Ditch the Photocopies: Top Ways to Use Languagenut in Class

Students love completing Languagenut activities online, but the platform is just as powerful as a front-of-class teaching tool. Below are some of our favourite ways to bring Languagenut into your whole class teaching — no printing required!

TOP TIP: When planning your lesson, use the link generator to copy a direct link to any activity. Paste it into your PowerPoint or lesson plan so you can open the exact screen you need with a single click during class.

Idea 1: Introduce New Vocabulary with the Vocab Trainer

The Vocab Trainer is perfect for modelling pronunciation and presenting new language clearly and consistently without having to print off vocab lists. A few handy features make it even more effective:

Use the dark blue eye to hide the target language.
Use the light blue eye to hide the support language.
Press Play to run the vocabulary in slideshow mode.
Click the enlarge icon to display flashcards full screen.

This works brilliantly for choral repetition, pronunciation drills, and quick recall activities. Use the Quick Assign button to assign the vocab set to your students so they can access it outside of class – no need to print vocab lists!

Idea 2: Run Quick Vocabulary Quizzes

The listening and reading multiple choice activities make excellent low prep quizzes. Display the questions on the board and ask students to write their answers in their books or on mini whiteboards. They can self mark or peer mark for instant feedback. No worksheets or printed quiz sheets needed.

Idea 3: Make It Interactive with Listening Snap

Listening Snap is a great way to energise the room. Project the game so students can see the support language, then use the arrow button to play the target language audio. When they hear a matching pair, students respond with a signal of your choice — stand up, sit down, hands up, anything that gets them involved.

Idea 4: Build Phonics Confidence

Phonics games like Penguin and Catapult work brilliantly at the front of the class. Students can point left or right to show their answer, making it quick and inclusive.

For an extra challenge, play the Dictation audio and have students write what they hear on mini whiteboards for more sound–spelling correspondence practice.

Idea 5: Use Sentence and Grammar Games for Whiteboard Practice

Sentence building and grammar activities such as Dictation, Fridge Magnets, Forklift, and Gapfill are ideal for whole class work. Students write their answers on mini whiteboards so you can check understanding instantly.

You can extend these tasks by:

Turning dictation into a translation exercise
Using delayed dictation to build memory and accuracy
Creating custom fridge magnet activities with your own content