Trying to get more from your students? These creative thinking technique activities are designed for EFL/ESL learners from beginner to advanced, with plenty of activities to inspire young learners and adults. These techniques will help improve the creativity of student thinking will further developing meaningful communication.

• Reverse Brainstorming: When I should NOT use my technology
  This is a series of classroom activities designed to improve communication while developing creative thinking. Creative thinking techniques encourage students to think in new and interesting ways to solve problems and address a variety of situations. These creative thinking techniques can help your learners find new ways in which to use or review language. The approach used ...
• Creative Thinking: Lotus Blossom What are you doing this weekend?
  Use present progressive more fluently. Try the lotus blossom technique with your #ells. #efl #esl #creativity
• Chores Creative Thinking Lotus Blossom
  Discussing #chores shouldn’t be a #bore. Use #creativity to say more.
• Creative Thinking Lotus Blossom: Environmental Problems
  Help your students express their opinions about the #environment. #creativethinking
• In your Neighborhood: Creative Thinking Lotus Blossom
  How much can your students really say about their neighborhood? Get #creative in your #ell classroom.
• What time Shall We Meet Creative Thinking Information Gap
  Plan a meeting with your #englishlanguage learners.
• What’s For Dinner? Idea Box Creative Thinking
  Use idea box to say more about your meals. #efl #esl #englishteaching #englishteachers
• My Ideal Person Creative Thinking Information Gap
  Design a friend, and improve your communication. #english #esl #creativethinking
• Room Differences Information Gap Creative Thinking
  Describe differences and use prepositions in this #creative #informationgap
• Favorite Recipe Exquiste Corpse Creative Thinking
  Create a #creative recipe with this unique lesson for #englishlanguage learners
• Find my Family in the House Information Gap Creative Thinking
  Get creative and combine prepositions and family vocabulary in this #creative #speaking lesson #english
• Chores Creative Thinking Lotus Blossom
  Discussing #chores shouldn’t be a #bore. Use #creativity to say more.
• Counting Fruits Information Gap Drawing Creative Thinking
  Talk about fruits, use adjectives and numbers in this #creative #informationgap for #englishlearners
• Weather Report Random Element Toss Creative Thinking
  Say more than “It’s cloudy” with this fun tossing game. #creativethinking #ells
• Dates and Birthday Gifts Random Element Toss
  Combine party vocabulary with dates to plan for fun with this #lateral activity for #ells
• School Subjects Random Element Spin Creative Thinking
  Don’t let school subjects be a boring conversation. Use a spin game and bring your class to life. Use brainstorming for longer speaking. #creativethinking #ell #efl #esl
• Imperatives Random Element Spin 2 Creative Thinking
  STOP teaching the same way. Trying a random element with your #ells #creative #trysomethingnew
• Imperatives Random Element Spin Creative Thinking
  Mix up your class with this #spin game for #ells featuring #imperatives.
• Where are you from? Countries Logic Puzzle Creative Thinking
  Use #logic to challenge your #ells and get more out of your conversations. #creativethinking #ell #efl #esl
• Holidays Synthesis Creative Thinking
  Use a synthesis activity to say something different about #holidays with your #ells.
• Possessions Brainstorming Creative Thinking Lesson
  #possessives have never been so interesting with this #brainstorming activity for #ELLS
• Create a New Animal Exquisite Corpse Creative Thinking
  Exquisite Corpse is a great way to get weird in your #englishclass and learn to talk about #animals. #ells #creative
• Food Likes and Dislikes Creative Thinking Lotus Blossom
  Likes, dislikes and food, using lotus blossom to make the conversation come to life. #creativethinking #ell
• I Feel Exquisite Corpse Creative Thinking
  Talk about #feelings and #express yourself more #fluently with this #creative activity for speaking.
• Field Trip Creative Thinking Mind Map
  Take a #fieldtrip conversation to new depths with a #mindmap #teachers #efl #english
• Can Can’t Creative Thinking Mind Map
  You can do more than you think. Talk longer using mind maps. #creativethinking #esl #efl #ell
• Introductions Creative Thinking Lotus Blossom
  This is a series of classroom activities designed to improve communication while developing creative thinking. Creative thinking techniques encourage students to think in new and interesting ways to solve problems and address a variety of situations. These creative thinking techniques can help your learners find new ways in which to use or review language. This activity is ...
• Summer Vacation Past Tense Creative Thinking
  This is a series of classroom activities designed to improve communication while developing creative thinking. Creative thinking techniques encourage students to think in new and interesting ways to solve problems and address a variety of situations. These creative thinking techniques can help your learners find new ways in which to use or review language. This activity is ...
• Saying Hello Creative Thinking Technique Mind Map
  This is a series of classroom activities designed to improve communication while developing creative thinking. Creative thinking techniques encourage students to think in new and interesting ways to solve problems and address a variety of situations. These creative thinking techniques can help your learners find new ways in which to use or review language. This activity is ...
