how to teach online activities in the class
- 2. 1.Find Something… Ask the online student to look around his or her room and find something of a certain color. For example, you can ask the student to find something that is pink. Give the student a minute or two to look around the room for an object that’s pink such as a hair bow or a marker. Alternatively, you can ask the student to look for something that begins with a specific letter. For instance, he or she can find an object that begins with the letter P, like a pillow or a pen.
- 3. Variation You can ask the student to find something in your online classroom. This object, of course, will have to visible on your screen where your student can see it without you having to move the camera around. It can be an object, a word, or a picture in your background.
- 4. 2. Hidden Objects This online ESL game is an effective and fun way to practice vocabulary and listening or reading comprehension. You can use this free online ESL game for reviewing nouns, adjectives, and even prepositions of place.
- 5. Before the class, find or prepare a photo with many different objects (e.g. a messy room, a crowded beach). Share this image with the student along with a list of ten objects which they have to find. You can also describe the items with more details, for instance, “look for the big, red balloon.” When the student finds an object, you can either enable the remote mouse control so he or she can circle the object or ask the student to describe the location of the item. For example, he can say, “The cat is between the bed and the nightstand.”
- 6. 3. Objects Pictionary This is a great online ESL game to practice vocabulary words. Choose an object in the room that is not visible to the student. Then, draw this on the virtual whiteboard. As you draw, the student must guess what it is, just like the popular game. To make the game more challenging, you can set a timer for one minute. The teacher and student can also switch roles to have the student draw the pictures and the teacher guess the object.guess the object.
- 7. 44. Odd One Out This catchy ESL game helps your young students recall vocabulary and practice their listening skills, and also keeps them concentrated! How to play Call out a list of five objects, with all but one of which having something in common. For example, call out banana, apple, orange, peach, carrot. Ask the student to identify which one doesn’t belong to the group. Depending on the student’s level, you can also ask him or her to explain why the object is different from the rest on the list. For example, in the list above, carrot is the odd one out because it’s a vegetable and the rest are fruits.
- 8. 5. Tell me 5 This game is good for practicing speaking skills and vocabulary. List categories on the board such as colors, food, transportation, zoo animals,etc. Then, ask the student to choose a category. If the student chooses the food category, the teacher can ask, “tell me five vegetables” or “tell me five desserts”. The student must think of five items in less than one minute. You can also write five letters that the items in the category should start with. For example, “tell me five vegetables that start with T, L, C, E, and K.”
- 9. 11 Low-Prep ESL Games for Teaching Online BY KRZL LIGHT NUÑES MAY 19, 2020