Select six useful words
Choose words children will need to understand the game and discuss a strategy. A route game might use start, turn, beside, blocked, shortest, and revise. A science activity might use predict, change, same, measure, result, and evidence.
Preview with visuals and actions
Show each word beside a screenshot, object, gesture, or simple example. Avoid front-loading a long definition list. Learners can meet the word again during play.
Offer a sentence frame
Use one frame that supports the learning goal:
- "I predicted ___ because ___."
- "The route changed when ___."
- "I sorted it by ___."
- "First I tried ___; next I ___."
Accept a home-language explanation, gesture, drawing, partner rehearsal, or partial sentence while English develops. The goal is meaningful participation, not public correction of every error.
Reuse the words away from the screen
Ask learners to label a diagram, order word cards, explain a screenshot, or create a new example. Use the vocabulary worksheet for a small focus list, then revisit the words in another subject or routine.
Coordinate with the learner's language-support teacher and local curriculum. A browser game offers shared context; it is not a language proficiency assessment.