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Quia

Quia: Feast of Homonyms (Matching Game)

For Students 9th - 10th
Play a game of match with homonyms. The game refreshes with new words at the completion of each round, and automatic scoring and self-checking provide instant feedback.
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Quia

Quia: Feast of Homonyms (Word Search)

For Students 9th - 10th
A series of word search puzzles that refreshes with new words at the completion of each round. Automatic scoring and self-checking provide instant feedback.
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Quia

Quia: Feast of Homonyms (Concentration Game)

For Students 9th - 10th
Fast-paced game of concentration that refreshes with new words at the completion of each round. Automatic scoring and self-checking provide instant feedback.
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Quia

Quia: What's My Meaning

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
These virtual vocabulary flashcards display the root words on one side and their meanings on the other.
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Quia

Quia: What's My Meaning? Words Search

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
In this word search, students find the root words listed. A blue line and gold star will appear when the words are discovered with connecting the letters. Java is required.
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Digital Dialects

Digital Dialects: Italian Vocabulary

For Students 9th - 10th
Brush up on your Italian vocabulary by learning the words then playing a game to see how well you remember them.
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Hopelink

Word Bank Lesson Plan: Eastside Literacy Program

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
This word bank lesson plan offers the individual student the opportunity to increase their vocabulary.
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Other

Esl Kid Stuff: Classroom Games & Activities

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Great variety of classroom games and activities for PK-2 ELL/ESL students, submitted by teachers. Organized alphabetically by game name, the current collection includes activities designed to help the student practice a wide range of...
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Charles I. Kelly and Lawrence E. Kelly

Easy Things for Beginners: Interesting Things for Esl

For Students 9th - 10th
Those familiar with ESL web sites will probably recognize this comprehensive site. On this page, the editors helpfully highlight a dozen or so word games and vocabularly activities geared to beginning ESL students and newcomers to the...
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Other

Mark's English School Online: Esl Games

For Students 3rd - 8th
A commendable teacher-created site by an American ESL educator based in Japan. Includes a nice variety of ESL/EFL games for younger students for learning the past tense or verb usage playing basketball, punctuation playing golf, or new...
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Other

Holiday & Festival Activities Esl Kid Stuff

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Nice variety of ideas, games, activities, songs, and recommended web resources related to Easter, Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas. Geared toward younger PK-3 English language learners.
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Other

Word Games: Word Games

For Students K - 1st Standards
This is a collection of word games including word searches, letter scramble, crosswords, etc.
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Fun Brain

Fun Brain: Order Me Around

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
The word game "Order Me Around" directs students to place words in alphabetical order. The game also may direct the students to place words in reverse alphabetical order.
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Other

Games for the Brain

For Students 9th - 10th
Features great games to wake up the brain. Test your knowledge of words, numbers, vocabulary, and more while having fun.
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Other

Spanish Flashcards

For Students 9th - 10th
This selection of flashcards for Spanish grammar and vocabulary--often with scoring and self-correcting capabilities--are correlated to commonly used Spanish textbooks such as "Ven Conmigo" and "En Espanol." Includes many other features...
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Organization for Community Networks

Ofcn: Horrid Homonyms

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
This site features a lesson plan for homonyms. Students and teachers will benefit in their speech and writing skills after tackling this activity.
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Ingles Mundial

Ingles Mundial: School (La Escuela)

For Students 9th - 10th
Wonderful site for Spanish speaking ELL. Beginning level has instructions in Spanish and an excellent variety of activities focusing (in this section), on alphabet, numbers, time, classroom vocabulary, school subjects, titles. Auditory...
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PBS

Pbs Kids: Martha Speaks: Games

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
Sixteen games containing characters from the show Martha Speaks that introduce new vocabulary through play, presenting words in proper context and providing definitions. Parents and teachers can print a list of the vocabulary words used...
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Compound Words

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
In this lesson the students will be introduced to compound words through the use of a multimedia presentation. Students will then form compound words through the use of teacher-made puzzles. Finally, the students will participate in a...
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Charles I. Kelly and Lawrence E. Kelly

Many Interesting Things: Basic Esl Vocabulary Word Lists

For Students 9th - 10th
Collection of word lists in a variety of categories such as baseball, geography, cooking, and transportation. Learning activities include word finds, hangman, and even typing practice.
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Chateau Meddybemps

Chateau Meddybemps: Matching Colors to Words

For Students Pre-K - 1st
A short application to help young learners and beginning English language learners recognize color words.
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Other

Hangman Games for Vocabulary Study

For Students 3rd - 8th
How many words do YOU know? Choose from 20 different hangman games, each with its own themed vocabulary set. Fun for one or to play with friends!
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Other

Isabel's Esl Site: Hobbies

For Students 9th - 10th
A fun matching game about hobbies, self-corrected, second chances to do it right. For advanced ESL students.
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Quia

Quia: Homographs (Multiple Meaning Words)

For Students 3rd - 6th Standards
This site is an interactive game for one or two players. Gives two definitions that fit the same word. Players have to guess and spell the target word for points.