• Creative Thinking Lotus Blossom: Types of Personality
  This is a series of classroom activities designed to improve communication while developing creative thinking. Creative thinking techniques encourage students to think in new and interesting ways to solve problems and address a variety of situations. These creative thinking techniques can help your learners find new ways in which to use or review language. This activity uses ...
• Random Element Toss: Pets
  This is a series of classroom activities designed to improve communication while developing creative thinking. Creative thinking techniques encourage students to think in new and interesting ways to solve problems and address a variety of situations. These creative thinking techniques can help your learners find new ways in which to use or review language. The approach used ...
• Reverse Brainstorming: When I should NOT use my technology
  This is a series of classroom activities designed to improve communication while developing creative thinking. Creative thinking techniques encourage students to think in new and interesting ways to solve problems and address a variety of situations. These creative thinking techniques can help your learners find new ways in which to use or review language. The approach used ...
• Random Element Spin: Sports
  This is a series of classroom activities designed to improve communication while developing creative thinking. Creative thinking techniques encourage students to think in new and interesting ways to solve problems and address a variety of situations. These creative thinking techniques can help your learners find new ways in which to use or review language. The approach used ...
• Creative Thinking Lotus Blossom: Asking for a Favor
  This is a series of classroom activities designed to improve communication while developing creative thinking. Creative thinking techniques encourage students to think in new and interesting ways to solve problems and address a variety of situations. These creative thinking techniques can help your learners find new ways in which to use or review language. This activity uses ...
• Random Element Toss: Invitiations
  This is a series of classroom activities designed to improve communication while developing creative thinking. Creative thinking techniques encourage students to think in new and interesting ways to solve problems and address a variety of situations. These creative thinking techniques can help your learners find new ways in which to use or review language. The approach used ...
• Reverse Brainstorming: When I should NOT complain
  This is a series of classroom activities designed to improve communication while developing creative thinking. Creative thinking techniques encourage students to think in new and interesting ways to solve problems and address a variety of situations. These creative thinking techniques can help your learners find new ways in which to use or review language. The approach used ...
• Random Element Spin: Chores
  This is a series of classroom activities designed to improve communication while developing creative thinking. Creative thinking techniques encourage students to think in new and interesting ways to solve problems and address a variety of situations. These creative thinking techniques can help your learners find new ways in which to use or review language. The approach used ...
• Creative Thinking Lotus Blossom: Dream Jobs
  This is a series of classroom activities designed to improve communication while developing creative thinking. Creative thinking techniques encourage students to think in new and interesting ways to solve problems and address a variety of situations. These creative thinking techniques can help your learners find new ways in which to use or review language. This activity uses ...
• Random Element Toss: What’s for Dinner
  This is a series of classroom activities designed to improve communication while developing creative thinking. Creative thinking techniques encourage students to think in new and interesting ways to solve problems and address a variety of situations. These creative thinking techniques can help your learners find new ways in which to use or review language. The approach used ...
• Random Element Spin: Buying Food, Food and Prices
  This is a series of classroom activities designed to improve communication while developing creative thinking. Creative thinking techniques encourage students to think in new and interesting ways to solve problems and address a variety of situations. These creative thinking techniques can help your learners find new ways in which to use or review language. The approach used ...
• Reverse Brainstorming: I like soccer, but I DON’T like it when…
  This is a series of classroom activities designed to improve communication while developing creative thinking. Creative thinking techniques encourage students to think in new and interesting ways to solve problems and address a variety of situations. These creative thinking techniques can help your learners find new ways in which to use or review language. The approach used ...
• Creative Thinking Lotus Blossom: Cultures and Customs
  Build fluency and transfer English skills with the lotus blossom technique. #creativethinking
• Talk About You: Random Element Spin
  Students speak more fluently about their interests. #creativethinking
• Sharing Information: Random Element Spin
  Do more than just answer a question with #creativethinking techniques and fun spinning #game.
• In your Neighborhood: Creative Thinking Lotus Blossom
  How much can your students really say about their neighborhood? Get #creative in your #ell classroom.
• Random Element Spin: Describing Body Parts
  Spin and speak. #creativethinking while talking about the body.
• Creative Thinking Lotus Blossom: Environmental Problems
  Help your students express their opinions about the #environment. #creativethinking
• Random Element Toss: What would you like to do on Vacation?
  A toss game to promote more #communication using likes. #creativethinking #ell #esl #efl
• Reverse Brainstorming: When NOT to use certain types of transportation
  Reverse brainstorming to speak more fluently. Transfer English to the real world. #creativethinking #esl #efl #ell
• Random Element Spin: Conjugating Verbs
  Do more with verbs with this fun spinning game. #creativethinking #esl #efl #ell
• Random Element Toss: Shopping for Clothes
  Update your shopping activity with #creativethinking. #esl #efl #ell
• Creative Thinking: Lotus Blossom What are you doing this weekend?
