Sea Animals Logic Puzzle & ESL Speaking Game w/ Prepositions
by English with Imagination © 2025
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Price: $3 USD
Subjects: games,ela,eslVocab,englishSecondLanguage,speakingListening,comprehensionAndCollaboration,seasonSummer
Grades: 1,2,3,4,5
Description
Preposition puzzles are a cross between an ESL picture dictation and a logic puzzle. This one features a whimsical sandcastle full of sea creatures! 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 ocean vocabulary to solve problems of deductive logic. The main prepositions used are: above, below, next to, to the left of, and to the right of. Moveable figures represent the following animals: clownfish, crab, dolphin, octopus, seahorse, shark, snail, turtle, and whale. English learners can review the vocabulary 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 making decisions and working as a team to match their boards. Both versions feature seven levels of play, progressing from three animals to nine. Younger children can succeed at the lower levels, while older ones can challenge themselves to beat the game by completing all seven levels.
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