Christmas Town Map Game w/ Cardinal Directions & Buildings
by English with Imagination © 2025
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Price: $3 USD
Subjects: games,christmas,englishSecondLanguage,eslVocab,speakingListening,comprehensionAndCollaboration,ela
Grades: 2,3,4,5,6
Description
This December, challenge and engage your ESL students with an interactive map game featuring a snowy Christmas village! This game is a cross between a picture dictation and a logic puzzle. It can be played by either one or two players. Students read in the first version and speak in the second. In both versions, the students practice using cardinal directions (north, south, east, west) and ordinal directions (northeast, northwest, southeast, southwest). Illustrated cards represent the following places on the map: bank, clock, dentist, fire station, lamp, library, post office, toy store, and tree farm. English learners can review these words with the matching activity provided. In the one-player version, students must read the clues and place the tokens on the map to satisfy the conditions. This version is self-checking, so students get instant feedback. Audio is included to support emergent readers. In the two-player version, students use their oral communication skills to produce matching versions of the map. One student arranges the tokens and the other asks questions to guess their locations. Sentence starters are provided. Students will enjoy working as a team to match their boards. Both versions feature seven levels of play, starting with just three places and ending with nine. Younger children can succeed at the lower levels, while more advanced students can challenge themselves to complete all seven levels.
Acknowledgements
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