Created as a special gift for participants of the 2025 IATEFL Slovenia international conference, What Keeps Us Going is more than just a game—it’s a celebration of language, creativity, and community.
This printable board game is designed for English language learners and teachers alike, offering a playful way to practice grammar, vocabulary, and communication skills. Whether you’re reviewing verb tenses, exploring conditionals, or stretching your imagination with word formation tasks, this game is flexible, fun, and easy to adapt to your classroom needs.
🎲 How to Play: Players move across the board by completing language-based challenges—from miming verbs and acting out animals to building words with prefixes or answering imaginative “What if?” questions. The first to reach the center wins!
💬 Why We Made It: This game is a reflection of the spirit that keeps us going as language educators—creativity, connection, and curiosity. We hope it brings as much joy to your classroom as it did to ours.
🧡 Download the game board, rulebook, and printable materials below.
If you create your own version or adapt it to your students’ needs, we’d love to hear about it! Send your ideas to info@iatefl.si.
- A colourful game board
- A detailed rulebook with several engaging variants
- Suggestions for grammar, vocabulary, and communication activities
- Ideas for customizing your own version
- A blank card template
- Downloadable cards for word formation (base words)
- Downloadable cards for word formation (prefixed and suffixes)
- Downloadable cards for verbs