the ones below are also suitable for teens and higher-level young learners)
Articles on TEFL games
19 simple, fun and effective ESL board games
Rethinking running around games
Running dictations in EFL classes
Why does my teacher use games in an adult class?
Finding Variations on Find Someone Who (mingling games)
Drawing on Drawing Games Three- Competition, Challenges and Cooperation
Drawing on Drawing Games Two- Picture Dictation
Drawing on Drawing Games One- Pictionary
15 variations on grammar reversi
15 Q and A personalisation games
15 variations on TEFL board games
15 variations on a grammar auction
15 variations on the Clap Clap Clap game
Movement in adult classes (TPR games etc)
Picture dictionary games and actitivies
Problems, solutions and variations for hangman in EFL
Speaking games for beginners and false beginners
15 ways to make multiple choice questions manageable and fun
15 variations on Find Someone who and mingling games
The 15 best TEFL drawing games
15 physical TEFL warmers and game for adults
The 15 best TEFL games with miming/ TPR
15 warmers for true/ false tasks
15 fun ways of using a whiteboard
15 fun things to do with an OHP
A well-balanced use of warmers and fillers
The big list of language for playing games
Low prep games with common classroom objects
15 zero preparation games with just scrap paper
15 no-prep games using little bits of blank paper
TEFLtastic classics blog posts with descriptions and links to worksheets
Finding things in common games
Longer phrases card games (TEFLtastic Classics Part Nineteen)
Random pelmanism (TEFLtastic classics Part 18)
Chain writing/ Consequences (TEFLtastic classics Part 17)
TEFL dice games (TEFLtastic Classics Part 16)
The accusations game (TEFLtastic classics Part 15)
Rotating revision board game (TEFLtastic classics Part 14)
Politeness competition (TEFLtastic classics Part 13)
Longer phrases games (TEFLtastic classics Part 12)
The ladder game (TEFLtastic classics Part 11)
Prepositions pairwork game/ Determiners pairwork game
Numbers pairwork guessing game
Step up the pressure roleplays (TEFLtastic classics Part Five)
Tips and useful phrases – TEFLtastic classics Part Four
Answer me! (TEFLtastic classics Part Three)
The sentence completion guessing game – TEFLtastic classics Part Two
Extended speaking tasks (TEFLtastic classics Part One)
Updated 1 March 2024
TEFLtastic 