The ESL activities for kids on the Tutorial page help ELL students students learn and practice English reading. The English lessons are based on categorized word lists to introduce kids to essential phonics skills. English topics include: short and long vowels, “magic e” words, consonant blends and digraphs, and hard “c” and soft “c.” This way, kids can practice letter sounds, a crucial step in learning to read. Lessons on sight words balance the curriculum and build fluency. Each beginning English lesson includes a choice of activities to learn how to read English, perfect English pronunciation, and practice vocabulary and spelling.

There are five ESL activities for kids offered for beginners to learn English phonics. Children can choose the Slideshow activity to learn the lesson words with entertaining photos and audio recordings to teach correct English pronunciation. Then they can select Matching to practice the definitions of the words, Fill in the Blank to understand the words in context, and Spelling to practice writing the words correctly. Detailed error analysis and scoring upon completion of the activities helps kids learn from their mistakes. The “Pairs” activity teaches children basic antonyms with a photo slideshow. Each activity in Tutorials begins with an explicit description of the lesson topic to introduce the new skill. Highlighted examples help illustrate the concept. Each beginning English lesson builds vocabulary with entertaining photos and prepares students for success at the free English games for kids available on the site. Completing the step-by-step ESL lessons for kids and reviewing them will help beginning English language learners become more successful and confident readers and writers.