Welcome to Hot Chocolate Teachables! I create activities, games and resources designed to stimulate English language learning and help teachers make their lessons fun, engaging and focused on fluency and comprehension. As a HUGE learning through play advocate, my resources help ESL teachers make their lessons more stimulating by adding the element of PLAY. Using printable language based games in your classroom is the best and most effective way to improve listening, speaking reading and writing skills. After graduating from California State University - Los Angeles, I owned and operated an English language school in Italy for many years. I’ve taught English language learners of all ages. I specialize in hands-on resources for young learners and conversation based activities for teens and adult students alike. I learned quickly that language only sticks when your students are enjoying themselves.
I have, Who has? is an easy-to-play irregular verb grammar game focusing on changing the most common Irregular Verbs from Present to Past and vice versa! While playing "I have, Who has?" your students will practice and review 55 different commonly used verbs that don't end with -ed! Many students struggle with irregular verb conjugation and need a fun and engaging way to help memorize tricky irregulars. This game gives your students an opportunity to practice: active listening skills (while
2 nd - 5 th EFL - ESL - ELD , English Language Arts , Grammar Also included in: Verb Games Bundle: Past Simple Regular and Irregular Verbs Original Price $3.00 Rated 4.85 out of 5, based on 33 reviews Add to CartThis is a great activity to help your students respond to questions using the Present Simple , Past Simple and Present Perfect verb tenses. Print the prompts and keep them in a jar or box to always have a fun and interactive activity on-hand. All of the questions are ideal to use with school aged children with topics including: likes/dislikes, daily routine, past events and more. Students should choose a random question from the jar or box and either answer the question or ask a classmate to
2 nd - 5 th EFL - ESL - ELD , Grammar , Oral Communication Also included in: Custom Bundle for Maranda T. Original Price $4.25 Rated 4.88 out of 5, based on 34 reviews Add to CartThis a such a cute way for your students to get to know each other with minimal speaking involved. It can be very difficult for students with limited language skills to verbally express themselves during the first week of school. That's what makes this activity so great for ESL classes where communication is limited and your aim is for your students to connect and feel comfortable. Since your students may be from all over the world it can also be a wonderful way to connect students coming from s
2 nd - 5 th Back to School , EFL - ESL - ELD , Other (ELA) Also included in: ESL Back to School BUNDLE: First week of School Grammar & Vocabulary Activities Original Price $1.75 Rated 4.85 out of 5, based on 15 reviews Add to CartMake memorizing irregular past simple verb forms a little more fun with this Bingo Board Set for ESL - EFL learners! I've included 40 of the most common irregular past tense verbs that can be a little tricky for ESL and EFL learners! A full list of the verbs is detailed below. There are two different versions of the game included in this download. Play using one of two sets:Present Tense with Past Tense Calling cards or Past Tense with Present Tense calling cards.The calling cards are easy
2 nd - 4 th EFL - ESL - ELD , English Language Arts , Grammar Also included in: Verb Games Bundle: Past Simple Regular and Irregular Verbs Original Price $3.00 Rated 4.9 out of 5, based on 30 reviews Add to CartThis verb tense poster bundle focuses on the Present and Past Tense. Each poster provides a clear, easy to read reference for: Present Simple, Present Continuous & Present Perfect sentences and questionsPast Simple, Past ContinuousRegular & Irregular Verbs What's included:24 Printable PostersPositive, Negative & Question forms for each tense*These posters are designed to be printed on US letter size paper or A4. Print, laminate and they are ready to use! Other classroom poster sets you might lik
2 nd - 4 th EFL - ESL - ELD , English Language Arts , Grammar Show 2 included products $5.50 Original Price $5.50 Rated 4.69 out of 5, based on 13 reviews Add to CartThis is a bundle of super engaging card games to practice present and past verb tenses, action verbs, adverbs, irregulars, using comparative and superlative adjectives and formulating questions while having fun. By using these sets throughout the year, you'll have great success getting your students to speak, read, listen and inadvertently produce the necessary grammar and vocabulary to improve their fluency. These sets are designed with ESL/EFL students in mind, However they can be used by an
EFL - ESL - ELD , Grammar , Vocabulary Show 8 included products $34.00 Original Price $34.00 Price $25.00 Rated 4.8 out of 5, based on 15 reviews Add to CartNeed to get your students speaking in ESL and EFL classes? This question card game will improve fluency and correct answer formation. To use a card, the student must respond to the question by using the Past Simple (both regular and irregular forms) and Present Perfect (Have you ever. ) questions. All questions relate to daily life & past experiences. A new twist on the classic card game that students already know and love! Easy and low prep. Just print, laminate and cut out the cards to