  Use present progressive more fluently. Try the lotus blossom technique with your #ells. #efl #esl #creativity
• Creative Thinking: Reverse Brainstorming When I DISLIKE listening to a Music Genre
  Say more by using reverse brainstorming. Change the conversation in your ELL classroom. #creativethinking #esl #efl #ell
• Creative Thinking: Idea Box Unusual Events That Happend to Me
  Build stronger productive communication with the Idea Box. #creativethinking #esl #efl #ell
• Creative Thinking: Lotus Blossom Clothing Fashion and Habits
  The lotus blossom helps extend communication. Get beyond asking and answering. #creativethinking #esl #efl #ell
• Creative Thinking: Reverse Brainstorming When I DON’T follow my Routines
  Are there times you shouldn’t follow the rules? Get your #ells talking about law and order #creatively.
• Creative Thinking: Idea Box Rules in my Life
  Trying to understand law, rules, and order. Help your #ells express their views about rules. #creativethinking #esl #efl #ell
• Creative Thinking: Lotus Blossom Movies I Watch
  Go beyond “I like Frozen” in your move class with the lotus blossom technique. #creativethinking #esl #efl #ell
• Creative Thinking: Reverse Brainstorming When Should I BREAK a Rule
  Break the rules! When it’s appropriate. #creativethinking #esl #efl #ell
• Creative Thinking: Idea Box Holidays and Events
  Have longer conversations with this idea box activity about holidays. #creativethinking #esl #efl #ell
• Creative Thinking: Lotus Blossom Asking for Permission
  Ask for things around you more fluently. #creativethinking #esl #efl #ell
• Creative Thinking: Reverse Brainstorming When Healthy Habits Become Dangerous
  When do good habits become bad ones? Talk to your #ells and let them share their ideas. #creativethinking
• Creative Thinking: Idea Box My Hobbies
  Idea Boxes deepen spoken and written production. Talk more about hobbies. #creativethinking #esl #efl #ell
• Creative Thinking: Lotus Blossom Daily Routines
  The lotus blossoms helps your students talk for longer intervals. Change your routine. #creativethinking #esl #efl #ell
• Creative Thinking: Reverse Brainstorming How NOT to cook my favorite foods
  I love pizza, without anchovies. Say more with reverse brainstorming. #creativethinking #esl #efl #ell
• Creative Thinking: Idea Box My Daily Activities
  Break out the routine of the #routines lesson with #creative activities
• Creative Thinking: Lotus Blossom Books I Read
  Talk about books with more #fluency using the #lotusblossom technique
• Creative Thinking Idea Box: Sight Seeing or Tourism with Lesson Plan
  Plan a #tour with this #ideabox lesson about sight seeing for #ells. #englishlanguage #teaching
• Creative Thinking: Idea Box Ordering Food
  Think outside of the box using the idea box technique to discuss ordering food. #englishlanguage #teaching #learners
• Creative Thinking Lotus Blossom: Where are you going?
  Where are you? Give better directions with the lotus blossom technique. #esl #efl #creativethinking
• Creative Thinking Lotus Blossom Foods Likes and Dislikes
  Say more with lotus blossom activities #creativethinking #esl #englishlearning
• Things Animals Eat Brainstorming Creative Thinking
  Use adjectives, animals, and food vocabulary in this #creative speaking activity. #englishteachers #englishlanguage #esl
• Adverbs of Frequency Brainstorming Creative Thinking
  Use brainstorming for longer speaking. #creativethinking #ell #efl #esl
• My Family Likes Creative Thinking Brainstorming
  Change up the family lesson plan and get students to say more, creatively. #creativethinking #ell #efl #esl
• Creative Thinking Present Progressive Brainstorming
  You’re present progressive can be more in the now. #creativethinking #ell #efl #esl
• Creative Thinking: Mind Map Brainstorming Possessions
  Say more about what you have and share you opinions. #brainstorming #speaking #talkmore #esl #english
• Creative Writing Worksheets with Picture Prompts and Lesson Plan Procedure
  Write longer texts and get more creative with your learners. #creativewriting #efl #esl
• What time Shall We Meet Creative Thinking Information Gap
  Plan a meeting with your #englishlanguage learners.
• Shake Your Hand Imperatives Random Element Toss Creative Thinking
  Use a random element with your imperatives. #creativetechniques #ell #ESL
• Food Likes and Dislikes Creative Thinking Reverse Brainstorming
  Talking about foods is more #creative with #brainstorming techqniues. #efl #esl
• Greetings Hello Idea Box Creative Thinking
  The introductions lesson reinvented. Great for #backtoschool using #ideabox #creative
• School Rules Creative Thinking Mind Map
  Use a mind map to get serious about the #rules in your #englishlanguage #classroom. #esl #ell