65+ GAMES
in one pack!

EVERY TASK - A NEW STORY

ОК Story Cards are crafted to enhance language learning. They portray various everyday situations, as well as unconventional, humorous, or absurd scenarios featuring our three characters . The cards employ 80 vivid images to teach the essential vocabulary needed for everyday communication, including nouns, adjectives, and verbs.

Learners can work through the cards in stages. Initially, they focus on naming and describing individual objects and actions. Subsequently, they create stories and narrate dialogues for the characters.

Our website offers instructions for more than 65+ educational ОК card games and activities, ranging from energizers and icebreakers to interactive speaking and improvisation games.

ОК - The Dynamic Trio

Will their story unfold as a drama or a comedy? Rest assured; it will be anything but dull! Are your students prepared to dive into the narrative? The cards feature a range of unique and unpredictable scenarios populated with numerous details to captivate students’ attention throughout the lesson.

We are confident that your students will find these cards to be a delightful addition to their learning journey. Compact yet versatile, they seamlessly integrate into your teaching toolkit.

Crafted with DEAI principles at the forefront, the diverse array of characters, situations, and actions ensures that OK cards are well-suited for students from varied backgrounds. This inclusivity enriches the learning experience and fosters a sense of belonging and understanding among students.

ОК Story Cards

Designed for limitless fun in communicative ​classrooms
Appropriate for ages 7 to 99
Easy to use, compact box
Suitable for any foreign language
Include 65+ engaging games and activities
Characters and contexts reflect DEAI principles
Align with World-Readiness Standards and Proficiency Guidelines
Suitable for any foreign language
Align with World-Readiness Standards and Proficiency Guidelines

ОК Story Cards

REVIEWS

Each Card Features

Three Main Characters

to encourage dialogue and roleplay

Secondary Characters

to help create an engaging story

Unique Scene Locations

to develop place-related vocabulary

Variety of Emotions

to practice adjective usage

Three or More Actions

to master verb usage

At Least Seven Different Objects

to expand noun knowledge

65+ CARD GAMES

ENERGIZER MOVEMENT GAMES

The aim of these brief warm-up activities, ranging from 5 to 15 minutes, is to introduce energy, movement, and fun into the lesson. Designed for simplicity, these games ensure that every student participates, feels inspired, and becomes motivated for future tasks. They are ideal for the beginning of a lesson and organized in order of increasing difficulty. Some games require little to no prior language learning, while others require knowledge of some basic vocabulary.

GAMES TO ENHANCE AND EXPAND VOCABULARY

The objective of these games is to activate the group’s passive vocabulary. They encourage students to retrieve the words they studied in recent lessons and integrate them into various activities. Participants use individual words from cards without forming complete sentences with them yet. The games progress in difficulty, providing a structured approach to the mastery of vocabulary.

GAMES TO PRACTICE GRAMMATICAL STRUCTURES

OK cards will help you add a fun, creative element to grammar instruction. These multipurpose games are designed for practicing various grammatical language structures. The activities are arranged in order of increasing difficulty. Due to some activities’ narrow grammatical focus, they resemble exercises rather than games.

INTERACTIVE SPEAKING AND STORYTELLING GAMES

These games provide students with a platform to unleash their linguistic creativity by crafting action-packed stories and unpredictable dialogues. Combining language skills, vocabulary knowledge, and grammar, these games foster fluid communication where students rapidly exchange lines of dialogues and construct compelling narratives.

ACTIVITIES TO PRACTICE WRITING

These games are dedicated to enhancing students’ writing skills through engaging and structured exercises. These writing tasks build upon the vocabulary and grammatical structures learned earlier, encouraging students to apply their knowledge in written form.

Abelardo Almazán-Vázquez

Spanish teacher, World Languages Department Chair, the Putney School, Vermont (USA)

My experience using OK Story Cards has been a success! I used them with two classes: a small 7-student advanced-level Spanish class and a 15-student intermediate-level class. Both classes found the cards interesting, engaging, and compelling.

