School Explorer: Rooms & Directions
Young learners navigate a 24-space board discovering school rooms, practicing directional language (left, right, straight), and using pronouns (me, him, her, us, them). Players speak in pairs, teams, and solo to describe locations, give directions, and mime classroom activities. Perfect for A1 learners building confidence in school vocabulary and simple directions.
A free Board Game for Young learners at CEFR A1 level. Topic: School life: different parts of school and directions .
Speaking prompts on the board
- Ask your partner which room in school is their favorite and why.
- Describe your classroom to your partner using three words.
- Your team must agree on what happens in the gym. Discuss together.
- Ask your partner: do you like the cafeteria? What food do you eat there?
- Stand up and mime eating lunch. Your partner describes what you are doing.
- Explain to your partner how to get from the classroom to the playground.
- Your team must agree: which school room is the most fun? Say why.
- Ask your partner what they do in the art room. Do they like it?
- You have 30 seconds to present your favorite school room to the class.
- Act out going to the toilet. Use your hands to show the directions.
- Describe the music room to your partner. What do you see and hear there?
- Ask your partner: is the office to the left or to the right of your classroom?
- Your team must agree on three rooms in your school. Name them together.
- Stand up and mime walking straight ahead to the science lab.
- Explain to your partner how to find the playground from the entrance.
- Ask your partner: who helps you in the school office? What do they do?
- You have 60 seconds to tell the class about your favorite school activity.
- Act out sitting in the library and reading a book quietly.
- Describe the cafeteria to your partner. Is it big or small? Is it loud?
- Ask your partner: do you go left or right to get to the gym from here?
- Your team must agree: which room do you visit most often? Why?
- Stand up and show with your hands: left, right, and straight ahead.
- Explain to your partner the route from your classroom to the main entrance.