2 nd - 9 th EFL - ESL - ELD , Grammar , Oral Communication Also included in: ESL Speaking Card Games Bundle | Activities to Practice Conversation Original Price $4.25 Rated 4.78 out of 5, based on 17 reviews Add to CartThe perfect digital mixed-up sentence exercise for students working on complete sentence structure using Present Tense Verbs. This word order game show activity is great to use with your entire class and features 50 different jumbled sentences. Language Target:Word order in sentences & questionsUsing the verbs Be & HAVEUsing all other verbsPositive-Negative Sentences and Question FormsHow does it work?Use the jumbled words to make complete sentences and questions and earn points. Interactive:
2 nd - 5 th EFL - ESL - ELD , English Language Arts , Grammar Also included in: ESL GRAMMAR SKILLS BUNDLE - 30 Jeopardy Style Digital Game Shows Original Price $4.00 Rated 5 out of 5, based on 5 reviews Add to CartPractice identifying the correct ending for plural nouns using add -s, add -es or drop the y and add -ies with this noun sort and memory match activity. Your students will sort each of the 40 singular nouns into the correct plural ending treasure chest. Each chest is labeled: (add s, add es, drop the y and add -ies) This set can also be used:as a memory game for literacy centers (Print both singular and plural cards)as a partner match (have students find their partner, one will have the sing
1 st - 3 rd EFL - ESL - ELD , Grammar , Spelling Also included in: ESL EVERYTHING BUNDLE | 100 Engaging Games & Activities for English Teachers Original Price $2.50 Rated 4.56 out of 5, based on 9 reviews Add to CartThis Past Tense Regular Verb poster wall is a great visual bulletin board display for the ending sounds of -ed (-t/-d/-id). A classroom verb wall is a great way to passively build grammar and vocabulary for ELL / EFL and ESL classrooms. A MUST HAVE for English teachers! They provide a clear, easy to read visual reminder that can be used to help with pronunciation & speaking! What's included:42 Regular Verbs (14 per ending sound)Ending Sound rulesEnding sounds t/d/idEach verb prints 2.5 in
2 nd - 5 th EFL - ESL - ELD , English Language Arts , Grammar Original Price $4.00 Rated 5 out of 5, based on 4 reviews Add to CartDo your students need practice identifying Prepositions of place and using positional words to talk about location? This BUNDLE contains six different targeted games & activities to practice Prepositional phrases with your students. They'll use: (in, on, under, in front to, behind, next to, between, above, below, left, right). By clicking the links below to each individual product in the discounted bundle you can see further details and even try a preview of the boom cards. BOOM CARDS™ digit
1 st - 3 rd EFL - ESL - ELD , English Language Arts , Grammar Show 7 included products $20.75 Original Price $20.75 Price $16.50 Rated 4.83 out of 5, based on 6 reviews Add to CartThis irregular past tense verb BINGO game is perfect for ESL students. Your students will have to actively listen for their verb to be called in the Present Tense/infinitive and cover the Past Tense of the same verb. Included are 35 different commonly used verbs that don't end with -ed! ** (See complete verb list below). Many students struggle with remembering irregulars. This gives them an opportunity to practice in the context of a game. This game works great with larger groups and can also
2 nd - 5 th EFL - ESL - ELD , ELA Test Prep , Grammar Also included in: Past Tense Verbs : Regular and Irregular Games & Activities BUNDLE Original Price $2.50 Rated 5 out of 5, based on 5 reviews Add to CartThis is a Boom Card™ activity to practice changing Irregular Verbs from the Present Tense to the Past Tense and vice versa. The long list of Irregular Verbs that students are expected to memorize can be tricky. In this activity, they will practice forming the Past Tense of 20 commonly used verbs by clicking the correct verb form to reveal the mystery picture hidden below. There are 2 mystery pictures included in this set. Click here to see how it works!20 IRREGULAR VERBS / 2 MYSTERY PICTURESSt
2 nd - 4 th Christmas/ Chanukah/ Kwanzaa , EFL - ESL - ELD , English Language Arts Also included in: ESL Elementary Grammar & Vocabulary Year Long Boom Card™ Bundle - 100 DECKS Original Price $3.50 Rated 4.75 out of 5, based on 20 reviews Add to CartReview and practice Past Tense Verbs with these interactive digital Jeopardy style game shows. Your students will practice Past Tense Regular Verbs in positive, negative & questions forms. They will also practice spelling rules and ending pronunciations. There are 25 questions included in each game for a total of 50 different grammar skills questions. Language Target:Past Tense Regular VerbsSpelling Rules: verbs ending in CVC, -e , consonant + yEnding soundsUsing verbs in the Past Tense in
