Printable games for kids

Food Race


a card game for kids learning English


Language aim: making polite requests in English.

preparation


  • Print out playing and wild cards. If you want, you can stick the printout onto the heavy paper. Laminate for future use.
  • Cut out the individual cards, fold them and glue. Learn more how to prepare our cards (pdf). They are double-sided and self-checking, with the task on one side, and the answer on the reverse.
  • Before playing the game revise or pre-teach the names of all the items on the playing cards.
  • Our printables are in pdf format. To download them, you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader.

how to play

This is a game for 2-4 players (or teams). Kids move along the game track that is made of both playing and wild cards.


  • Shuffle playing and wild cards. Make your own game course by placing the cards on the floor (or table).
  • Students roll the dice and land on a card.
  • If it is a wild card, they follow the instruction (e.g. Miss a turn, Sing an English song).
  • If it is a question card, he or she has to make a request e.g. Can I have some orange, please? (check by flipping the card).
  • Each correct answer gains one point. The student with the most points wins the game.