Aimed at high school students.
Dictation Race
Students race to dictate a passage to their partners.
Who is the ALT? Guessing game
This is my self-introduction activity for Junior High School. Students guess about the ALT before getting to know them.
Past Tense Sentences Snakes and Ladders
Play "snakes and ladders" while making sentences using past tense
Past Simple Mystery Game "Who Dunnit"
A "Who Dunnit" game where the class are detectives and interview five students to solve a mystery
Keyword Game
Make the teachers say a keyword or phrase to get some points.
Shredded Fables
Students work in groups to try to piece together short classic fables.
Sentaku Poetry
This lesson teaches the students the basics of how to write two types of poetry—acrostic and persona.
How To Get Around School
This lesson should be used as a review activity AFTER the students already know how to ask and express directions.
Trip Diary
Students write about their class trips.
Household Chores
Students do a survey in class to see how often they help their mother around the house.
Best Sentence
A judge will decide after hearing each slip of concluding sentences which one is the funniest or most interesting.
Can you find the picture in the textbook?
Students search their textbook for pictures that match the criteria and then write a quiz for their classmates.
Cross Out Spelling Relay
Students take turns in teams to spell out a word the instructor calls out by crossing out a letter on their team
Prepositions of Place
This game teaches the students to hear prepositions of place: on, above, below, in front of, etc. The students listen and try to draw an image of a room that is described by the ALT.
Answer Me Bingo
This is a group Jeopardy game mixed with a flavor of Bingo.
What's An Animal Found in Japan?
Practice the "reduced relative clause" (ex: "an animal found in Japan") by quizzing your students.
Sweden
This is an activity for advanced 2nd years or 3rd year students. The handout teaches them about Sweden.
Unexpected Occurrence
Students have fun studying about aliens. In this multi-activity, students learn new alien words, learn how to describe an alien and finally listen to a dialogue about an alien sighting.
Listening Bingo
A fun and challenging listening-based bingo game.
Super Mario EIGO
An updated version of Super Mario Typhoon by Alexander Grant. This version is a review of prepositions, comparatives, verb tenses, articles, and pronunciation. You can edit to add your own material.
Translate the untranslatable
Students try to explain Japanese words that don't have any simple English equivalents.
We Call It "Sta-ba"
Students learn the nicknames of places and things and review what they know about Japan.
May I sit down? - A Liar's Game
A game that focuses on heavy repetition of May I and answers. Students work to find the liar amongst the opposing team.
Spelling Rules worksheet
The rules of English spelling explained in Japanese. (Worksheet)
Power Point for Presentations
A template for kids to use power point in their presentations.
Inventions
A fun and creative project for OC Elective classes.
World Weird Festivals
This activity can be a sort of quiz game for the students while practicing the "I think (that)... sentence pattern. Though it can be used with any other grammar lessons, like verb tenses.
English Conversation Board Game
A bright and colorful board game focused on getting students to converse in English.
Shop Till You Drop
Students practice shopping dialogue and use a shopping catalogue to make a shopping list. They then buy items.
At The Restaurant
Students play the role of waiter or customer in a restaurant.
Fountain Of Youth
In teams, students try to piece a story together.
The Guests
Students listen to a scary story and reach for an eraser when they hear the target word.
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.
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