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2nd prize winner: Any 2 of my TpT products! Winner will be randomly chosen at midnight on 9/4. TOPICS Online Magazine for Learners of English. Traditional Children's Games: Hopscotch Around the world, children have enjoyed drawing grids on the sidewalk or on the ground and then jumping or hopping from one end of the grid to the other.

TOPICS Online Magazine for Learners of English

They draw different kinds of grids. Some are like the one in the photo. Others are round and curl in a circle. Still others are a large square with many small squares inside. Here are descriptions of two versions of hopscotch games provided by students: one from Colombia and another one from Indonesia. Rayuela (Colombia) María C. When I was a little girl, most afternoons I used to play games with my friends in our neighbourhood. How to Play Rayuela There can be any number of players, and a stone is the only object you need to play it.

Then you throw the stone inside square one. If there are two squares together, you jump landing with one foot in each square; but if there is only one square, you must hop on one foot. When you reach squares 7 and 8, you have to turn back jumping again until square 1. TOPICS Online Magazine for Learners of English. Traditional Children's Games: Circle Games Circle games are traditional the world over.

TOPICS Online Magazine for Learners of English

Here is two: one from Mexico and one from China. Photos: Sandy Peters School girls in Mexico play a circle game after school. Around the World Mahelet Gomez When I was a little girl, I always wanted to be around the kids older than me. We left a couple out of the circle and they had to choose another couple by separating their hands. Caught You! Cheng Limin from China When I was a child, I loved to play a Chinese traditional game which was called Caught You! In this game, you need a large group of people (about 20-30 people), a piece of cloth, and a small ball.

To keep the game going well, one of the teachers was a leader and referee, who always gave orders to make the game fair, reasonable and fun. As soon as everybody was ready, the teacher declared a start. When we hear "Stop! " The Power of Play for Language Development. Fun English Games for Kids - Free Teaching Resources Online. ESL Beginner - Level 1 Revision Game.

ESL Interactive Fun Games Here we have the games carefully laid out for you.

ESL Beginner - Level 1 Revision Game

Follow the links to browse the variety of games offered. This is only the directory for interactive games and exercises. Our ESL fun games here include : Snakes and Ladders, Hangman, Spelling games, Wheel of Fortune, TV Games(Betting Game), Mazes, Memory Games, Matching exercises, Sequencing exercises, Picture Quizzes, Catch it and more. These games provide the ultimate fun in practising the following skills: Grammar Games & Interactive Exercises - Click Here! Games for Practising Grammar: Present simple/present progressive games, past tense games, present perfect games, comparative/Superlatives and more... Vocabulary Games & Interactive Exercises - Click Here! Games for practising English vocabulary: Lots of games by topics and game types Pronunciation Games & Interactive Exercises - Click Here!

Games to practice English pronunciation, phonetics and phonics. Nut hunt. Alphabet antics.