Colours Zip file 82kb (containing 7 Word files)
Level: intermediate
Grades: 1
Topic: Colours
Skills developed: speaking / listening / writing
Short description: Comprehensive lesson to get the students to start using the colours and relating them to tactile sensations so that they will be easy to remember. Students must match the colour to the word on matching cards and are rewarded with a jellybean of that colour. Warning: Most of them HATE black jellybeans, but it makes for an entertaining reaction!
Lia Pas, Tobata SHS, 2004/09/14
Restaurants Zip file 9kb (containing 1 Word file)
Level: intermediate
Grades: 1
Topic: Restaurants
Skills developed: speaking
Short description: Restaurant key words and phrases
Thomas Viccars, Chikushi Chuo SHS, 2004/10
Illness Zip file 5kb (containing 1 Word file)
Level: basic
Grades: 1
Topic: Illness - body parts
Skills developed: speaking / listening
Short description: This is a good lesson for reviewing body parts learned previously. This lesson is about how to communicate an illness or injury. The role-play at the end is fun especially using props such as bandages.- watch the students try to bandage a broken nose! Students put in more effort if you grade their role-plays (loudness, clarity and whether the conversation sounded natural or not).
James Wallis, Mojikita SHS, 2004/11/11
Telephone Zip file 10kb (containing 2 Word files)
Level: basic
Grades: 1
Topic: Telephone conversation
Skills developed: speaking / listening
Short description: Phrases and conversation flow for a telephone conversation lesson.
Karyn Okada, Mojiko SHS, 2004/11/11
Clothes Zip file 4kb (containing 1 Word file)
Level: intermediate
Grades: All
Topic: Describing Clothing
Skills developed: speaking / listening / writing
Short description: To get the students to describe cothing and accessories using magazine cut-outs nd articles on clothing.
Natalie Nelson, Hakata Seisho SHS, 2004/11/11
Music Zip file 69kb (containing 1 Word file)
Level: basic
Grades: 2
Topic: Music
Skills developed: speaking / writing
Short description: This is an easy lesson that gets students to discuss their favourite type of music. A few minutes are spent brainstormin, while students write downinformation about their favourite songs. Then, students partner up and create dialogues that they will present towards the end of class..
Chelsey Nakao, Dairi SHS, 2004/11/11
Christmas Zip file 398 kb (containing 4 Word files)
Level: intermediate
Grades: 1
Time: 45-50 minutes
Topic: Christmas
Skills developed: speaking / listening / reading / writing
Short Description: This is a fun Christmas activity for mid-level ichi-nensei students.The content is a bit juevenile but the students enjoyed the festive atmosphere and forgot that they were actually learning something. This lesson has a listening activity (listening to xmas songs and filling in the blanks) and a reading and writing activity (writing a letter to Santa) and a speaking activity (students must read their letters aloud the to class). I dressed up as Santa and gave the students prizes for reading their letters aloud. This was a good incentive to get them to talk. I also played xmas music in the background while they were writing their letters to lighten the mood. This is a good lesson to encourage students to relax around the ALT and have fun. My students really enjoyed seeing me with a beard. It was a nice break from my everyday mustache.
Greer Hinton, Omuta Kita High School, 2004/12/16
Directions Zip file 69kb (containing 1 Word file)
Level: intermediate
Grades: 1
Topic: Directions
Skills developed: speaking / writing
Short description: This lesson teaches students how to give directions from their homes to school by first drawing a map of their neighbourhood or town and then explaining their daily commute. In the previous lesson we covered basic vocabulary such as turn left / right, cross the bridge / intersection, corner, signal, etc.
Todd Mitsuhata, Miike SHS, 2004/11/11