Aimed at junior high school students.
Sports and Their Verbs
A handy guide to show students why some sports use "play" and others don't. (No more "I play run"!)
Self-Intro Worksheet
I use these worksheets for the first class of the year. One sheet is for first-year students, and the second one is for returning students.
World Rally
Spice up that boring direction class with a little unadulterated racing goodness.
Don't Get Yes
Students ask present perfect questions while hoping not to get three strikes.
Small Talk
A dialogue modeled by the ALT and HRT or JTE and then mimicked by the students
Was Eating Cookies
Students ask each other "What were you doing last night?" to find out who was eating the cookies last night.
How To Gucha
Students interview each other using "Do you know how to...?"
Castles
Students compete in rows to destroy magnetic castles and capture flags in a quiz style game.
Who's Doing What?
This three-part activity starts with students listening to a dialogue between the JTE and ALT. Then they play Bingo and finish off with a writing exercise.
Imagine If
Students imagine their JTE as a sport, a car, an actor any number of unusual and interesting things. Then, they guess which best describes the JTE.
Time Hunters
Students travel around game board collecting times on their cards for various daily routine verbs.
Do You Have A Game To Play?
A simple guessing game that has students asking the target grammar in its question form and writing it as a statement.
Time or Length Word Race
This is a word race game that has students trying to write long words in order to win the race.
Guess The Number
Students have to try to guess a number from within a set range. The less guesses, the more the points.
Days and Subjects Information Gathering
A mingler activity to practice days of the week and school subjects
Totally Awesome Subjects and Days Game
This uses a 5 x 5 game to practice days and subjects
Was & Did
Working in pairs, one student gives their partners past tense and past participle questions while their partners search out two pictures across the room looking for the answers.
How To Get To
Students work in pairs and ask/answer questions to various destinations.
Sengoku Review
A year-end review strategy game played by the whole class. Teams roll a dice then ask and answer questions to invade other team's prefectures.
SLIDES and LADDERS
This is a modified Snakes and Ladders game to review grammar points for JHS first grade (in this version, VERB TENSES). Can be played with individual players or in groups.
Breakfast Bingo Balls
This is a bingo activity where the students themselves choose which words to read out and in pairs ask each other the questions.
My Sign Book
Students introduce themselves and collect signs from other members of the class
Story Cards
Pairs of students listen to teacher read a bad and crazy fairytale. If they match, they win!
Janken Meishi Action
A twist on janken meishi. Students have to perform an action before giving up their card.
Want to go to Saizeria
Students think of reasons to complete the sentences.
Funky Sentences
Students work in groups to formulate passive voice sentences following guideline keywords given by other students.
Anything To Eat
Students use Infinitive Verbs sentences to fill in a grid.
How To Old Maid
Students play Old Maid while asking, "Do you know how to/what to/where to/when to~?"
SUPER FAN
A two choice quiz game about famous people. Practices the third person 'be verb'
Monster In The Bedroom
Students listen to where the objects are and then connect the dots to find the hidden animal.
Doctor Doctor
Two activities for practicing the New Crown 3rd Year 'Lets Talk Two' and Sunshine Three 2021
Famous Canadians and My Memories
A short quiz introducing the past tense of the be verb and also the when connection. A follow up writing activity.
Who was at school
Students answer questions about school visitors.
Channel Surfing 'What were they doing?'
A write and race activity useful for practicing the past progressive
Time Zones
Guess what time it is in various places around the world.
Cross it Out
A quick activity useful for practicing simple questions and answers. I usually use it for 'What's this?'
Drawing Challenge
A short activity for practicing simple be verb sentences
Fun Fruits
A group based point getting game. It works well as a write and race type activitiy.
Paper Airplane Introductions
Students read a self-introduction from one of their classmates, then the class guesses which student it's from.
Take Or Give
Students answer questions to get points, but don't know if they're positive or negative until after they answer!
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