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Janken or Rock-Paper-Scissors

Janken 4's -No materials or preparation! -日本語のビデオ説めもある

THE warm-up activity beginning all of the EigoNoto.com lessons. Works for any language pattern- Teaches conversation skills, too! See an in-class explanation on video

Janken Conversation Rounds -No materials or preparation!

*This activity was chosen by a group of elementary teachers as the main activity for their English classes. It is the best way to teach and practice Conversation Skills. It can be used for meaning- or pattern-focus, and for all of the language structures.

Maru-Batsu (O/X) Game -No materials or preparation!

EigoNoto.com version of the classic Japanese game. Very powerful learning activity.

Hot Potato -No materials or preparation!

A small group creative substitution activity.

Get The Picture (GTP)

see an in-class explanation on video

Pair Karuta -No materials or preparation!

A very simple version of the classic game.

Interview Bingo

see an in-class explanation on video

CROSSFIRE/Linefire

Eraser/Keyword Game

Pair listening activity from the Eigo Noto text.

Ohajiki Game

Listening activity from the Eigo Noto text. A blend of Bingo & Karuta...

Sugoroku

My version of the classic game. NOW it's really communicative! With a link to download the board.

Row Practice/Row Races -No materials or preparation!

Find 3 People -No materials or preparation!

Find 3 People-Tell the Teacher -No materials or preparation!

Liar! Liar! -No materials or preparation!

Hand Sandwich -No materials or preparation!

A fun way to finish off a pair activity (with a winner & loser).

Clue Bingo

Pair Slap -No materials or preparation!

Individual Student Translation

Short notes on how to lessen the stress...

Hebi Janken

Teams compete to get to the end of the line of vocabulary cards first.

Dictionary -(can be done with) No materials or preparation!

Builds an important skill for language learners- how to say a word they don't know!

Pictionary -(can be done with) No materials or preparation!

Builds an important skill for language learners- how to draw a word they don't know!

Gestionary -(can be done with) No materials or preparation!

Builds an important skill for language learners- how to act out a word they don't know!

WYAN- Word You Aleady Know. Students already know a lot of English words- prompt them to tell you what they already know!

Listen, Repeat and Point- Turn on students' power to remember.

Repeat and Change the Pattern Speaking- No materials or preparation!

A simple activity to help students perform short speeches.

Interactive Introduction- No materials or preparation!

A simple step-by-step way to introduce new language patterns. You do the speaking, the students learn the rest as a class.

Drawing an Explanation One Line at a Time- for Grade 5 Lesson 7 What's This?

Black Box Activity Adaptation- Let's all the kids participate, not just one at a time. For Grade 5 Lesson 7

Story Telling in Rounds

Friday, October 16, 2009

Eigo Note Lesson 5-6-2 (2 of 2)  

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Grade: 5
Lesson: 6 (2 of 2)
Target: What do you want? Strawberries, please!
Materials: Fruit Flashcards; Text; Scissors


Greeting
Teacher to Students
- Listen & Repeat (some or all)
Hello, Hi, Hey, Howdy, G’day, Good Morning, Hola, Aloha, Bon Jour, Bon Dia, Bon Journo, Ni Hao, Konnichiwa, Anyohaseyo, Sambaino, Kiola, Selamat Pagi (am) (pm-Siang), Shalom, Jambo, Asalamalekum, Zzdrastvet-yah, Namaste.

Song- to the melody of London Bridges
Materials: Fruit flashcards (apple, kiwi, strawberry, banana, melon, lemon, grapes, cherry, peach, pineapple.)
Blackboard: (Post flashcards in the above order.) I like everything. Except durian!
ALT/HRT: Lead singing: “Apple kiwi strawberry, banana melon, lemon, grapes, cherry peach, pineapple. I like everything. Except durian!"
Students: Sing along (high/low voice, quiet, fast....).

Janken 4’s- Warm-Up/Review/Conversation Skills Practice- 5 minutes
ALT/HRT: Janken and do the conversation first together, then with a few
students to practice/demonstrate.
Students: Each student Janken and Converse with 3 others in groups of 4
Blackboard

  • W) What do you like?
  • L) I like OO. What do you like?

Chant- What Do You Want?- 5 minutes
Materials: fruit flashcards on blackboard.
Blackboard:
  • What-What-What-do you want?
  • Strawberries-Strawberries-Strawberries, please.
  • Here you are.
  • Thank you!
  • You’re welcome!
ALT: Introduce WANT. Lead chant.
HRT: Show a fruit flashcard in response to question.
Students: Listen & repeat first after HRT & ALT.

Activity Preparation- cut out fruit cards- 10 minutes
Text: pages 69 AND 71.
Materials: scissors.
Students: Cut 2 pages of fruit pictures to make fruit cards. Cut on the black lines; later you'll cut the cards you get more carefully.

Activity- Make a Parfait- 20-25 minutes
Text: page 41.
Materials: Cut out fruit cards; glue.
Blackboard:
  • L) What do you want?
  • W) Pineapple, please!
  • L1) Here you are!
  • W1) Thank you!
  • L2) Sorry! No pineapple!
  • W2) OK! Good bye!
Activity: Play Janken with a partner; use conversation until Winner gets one fruit card. After a student gets 3 or 4 different fruit, return to desk and glue into textbook.
ALT/HRT: Demonstrate activity, ask if anyone can explain in Japanese. Do the activity with the students, at first with no cards- just answer 'Sorry, no OO!' when you lose at Janken.
Students: Use dialog to get fruit cards from other students to use to make your original parfait. Drawing ice creaming, pudding, etc. is OK. *10-15 minutes for students to make the parfaits is needed.

Wrap-Up- 3 minutes
(Present common mistakes to the whole class. Write the mistaken point on the blackboard, and ask if anybody can see the mistake.) Or-
HRT to Students, in Japanese:
-What did we talk about today? 
-Were there some words you already knew?
-Did you learn any new words?
-What was fun or interesting?
-What was difficult?
-How can we make that easier next time?

Closing- 1 minute
Students: ‘Thank you! Good bye!’
Teachers: ‘You’re welcome! Good bye!’

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