New Year's Eve Animals Logic Puzzle and ESL Speaking Game
by English with Imagination © 2025
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Price: $3 USD
Subjects: games,ela,eslVocab,englishSecondLanguage,speakingListening,comprehensionAndCollaboration,newYear
Grades: 1,2,3,4,5
Description
Preposition puzzles are a cross between an ESL picture dictation and a logic puzzle. This one features nine cute animals at a New Year's Eve party! This digital TPR game 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 use prepositions of place and animal vocabulary to solve problems of deductive logic. The prepositions are: above, below, between, next to, to the left, and to the right. Moveable figures represent the following animals: duck, elephant, flamingo, koala, lion, monkey, mouse, pig, tiger. English learners can review the words with a matching activity before they play. In the one-player version, students must read the clues and place the animals on the game board 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 game board. One student arranges the animals and the other must ask 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, progressing from three animals to nine. Younger children can succeed at the lower levels, while older ones can challenge themselves to beat the game.
Acknowledgements
Copyright © Lauren Hamilton Saez, English with Imagination, 2025. With clipart licensed from Canva Pro, Bunny on a Cloud, Artifex, Clipartino, and LittleRed: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/store/bunny-on-a-cloud https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/store/artifex https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/store/clipartino https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/store/littlered