Aimed at high school students.
Simple But Great Bingo
Students listen to a story and write down words they recognize in bingo squares.
Printable playing cards
If you don't want to spend money on a bunch of card decks, print these out instead!
What's In The Bag
Students ask yes/no questions about something hidden in a bag until they guess it.
My English Diary
This diary gives students an opportunity to write in English freely.
Get It Wrong To Win
Students must answer the questions wrong (but grammatically correct) to win!
Animals from Around the World
A sleek and simple cultural presentation showing off various animals that are unique to (or native to) specific countries around the world.
Kaiten Sushi
Students pass around pictures of sushi with music playing. Whoever is holding sushi when the music stops has to write a sentence.
Foods from Around the World
A sleek and simple cultural presentation showing off traditional and famous foods from countries around the world.
Prefecture Quiz
Students listen to the ALT describing a Japanese prefecture and try to guess which one it is to get points. It's a review of English comprehension and general Japanese culture.
Categories
Students aim to think of many words associated with a topic.
Weekend Diary
Students race to read and write sentences and complete the passage.
Cute Hand-drawn Phonics Chart (A-Z)
A bright and cute hand-drawn phonics sheet covering the letters of the alphabet.
Quiz Time (passive)
A quiz 3 choice quiz to review passive voice
I Have Never
This game is based on the American drinking game, "Never have I ever..."
Let's Agree To Disagree
Students practice sentences to debate for/against a motion.
Canada Quizzes
Three choice quizzes I use when first start at schools. Might be useful for other ALTs from Canada.
Where should Naomi Osaka choose?
Students discuss whether Naomi Osaka should choose to become a Japanese or American citizen.
Media Diet
Students read an article and talk about their media consumption habits.
Pitch your business
Students come up with a business idea and compete to see who will get funding.
ODD ONE OUT
A discussion activity useful for 3rd year classes.
New Year's Resolutions
Students write goals for the new year and ask their friends about their goals.
Christmas Blast Power Point Game
This is a template that I made that can be filled in to make a review game for almost anything. Since the questions are able to be customized, this power point can work at any level.
Super Mario Christmas Blast
A fun Christmas Mario-themed quiz game, where teams battle each other in a test of knowledge! Built off the original Super Mario Typhoon by Alexander Grant.
Useful Japanese words
Students practice passive grammar by thinking of words that they want to teach to people learning Japanese.
Guess the teacher
Students practice relative pronouns by writing hints about teachers at their school.
Karuta Collection
A collection of 12 word files with different Karuta cards.
Flashcards Collection
16 word files separated by categories with many flashcards ready to be printed.
Halloween Jeopardy
Jeopardy game to help your students learn about the ancient Halloween mysteries.
What do you think about drones?
Students read a short passage about drones and write their opinions on how they should be used.
Pronunciation Tree - B and V
A warm up activity that lets students practice the contrast between difficult sounds.
Corrections
Help your students avoid and learn from common mistakes by having them correct sentences.
Class Rules
Students practice "must" and "must not" by thinking about the rules of various classes in English.
My Kanji of the Year
Students think of which kanji represents their experience in this calendar year and explain their choice in English.
Odd One Out
Students practice explaining reasons by quizzing each other with lists of four items - which one of them is the odd one out?
Karuta
A game in which the teacher says a word or phrase and students race to slap the correct card.
Karuta: Can Convo
Different ways of playing karuta games
Pronunciation tree Th and Z
A short warmup activity for students to practice listening to difficult sounds.
Pronunciation tree S and TH
Pronunciation tree B and V
Pronunciation Tree L and R
A pronunciation tree warm up activity that lets students practice difficult sounds.
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