It is Easter week, class starts in ten minutes and you have nothing planned. Nothing below needs setting up. These five no-prep Easter activities are written for adults and older teens, and they work just as well when a lesson finishes early and you have fifteen minutes to fill.
Each one takes 10 to 20 minutes and works with any class size. Three have a free one-page printable you can print or share on screen, and two need nothing at all. If your class has two Easters, keep the page open: in 2027, Easter Sunday is on March 28 and Orthodox Easter is on May 2, so every game works twice.
The activities at a glance | # | Activity | Level | Print | | 1 | Easter Would You Rather | A2-C1 | Page 1 | | 2 | Rank the Easter Weekend | A2-B2 | Page 2 | | 3 | Easter Taboo | B1-C1 | Page 3 | | 4 | Easter Charades | A1-B1 | None | | 5 | Easter Picture Dictation | A2-B1 | Paper |
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Free · printable PDFLast-Minute Easter PackOne page each for activities 1 to 3 below, numbered like this post: 14 Easter Would You Rather choices, the Easter weekend ranking and 12 Easter Taboo cards. Print it, or share your screen and start.3 pagesPrint or share on screenA2 to C1A4 and LetterDownload the free PDFUS Letter: PDF |
5 no-prep Easter activities for adults
1of 5A2-C115-20 minSpeakingNo prepFree printable · page 1 Easter Would You RatherHow it works- Read out one pair, or share page 1 on screen. Every student chooses one side.
- Each answer needs one specific reason. I like chocolate is not a reason. I can share small eggs with my kids is.
- When everybody has answered, ask who changed their mind after hearing the others, and why.
| Three of the 14 questionsWould you rather host Easter lunch for twelve or wash all the dishes?Would you rather paint eggs for three hours or bake an Easter cake alone?Would you rather hide the eggs or look for the eggs? |
| Why it works There is no correct answer, so nobody is exposed, and every student has to justify a choice. That pushes them from single words into reasoning: I'd rather ... because ... Give the phrase bank on the page to lower levels and take it away from stronger ones. |
| Free printable · page 1 14 Easter Would You Rather choices for adults in a clean A OR B list, a phrase bank for giving reasons and the pair rules, big enough to share on screen.Download the free PDF |
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When B2-C1 students push back Strong classes soon start adding conditions: If I had grown up in Argentina, I'd prefer an autumn Easter. The free Mixed Conditionals worksheet practices exactly that kind of sentence, where the past changes the present. Mixed ConditionalsB2C1FreeWorksheetOpen the free worksheet → |
2of 5A2-B210-15 minSpeakingNo prepFree printable · page 2 Rank the Easter WeekendHow it works- Read out the eight parts of the Easter weekend below, or share page 2. Each student ranks them alone, from the best to the least important.
- In pairs, students compare lists and have to agree on a single order.
- Ask two pairs with very different lists to explain their order to each other.
| Read out or write on the boarda long sleep on Sunday morningthe big family luncha chocolate egga short trip out of townpainting or decorating eggsa long walk outsideseeing cousins you only see once a yearfour days with no work emails |
| Why it works Ranking forces comparison, so comparatives and superlatives come out naturally instead of being drilled: a long sleep is more relaxing than a trip. The list splits a class cleanly, because adults really do disagree about the family lunch, and that disagreement is the talking. |
| Free printable · page 2 The eight items with Me and Our pair columns, six phrases for comparing, three lines for sentences and a bonus round.Download the free PDF |
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3of 5B1-C115 minVocabularyNo prepFree printable · page 3 Easter TabooHow it works- Pairs or two teams. The describer takes a card and has one minute.
- They describe the Easter word without saying it, any part of it, or the three words on the card.
- One point for every word guessed. A banned word means the card goes back in the pile.
| One card from page 3Card 1bunnyDon't sayrabbit · ears · eggs |
| Why it works Students run out of words all the time in real conversations. Taboo makes them describe their way around the gap: It's a kind of flower you see in March. That is the most useful speaking skill there is, and it is hard to practice on purpose. |
| Online or one-to-one You guess and your student describes. Send one word and its three banned words in a private message, or let your student open page 3 on their own screen. |
| Free printable · page 3 12 Easter Taboo cards to cut out, from bunny to hot cross bun, with six phrases for describing a word.Download the free PDF |
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The same skill for A1-A2 Lower levels need the phrases first. Bits and Bobs teaches A1-A2 students to describe everyday things when they forget the word, which is the whole skill behind Taboo. Bits And BobsA1A2ProSee the Pro lesson → |
4of 5A1-B110 minGrammarNo prepNo printing Easter CharadesHow it works- Whisper an Easter action to one student. They mime it for the class.
- The class guesses with a full sentence in the present continuous: You're painting an egg! One word doesn't count.
- The student who guesses right mimes the next action.
| Actions to whisperpainting an egghiding chocolatesetting the table for twelvecarrying a heavy basketeating too much chocolatelooking for eggs in the gardenwashing the dishes after lunchtaking a photo of the Easter table |
| Why it works Adults won't hop like a bunny, but they will mime setting a table for twelve. The full-sentence rule turns a party game into grammar practice, because the present continuous is exactly the tense for what is happening in front of you. |
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When the guesses come out as You paint The Present Continuous worksheet asks the same question with a live bear cam: what is happening right now? It is the A1-A2 follow-up when the class keeps guessing in the present simple. Present ContinuousA1A2ProWorksheetSee the Pro lesson → |
5of 5A2-B115 minSpeakingNo prepNo printing Easter Picture DictationHow it works- Pairs sit back to back with a blank sheet of paper. Student A describes the table at their family's Easter lunch: what is on it, and where.
- Student B draws it without looking and without asking. After two minutes, B can ask three questions.
- They compare the drawing with the real table, then swap.
| Language for the boardThere's a ... in the middle.Next to the bread, there are ...on the left · on the rightin front of · behind |
| Why it works It is a real information gap: B can only draw what A says, so a wrong preposition puts the cake on the floor. Students who don't celebrate Easter describe any family meal, so nobody sits out. |
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Last-Minute Easter PackThe printable pages for activities 1 to 3 in one free PDF. Print it or share your screen.Download the free PDF |
When you have more time: full Easter lessons
When Easter is a week away instead of ten minutes, our other Easter posts go further. 10 Easter ESL activities for adults has games, a crossword and a mystery with an eight-page pack. 40 Easter discussion questions come as printable cards from A2 to C1, and our Easter reading comprehension texts give you four original texts with answers.
When you want a full hour planned for you, these Easter lessons are ready to teach.
Final thoughts
None of these needs a worksheet, which is the point. What they need is a question adults actually want to argue about, and on the Thursday before Easter that is easier to find than a photocopier.
Keep the page open on your phone during Easter week. When you have a full hour instead of ten minutes, the Easter lessons above are ready to teach.
