Family Rules - My family makes me...
Students practice the Causative Verb grammar point by talking about what their families make them do.
Shuffle and Guess - Present Perfect
Students practice Present Perfect grammar by writing about themselves, shuffling their papers, and guessing who is who.
Business Discussion Activity Collection
A collection of reading and discussion activities for corporate or business-related lessons.
Guess the teacher adjectives
Students choose one teacher at their school, apply adjectives to them, and play guess-who with their classmates.
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.
My Dream School Week
Students practice school subject names by constructing their dream schedule.
Guess the Doraemon character
Students read descriptions of Doraemon characters (who have different names in English) and try to guess what their original Japanese names are.
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.
Translate the untranslatable
Students try to explain Japanese words that don't have any simple English equivalents.
Find Someone Who...
Students make their classmates find other students who match their criteria.
Shiritori Circle Battle
Students practice spelling by playing the game "Shiritori" and trying to find a word that can complete a cycle.
Fish for Adjectives
Students try to get their classmates to say specific adjectives by asking "What do you think about _____?"
Have you ____ today? Present Perfect guessing
Students practice the present perfect with words like "already," "just," and "not yet" through a character guessing game.
Guess the Teacher - Pronouns
Students practice the pronouns "he" and "she" by quizzing their classmates about teachers at their school.
Random Superheroes
Students practice "can" grammar by making amusing randomly generated superheroes.
Words of Wisdom
Students practice "if" by giving advice to their classmates.
How do you go to _____ survey
Students practice "I go to ~ by ~" through a quick survey of their classmates.
What was your teacher in junior high?
Students practice "was" by guessing what their teachers were like when they were in junior high themselves.
Jake's Snakes and Ladders
This a simple Snakes and Ladders game I made for one of my special needs classes.
My JHS highlights
Students reflect back on their years in junior high school and share their memories with their classmates.
