The activity doesn't require any preparation or materials from the teacher. Just remember it and go!
What time is it?
This power point presentation can be used for discussion of Unit 4 in Let's Try 2 (What time is it?)
Color Game (What color am I)
This power point presentation can be used as a review for colors topic in grade 3/4
The Hot Seat!
The Hot Seat - warm-up activity
Partisan Tag
Students pick sides on a polarizing issue. Those who disagree get eaten.
Pokemon ABCs *link to drive below*
Practice the Alphabet with different Pokemon
Sonic n' Tails: Timezone Travels
Practice timezones and have students figure out the times in other countries
Color Quiz
Use popular characters to practice saying colors
What subject do you have? (Battleship)
Battleship, but this time with subjects and days. To practice with 5 graders.
I think that... Optical Illusion
A writing activity where the students answer what they see within different optical illusion pictures.
Who Kidnapped Kitty? Wh- Review
A presentation activity focusing on Wh- and How Interrogatives
Recommendation Game
Criss cross with a twist
Kawasaki Munenori Ganbatte Pump Up!
A short presentation featuring a Japanese baseball star designed to encourage students.
(Someone) told me that ... Row Game
Practice SVOO phrases - New Horizon 3 (2021) p. 14
Super Mario Gold Rush
This super simple writing and reading practice game requires and is a great activity for introducing or reviewing vocabulary and phrases.
Say Something A.K.A. 2 line game
A warm-up activity where kids line up in 2 long lines. No materials needed. they race each other to say who can say a word faster.
Name it!
An easy and challenging activity for beginners.
The story of jack o lantern
This is a version of the original story of Jack o lantern.
Go Fish!
Play with a regular deck of cards and adapt to your target grammar. This upload uses "May I ~ ?"
"What do you like?" Relay
A quick activity that requires no preparation. Get the students into groups and have them ask each other what they like, then race to draw it on the board.
Keyword Game - Social Distancing
This is a variation of the eraser grabbing keyword game commonly played throughout Japanese schools! Its a simple variation with no prep!
Gimme Gimme
An activity that has students running around to give you the item you ask for while practicing "This is / That is" and "Here you are."
Stereo Game/ Shotoku Taishi
Group of kids speak/yell their target vocabulary while the rest of the class listens to them. The rest of the class must individually pick out who said what.
Daytona
Students race to see how fast they can introduce themselves to each other.
Keyword Game
Make the teachers say a keyword or phrase to get some points.
Janken, Change, Retire
Students work in pairs to answer two questions in order for their pair to retire from the game.
Eraser Get
This is a quick and easy vocab review 'game' for 1st grade past tense verbs. Ideal for a quick review before doing a writing exercise.
Yamanote Line
Students pound on their desks and while practicing various English target vocabulary.
Body Discovery
A row race where students attempt to fill in as many body parts on a stick figure, within five minutes, as possible.
Thumb War
Students practice numbers 1-10 or 10-100 using Thumb War.
Alphabet Telephone
A variation on Telephone to practice writing the alphabet.
Ping Pong Pang
Students play an adapted version of the popular drinking game (a point that should NOT be made in class).
Pick a Side
Students move to the left or right side of the classroom depending on what they can or cannot do.
Monkey Time
Teaches the hours (eg. one o'clock, two o'clock, etc.) and review numbers.
English Tongue Twisters!
This is a worksheet I made for my JHS 2nd years to have fun with English tongue twisters while still focusing on important sounds.
Birthday Present Memory Game
"What do you want for your birthday?" Memory Game
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.
What Time Is It, Mr Wolf?
This game is exactly like the 'Red light, green light' game. Students practice asking the time and listening to the ALT count while trying to make it across the room.
Next Number?
After saying their own number, students decide on, and call out the next number.
Criss Cross
Students race to answer questions in hopes of sitting down before their friends.
Jump
The ALT says a number and the students must jump that many times.
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