Students will listen to a Japanese scary story, comparing the story to scary stories from their own culture. They will then play a game where students must be skilled with conversational Japanese to win. They will end by discussing aspects of Halloween, such as their favorite scary movies.
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Students will start by listing as many words as they can regarding school, country, and food. They will then practice their vocabulary through a simple memory game with escalating difficulty.
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The students will have a selection of different games to practice katakana with. Start with bingo to practice the basic characters and prepare the students for more difficult games. Then, choose either the matching game or the hangman game to practice entire katakana words with the students. If time permits, you can transition into whichever game you have not already played.
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Students will be shown pictures of humorous captions written by native Japanese speakers. The students will then be given a random picture that they will caption themselves in Japanese, with one judge giving points to the most creative or humorous captions they read. At the end of the activity, the students will reflect on the differences between their humor and the humor in the Japanese captions.
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In this activity, students will have the opportunity to work in pairs to practice grammar on expressing purpose and obligations. Students will learn more about expressing goals and purposes. Students will also learn more about grammar.
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In this activity, students will have the opportunity to express what they could do simultaneously. Students will also be able to express the idea of without doing.
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In this activity, students will have the opportunity to look at ingredients and use them to create a dish. Students will also be able to explain the cooking process to others. Students will learn more about food, shopping, and cooking. They will also learn how to read a recipe.
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In this activity, students will have the opportunity to practice describing and listing items/topics. Students will also explain what they would like to do in a given situation.
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In this activity, students will have the opportunity to create their own stories based on health-related vocabulary words. Students will also briefly learn about the difference in health systems in the U.S. and Japan.
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In this activity, students will have the opportunity to learn about the Japanese postal system. They will also be able to practice their listening skills.
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In this activity, students will have the opportunity to practice giving directions to one another. They will also work together to think of different ways to give directions.
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In this activity, students will have the opportunity to learn how to express their desires. Students will also be able to express movement away from and toward an object/speaker. Students will learn how to describe timing and actions before, during, and after events.
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Students will practice using descriptive language via a Head’s Up game. Each student will then assume the role of a popular Halloween character and push their ability to question and answer by playing 20 questions.
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The students will be exposed to a few home remedies from Japan. They will then be shown medicine and will be asked to cure various symptoms of sickness using medicine or home remedies. The activity will finish with a comparison of Japan’s medicine to medicine from the students’ home cultures.
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Students will do simple self-introductions using their name, nationality, and year in school.They will practice introducing themselves and others.
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In this activity, students will practice talking about their likes and dislikes. They will also practice asking each other about what they enjoy. Students will also describe what they do on a daily basis.
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In this activity, students will practice discussing their work and what they do while they are working. Students will also discuss the jobs they want in the future. NCSSFL-ACTFL Can-Do Statements:I can describe where I work and what I do. 私は働く場所と仕事のために何をするか写せるI can tell an employer why I want to work for them.私は 雇い主に働きたい理由を教えてあげられるI can arrange a meeting time that works for me.私は集まりのいい時間を決められる
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NCSSFL-ACTFL Can-Do Statements: I can use drawing and clues to help lab mates guess a wordI can ask questions to a lab mate to help me guess a wordI can answer simple questions on a variety of familiar topics
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NCSSFL-ACTFL Can-Do Statements:I can talk about how I like to celebrate the holidays.I can talk about my family’s traditions with holidays.I can describe the places near where I live.
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NCSSFL -ACTFL Can-Do Statements:I can exchange preferences about which gifts I like or dislike.I can share my opinion on a good gift to give for certain occasions.When given a limited quantity of items, I can decide who to give them to and explain why.
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