Calendar Otaku
Students are asked about the dates of various Japanese holidays and receive points for answering correctly.
Archived from Englipedia.
Originally submitted by Kevin Chang on Jan 6, 2009.
DETAILED EXPLANATION:
- The students or yourself draw from the envelope and ask, "When is...?"
- The winner is the first to put up his/her hand and say, "It's on..."
- The winner also gains the title "Calendar Otaku".
VARIATIONS:
- Some of the holidays are Nagano-specific. You can remove/change them. You can also remove the one with my birthday or change it to yours.
TEACHING SUGGESTIONS:
- This activity is the 'Nagano Edition' but it can be easily altered to meet your needs.
TIPS/CAUTIONS:
- Try to say the holidays in it's English translated forms. Only when there is no response, switch to reading it romaji-style. This way you can see who is the top student in the class.
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