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Alphabet Henohenomoheji

Practice writing alphabet letters with a classic Japanese hiragana game!

Haunted Links

Much like the classical Link Rink game, but with a Halloween theme.

'Have to/ Has to'

A pair / information gap activity followed by fill-in-the-blanks and a short writing activity. The theme is Merida and her triplet younger brothers from the Disney-Pixar animation, Brave.

New Horizon English Course 3 Unit 4 Scene 2

A worksheet to practice the target grammar.

The Halloween Scene

A Halloween-style Busy Scene poster using the Relative Pronoun.

Mission Impossible

Review activity that can easily be adjusted for different units or year levels. Grammar and vocabulary review or just grammar review.

Months and Plural Verbs Concentration

Introduce the months with a short three hint quiz, play concentration and do some writing

Quiz and Survivor Game 'Does she play it?'

A quiz to introduce 'Does Questions', Survivor Game to practice and then some writing as a follow up.

Gerunds Practice Sheet

Worksheet covering the grammar highlighted on p62-64 of NH2

Animal and Food Crosswords

A set of crossword puzzles for ES students to practice spelling foods and animals.

Reporter Dictation Race

Students memorize and read sentences to a classmate who writes it down.

(Which pronoun?) Introduce someone you like

Get the students thinking about whether the pronoun is the subject, object or possessive and learn to use the correct pronoun while introducing someone or a group they like.

Osaka Subway Map Race

Race to find the next station using the Osaka subway map! It's a group race game using directions. It uses the grammar "Could you tell me how to get to ~" "Where is ~" .

He/She Can Worksheet

Simple worksheet for he/she can/can't

Kawamoto Itsuyoshi's Diary worksheet

Students fill in the missing information from p. 42-44 in Here We Go③. The worksheet helps to break down this long reading passage.

What time do you ~~? Interview

Students will become 1 of 5 foreigners, each with varying daily schedules. Their goal is to find the other 4 foreigners and learn about their schedule through a series of interview questions.

It's Talk-o-clock!!

A full lesson based on : "What time...?" questions

Turf Takeover

I have only played this game in my second-year middle school. I have a template version and an Infinitive version. This game was inspired by Keith Miyazaki's I Went to Japan to Use an Infinitive.

Where is...? / Where do you...? Quiz

In this first year activity, students practice how to construct 'where' questions. They work together to think of a question that matches the answer. Points are given for accuracy and creativity.

Whose-Which Quizzes

Two connected quizzes meant for practicing Whose and Which Possessive Questions.

I am happy to meet you. (be + adj + to + verb)

A worksheet and a conversation exercise for Unit 3, Scene 2 of New Horizon 2(2021).

Summer Vacation ~ing guide!

"~ing cheat" booklet printouts for my 6th graders to practice "I enjoyed _____ing. It was ____."

He/She His/Her Character

Student practice using the pronouns He/She and His/Her along with simple adjectives to draw a randomised character.

End of Summer Review Quiz Game

This is a Race and Speak review quiz for the beginning of the second term.

Which do you like X or Y? Interview Map!

Students ask their friends if they like _____ or _____ and follow down the map with a colored highlighter/pen/pencil/crayon.

My Summer Vacation Postcard

Students reflect on their summer vacation and create a postcard to "send" to the teacher about what they did.

Hidden Message

Students complete a worksheet to find a hidden message at the end.

Who/What/When/Where/How

A lesson to review the various 'Wh' words including 'How'.

Alphabet Pyramid

A good worksheet to practice alphabet or phonics.

Grammar Lesson: Present Simple

What is present simple...? How to create present simple? How to create NEGATIVE present simple? When to USE present simple?! What are yes/no questions?! And what the HECK are wh- questions?!

(Wh-) Do You... BINGO!!

Students practice present simple "do you..." questions and answers while trying to score points with bingo!! Also includes a variation available for present simple wh-questions.

Stick Figure Races and Writing

A jankan based pattern practice for the general infinitive, small talk and follow up writing.

Color Bingo

Students color in the bingo squares per their liking and the teacher randomly picks/draws colors.

"It...for...to..." Who are these people?!

Simple half-worksheet - Students complete sentences for "It is easy/hard/fun/important for me to ______" and the teacher reads them, students guess who wrote it.

Hello! My name is ~

Creating your own Lego person! Use at the beginning of the year during introductions!

NHE5 Unit 4: Who is this? Game

NHE5U4: Using the "they can" grammar point, students have to figure out which character the teacher is talking about.

Space Invaders - vocabulary attack!

This is a vocabulary game based on the arcade game space invaders! Will your students shoot down the words or get hit first?

Interview Bingo (What's your hobby?)

This uses the New Crown 2 grammar and vocabulary from page 43's drill section. This can be edited to make the sentences more complicated and to include different hobbies from the ones listed.

What did you do for summer/winter vacation?

In this activity, students write about what they did over summer or winter vacation using the past tense. Once they finish writing, they draw a picture of their vacation.

Bingo (with variations)

Goes with questions that have Yes/No answers (Do you?/ Are you?/ Can you?/ Will you?/ Did you?/ Have you?) Matching answers (three or more) - 1 bingo. The student with highest bingo count wins.