Body Parts Game

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About

This is a simple ESL game to review body parts language in a fun way. The target audience is low level learners of English as a second language.

The aim is not to teach body parts vocabulary; rather, this game is intended to supplement classroom based instruction. Language such as body parts is best taught and explained by a teacher. This game is really intended to be used as fun review or practice activity.

The game uses 35 vocabulary items for body parts. These are grouped into sets according to similarity and how easy they are to display together. This is a list of those used:

Round 1

• Head
• Body
• Arm
• Hand
• Leg
• Foot

Round 2

• Hair
• Eyes
• Nose
• Mouth
• Ears
• Eyebrow

Round 3

• Fingers
• Thumb
• Wrist
• Finger nail
• Knuckle
• Thumb nail

Round 4

• Neck
• Shoulder
• Armpit
• Belly
• Elbow
• Knee

Round 5

• Toes
• Big toe
• Toe nail
• Heel
• Ankle

Round 6

• Face
• Chin
• Teeth
• Beard
• Moustache
• Earlobe

There are 2 main parts to the game. In the first part, you look at the text and then click on the mini image that matches. When you do this, a bigger image is slowly formed. In the second part, you click on the words to match the label. There is also a final round for reviewing all the items together.

This game is made in Javascript using the Pixi.js library. If you have any comments, questions or feedback, then please use the form below to post a message.