2 nd - 4 th , Adult Education EFL - ESL - ELD , ESL / ELL / EFL , Grammar Also included in: ESL GRAMMAR SKILLS BUNDLE - 30 Jeopardy Style Digital Game Shows Original Price $4.00 Rated 5 out of 5, based on 5 reviews Add to CartNeed a great whole class activity to review past tense irregular verbs? These interactive digital Jeopardy style game shows help students recognize and change Past Tense Verbs to the Present and vice versa. Engage your whole class with this NO-PREP digital activity. Each of the 2 games has 25 questions for a total of 50 different grammar skills questions. Answer questions and earn points!Interactive: Students choose the point value of the question they want to answer. points are linked to 25 di
2 nd - 4 th , Adult Education EFL - ESL - ELD , ESL / ELL / EFL , Grammar Also included in: ESL GRAMMAR SKILLS BUNDLE - 30 Jeopardy Style Digital Game Shows Original Price $4.00 Rated 4.33 out of 5, based on 6 reviews Add to CartThis ESL grammar bundle contains 12 different digital BOOM CARD decks focused on Present & Past Tenses, Irregular Verbs, Wh- Question Comprehension, Countable and Uncountable Nouns, Plural Nouns and Articles & Prepositions of Place . Great for distance learning, homework or whole class activities. By purchasing this bundle this you will receive:-Prepositions of Place -Verbs: Irregular Past Tense -Present Continuous "Build-A-Sentence" -Present Simple "Build-A-Sentence" - Wh- Question Comprehe
2 nd - 4 th EFL - ESL - ELD , English Language Arts , Grammar Show 12 included products $36.75 Original Price $36.75 Price $29.00 Rated 4.75 out of 5, based on 4 reviews Add to CartThese Irregular Verb posters make a great visual bulletin board display for 25 different past tense verbs. Each poster shows an image, base verb, past tense and past participle. It's a great way to passively build grammar and vocabulary for ELL's / ESL and ESL classrooms. A MUST HAVE for English teachers! They provide a clear, easy to read visual reminder that can be used to help with reading, writing & speaking! What's included:26 Hexagon shaped posters (7" x 7" when cut out)Each visual h
2 nd - 5 th EFL - ESL - ELD , English Language Arts , Grammar Also included in: WH Question Word Posters / Verb Tense Posters : ESL Grammar Bulletin Board Original Price $4.00 Rated 5 out of 5, based on 3 reviews Add to CartGO FISH is an easy-to-play irregular verb card game focusing on changing the most common Irregular Verbs from Present to Past and vice versa! Your students will practice and review 60 different commonly used verbs that don't end with -ed! Many students struggle with irregular verb conjugation and need a fun and engaging way to help memorize tricky irregulars. This game gives your students an opportunity to practice: active listening skills (while waiting for their verb to be called)reading sk
2 nd - 5 th EFL - ESL - ELD , English Language Arts , Grammar Original Price $3.00 Rated 5 out of 5, based on 5 reviews Add to CartThese colorful verb tense posters make a great visual reminder for verb conjugations in the Present, Continuous, Past and Future tenses. Both regular & irregular verbs are featured. Each poster shows an image and a verb. It's a great way to passively build grammar and vocabulary for ELL's / ESL and ESL classrooms. A MUST HAVE for English teachers! They provide a clear, easy to read visual reminder that can be used to help with reading, writing & speaking! What's included:29 Hexagon shaped
2 nd - 5 th EFL - ESL - ELD , English Language Arts , Grammar Also included in: WH Question Word Posters / Verb Tense Posters : ESL Grammar Bulletin Board Original Price $4.00 Rated 5 out of 5, based on 3 reviews Add to CartIf you are like me and struggle all year with getting your students to memorize Irregular verbs in the Past Tense, these cootie catchers are the perfect activity. Practice changing 38 common infinitive verbs to the past tense in two different activities. Set 1: Students are given the infinitive must change them into the SIMPLE PAST.Set 2: Fill-in the blank. There is a phrase with a missing verb (the infinitive is is brackets below). Students must change the verb into the past tense. Reading th
2 nd - 4 th EFL - ESL - ELD , Grammar , Oral Communication Also included in: Verb Games Bundle: Past Simple Regular and Irregular Verbs Original Price $2.00 Rated 5 out of 5, based on 7 reviews Add to Cart Showing 1 - 20 of 52 resultsWelcome to Hot Chocolate Teachables! I create activities, games and resources designed to stimulate English language learning and help teachers make their lessons fun, engaging and focused on fluency and comprehension. As a HUGE learning through play advocate, my resources help ESL teachers make their lessons more stimulating by adding the element of PLAY. Using printable language based games in your classroom is the best and most effective way to improve listening, speaking reading and writing skills. After graduating from California State University - Los Angeles, I owned and operated an English language school in Italy for many years. I’ve taught English language learners of all ages. I specialize in hands-on resources for young learners and conversation based activities for teens and adult students alike. I learned quickly that language only sticks when your students are enjoying themselves.