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ing
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| Taste Unit by SakanaUshi (1 vote) This unit is mostly an excuse to do the final activity. Basically, teach them "How is it?" or "how does it taste?" or something along those lines. Teach them... |
 My Monster by Kinomoto Erin(3 votes) Have students describe and draw their own monster. Vocabulary is provided along with how the words are to be used. I made this for junior high school 2nd and... |
 English greetings & slang by saru(1 vote) This is a modified photo of a poster I made for my English board. It
contains both standard greetings ("Hello") and common slang... |
 Present continuous charades by saru(1 vote) I got this idea from ESL Cafe and decided to make a full lesson plan
from it. We are on Unit 9 (1-nensei) right now, so I thought it might
be useful to someone... |
 F-H wordtree by saru(1 vote)
This is a pronunciation wordtree that compares the pronunciaton (and
perceived sound) of the initial "f" and "h" sounds. This... |
 Phonetics activities by improbable(1 vote) Description:
Worksheets for /v/ and /b/
and
/s/ and /sh/
Sound tree things, with tongue twisters at the bottom.
Procedure (How to use):
person A chooses one... |
 Basic Preposition partner interview by English Monkey(1 vote) This uses the prepositions "on"; "under"; "in front of"; "behind"; and "next to" and VERY basic vocab so that the focus is on the prepositions. There is an... |
 African Tic-Tac-Toe (pair game for any target language) by sayuko(2 votes) AFRICAN TIC-TAC-TOE
(Board game played in pairs)
Target Language- the alphabet, numbers, prepositions (from ~ to ~), locations, directions (north, south,... |
 R L wordtree by saru(2 votes)
This is a pronunciation wordtree that compares the pronunciaton (and
perceived sound) of the initial "r" and "l" sounds. This... |
 JHS 1st grade Unit10-2 "Yes I Can/No I Can't" by Kinomoto Erin(1 vote) This is an activity made to go along with JHS 1st grade New Horizon unit 10-2 (pgs. 84-85). It is a sheet with many pictures and students must go around the... |
 Describing People Cards by ಠ_ಠ(1 vote)
Here are cards you can use when doing a lesson on describing people. I use these cards in several different ways. As you can see from the cards, the girls... |
 Th Z wordtree by saru(1 vote)
This is a pronunciation wordtree that compares the pronunciaton (and
perceived sound) of the initial "th" and "z" sounds. This... |
| 99 number counting card game by M (1 vote)
Using playing cards.
Start at 0 and count to 99. the count increases based upon the card you play.
Cards points are
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 Phonics Teaching Set by English Monkey(1 vote) Let me start by saying Phonics is a hard, hard thing and inevitably there will be some disagreement about the sounds; explainations of sounds; actions for... |
 Adjective Flashcards by naomieva(1 vote) Some new cards I just made for the adjectives unit.
Vocab includes:
big/small
slow/fast
long/short, tall/short [explain the distinction between long (for... |
 Jobs / Mash by Justin!(2 votes)
The first part is just jobs A-Z. I gave each student a card with a
job on it (one card for each job in english and one for each in
japanese). Students had to... |
 1年生JHS Unit 5 : Hamburger Shop by Kinomoto Erin(2 votes) This is an activity meant to accompany New Horizon's 1年生 Unit 5 Part 1 for JHS. Basically you set up a hamburger shop using color clip art and... |
 English mountain board game by M(3 votes)
A basic board game. Make your own set of cards, and you can uses this for any topic.
Procedure (How to use):
Contents:
Page 1 : Board Game :... |
 Can you play the piano? battleship and other abilities by M(2 votes) Flash cards for the topic "Can you ~ ?"
And a battleship game to go along with it. Ask question like "Natsumi, can you play the piano?"
"Natsumi" is the y... |
 Have You Ever...? by Kinomoto Erin(2 votes) A bingo-type game where students walk around the room asking their classmates if they have ever _____? For example, "Have you ever seen an elephant?" or "Have... |
| Taste Unit - who's the liar? by sayuko (1 vote) This is a fun, hands-on lesson for tastes. (very much like Sakanaushi's)
I did this with my 6th graders as a special lesson, but it's quite simple so it can... |
 My Battleship Game by SakanaUshi(1 vote) I've seen several other battleship games out there. This is one I made for the "Do you have a pink shirt?" unit of the Nagahama Elementary School English... |
 Cross-Cultural Understanding Presentation by Shannon(1 vote)
This is most of the materials from my presentation on Cross-Cultural Understanding. The powerpoint and the games handout both have full Japanese... |
 Cool roleplay scripts by saru(1 vote)
These are three scripts I made for the 3-nenseis. There are three
different scenarios:
• At a customs gate. The students are the travelers and the JTE or... |
 Hobbies Bingo by ಠ_ಠ(2 votes) Surprisingly I had a JTE request this worksheet from me today, so I guess that means it's good? It's designed for lower level high school students but... |