Abstract There is no qualm that visual aids play an important role in simplifying foreign language learning .However, the extent to which these aids are amalgamated into the language classroom diverges immensely depending on methodology selected by teachers and teachers’ view about visual aids and their use. The English language teacher is responsible to bring innovation into the foreign language teaching though the effective use of visual aids. Essential visual aids should therefore be made available to accomplish effective teaching. The perception of Ethiopian primary school EFL teachers about the use of visual aids in English language teaching remains relatively unexplored. This study aimed to investigate perceptions of primary school EFL teachers about various visual aids and their actual classroom practice by making a good use of different visuals in teaching English. The participants of the study were 52 English teachers (22 female and 30 male) from 9 schools in Dangila Town Administration selected using simple random sampling. For data collection, three instruments were used: two questionnaires with 5 point Likert scales having 40 items each for perception and practice, and classroom observations. The reliability of the two questionnaires was calculated by Cronbach’s Alpha and it was found that the perception questionnaire had 0.78 and the visual aid utilization questionnaire had 0.81 coefficient of reliability. To reinforce the data collected though the questionnaires, classroom observations based on checklist were made together with two co-observers. The relationships between the perception and practice questionnaires were calculated by Pearson product Moment correlation which was 0.2. The results revealed that the teachers had favorable perception for visual aids, but their actual utilization is very low. Moreover, the relationship between their perception and practice is low. Based on the findings the researcher recommends: trainings to be given for teachers, pedagogical centers to be strengthened, and visual aids to be made locally by teachers and students.