The advanced-level class played ’20 Questions’ and ‘Two Truths and a Lie’ with so much joy and plenty of room for vocabulary learning as they warmed up.

The intermediate-level class spent most of their time playing in small groups with rounds of ’20 Questions.’ I am delighted with the potential of these cards and plan to try additional speaking activities listed on the website in the future.

Irina Babichuk

ESL instructor, Toronto (Canada)

I just finished my first lesson using OK Story Cards with my intermediate students. Since the group is strong, I had to get creative to keep them engaged. Students had to name items or provide adjectives or verbs without repeating but could use synonyms. The winner would be the one whose word, phrase, or sentence was the last. Their interest grew as they caught the competitive spirit. I’ll definitely keep using the cards in future lessons, whether as a warm-up, to introduce vocabulary, grammar, sentence structure, or just for fun.

Julia Denne

Russian teacher, Chicago, Illinois (USA)

My students really love the cards!! They help to release any tension in the class, and I appreciate the website with the description of the games.

Susanna Nazarova

University instructor, Los Angeles, California (USA)

After the pack arrived, I took the cards to my intermediate Russian language class without any pre-planned activities in mind. The topic for that day was using verbal aspect in story-telling. My students were trying to tell stories from their lives, but it wasn’t going well. So, I took out the cards, and the activity took off. There are so many scenarios with unexpected things happening to the characters – missing a plane, spilling a drink on the keyboard, getting stuck in the elevator, dropping a phone in the water… It was refreshing for the students to stop talking about themselves, expand their vocabulary and develop narration skills using this set of colorful and engaging characters and scenarios. Highly recommended!

Brittney Kondratiev

High School French Teacher, Middle School Spanish Teacher, Providence, Rhode Island (USA)

They are great and very useful for any topic and any language. They really bring out creativity from students and allow them to have fun while speaking. There is also a very extensive collection of games on the website and many ways to use them.

Izolda Savenkova

University instructor Russian, College Park, Maryland (USA)

My students love these cards! Our warm-ups at the beginning of class are so fun and engaging now!

Joseph Schlegel

Middle school, Phoenix, Arizona (USA)

They work best for me with the fourth grade cohort in my after school tutoring group for English Language Learners. The great benefit of the cards is the wide variety of applications they have—I can incorporate them well into a variety of lessons. I left a pack on my shelf with other classic games like Scrabble and Tapple – some students (6th and 7th grade English language learners) actually choose OK Cards instead!

Kevin Lord

Retired high school teacher of Russian, online tutor, Washington state (USA)

Really great “stories” that can be used for any number of purposes and all levels, from Novice to Advanced. Also, the website links are awesome for helping users find appropriate activities.

Irina Dubinina

University instructor of Russian, Boston, Massachusetts (USA)

OK Story Cards are an invaluable resource for any educator or language enthusiast. This set includes 80 beautifully hand-illustrated cards and 20 blank ones, perfect for fostering storytelling, vocabulary development, and interactive communication.

With activities that range from beginner-friendly to advanced-level, these cards align well with proficiency guidelines such as ACTFL’s. The durability and compact design make them a practical tool for classrooms, workshops, and home learning. They are suitable for children, teenagers and adults. I have used them for conversation building and for ice-breaking activities. Whether you’re engaging a small group or a diverse classroom, OK Story Cards offer a versatile, fun, and engaging learning experience

Julia Katsnelson

University instructor of Russian, Burlington, Vermont (USA)

Thank you so much for the OK Story Cards! I used them with one of my advanced-level classes (students in their 3rd-4th year of study). The task was to create a fairy tale based on the image and the results were absolutely fantastic! The students worked in groups of three, and they dove into the activity with immense enthusiasm and joy, creating wonderful stories. The students loved the activity. They mentioned that the cards provided them with ideas and inspiration (mission accomplished!). In the process, they even had to look up unfamiliar words they wouldn’t have encountered otherwise—like when working with the card featuring astronauts, Martians, and the yeti. This part of the activity was particularly interesting for them. Overall, the cards really helped spark creativity and language discovery in a fun, engaging way!