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| Junior High School |
TOP |
| First Year |
| Essay Templates |
Printable essay topics (summer vacation, my school, likes/dislikes, etc.)
Submitted by: Mike Chartier |
| Listening/Speaking Activities |
Many activities to get your kids speaking and interacting with each other.
Submitted by: Mike Chartier |
| Listening Activities |
More activities for listening!
Submitted by: Mike Chartier |
| Speaking Activities |
More activities for speaking!
Submitted by: Mike Chartier |
| Writing Activities |
Another great spreadsheet of Mike's, with debates, gambling, diary writing, crosswords, grammar points.
Submitted by: Mike Chartier |
| More Writing Activities |
More ideas for writing!
Submitted by: Mike Chartier |
| Weather |
Good for ichi-nensei learning weather vocab.
Submitted by: Phillip Ramirez |
| Weather II |
Weather conversation activity with map of Japan.
Submitted by: Phillip Ramirez |
| This is a ~ |
A great Janken competition.
Submitted by: Phillip Ramirez |
| Sentence Building |
Cut up sentences into parts and have students arrange them to make sense. Download all 18 sheets!
Submitted by: Erin Ellis |
| Past Tense |
Fill in the blanks.
Submitted by: Phillip Ramirez |
| Past Tense 2 |
Class activity idea.
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| I Can ~ |
I can ~ activity
Submitted by: Phillip Ramirez |
| I Can! Can You? |
I can ~ activity
Submitted by: Tammy Dang |
| What Can You Do Well |
Students must write sentences about themselves and their friends.
Submitted by: Greg Balan |
| Do/Did |
Worksheet 1, 2 explaining present and past tense.
Submitted by: Jamie Gwidt |
| What Are You Doing? |
Fun game using charades to teach the key phrase. Rules
and question sheet.
Submitted by: Matt Oberlander |
| How Many ~ |
How many ~ activity with clipart.
Submitted by: Phillip Ramirez |
| Who Am I? |
Question and answer sheet.
Submitted by: Jamie Gwidt |
| Who Is ~ |
Another variation on the Jeopardy game. Instructions and celebrity pictures.
Submitted by: Robin Elliott |
| Important Dates |
Use the calendar to find important dates in Japan!
Submitted by: Jordan Westell |
| Battleship for Dates |
The classic Battleship game, including months and dates in English.
Submitted by: Jordan Westell |
| Making Calendars |
Blank calendar sheets and instructions
for students to practice writing months and days.
Submitted by: Simon Chiew |
| When Is Your Birthday? |
Q&A and interview about class birthdays, and writing months practice.
Submitted by: Andrea Sherburn |
| January-February |
Look at the pictures and write sentences about the calendar.
Submitted by: Jamie Gwidt |
| Sugoloku |
Teach students "who", "what", "where". etc. using a board
game, instructions, and E-J translation sheet.
Submitted by: Enda Kellegher |
| Unit 6 - Becky Likes Japan! |
Becky Likes Japan! - fill in the blanks with the correct verb form.
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| Unit 7 - Understanding Shapes |
Understanding shapes and directions.
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| Alphabet Game |
Based on a game from "Gakko e Ikou!", students must say their assigned letter in time with clapping and snapping.
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| He/She/They |
Fill in the blanks.
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| Secret Sentence |
Make sentences and have the partner guess the correct answer.
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| Second Year |
TOP |
| To ~ Verb |
Matching game.
Submitted by: Phillip Ramirez |
| They Call Me |
A phrase matching game.
Submitted by: Phillip Ramirez |
| Future Tense |
Worksheet using I will ~
Submitted by: Phillip Ramirez |
| Second Year Activities |
Listening, Speaking,
and Writing Activities for 2nd years.
Submitted by: Mike Chartier |
| Tom & Jerry |
Have students watch a video
and fill in the blanks.
Submitted by: Marissa Slusarczyk |
| There Is/Are Activity |
Nice game to practice there is / are.
Submitted by: Phillip Ramirez |
| There Is/Are Drawing Activity |
Students must listen carefully and comprehend instructions spoken by the teacher.
Submitted by: Phillip Ramirez |
| Program 9-3 |
New words and conversation worksheet 1, 2.
Submitted by: Greg Balan |
| Countdown |
Set a time limit and see how many words students can make out of given letters.
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| Jeopardy |
Hints and variations on a version of jeopardy.
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| Environmental Vocabulary and Project |
List of vocab words and environment poster directions.
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| Countdown |
Set a time limit and see how many words students can make out of given letters.
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| Third Year |
TOP |
| Present Participle |
Game with instructions.
Submitted by: Phillip Ramirez |
| Passive Tenses |
Worksheet and Quiz in English and Japanese.
Submitted by: Phillip Ramirez |
| Have You Ever ~ |
Bingo grammar activity.
Submitted by: Phillip Ramirez |
| Riding the Train |
Asking for directions while riding the trains of Ibaraki!
Submitted by: Phillip Ramirez |
| May I Borrow Your...? |
A card game in which students play the role of teachers and students and ask to borrow common school objects in a formal and informal way. Download the accompanying color picture cards.
Submitted by: Jerrold Litwinenko |
| Conversation Practice |
Board game for practicing English conversation about a variety of topics.
Submitted by: Lizanda Lucas |
| Which/That |
Cut up sentences and have students arrange them to make sense, using key words "which", "that", and "who".
Submitted by: Erin Ellis |
| We Wish You A Merry Christmas |
The famous song with Japanese translation.
Submitted by: Phillip Ramirez |
| Rock-a-Bye-Baby |
A baby song.
Submitted by: Phillip Ramirez |
| Causative |
Printable cards for sentence creation.
Submitted by: Phillip Ramirez |
| Story Writing |
Choose your own adjectives, verbs, feelings, etc. to create your own story.
Submitted by: Anna Jackson |
| A Mother's Lullaby |
Picture cards 1, 2, 3 from the New Horizons story.
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| Various |
TOP |
| Scrabble |
Classic Scrabble game, complete with rules, board,
and letters.
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| Let's Get Rich! |
Printable participation points sheet. good for semester/year class competition!
Submitted by: Jen Harding |
| Tongue Twisters |
Have a students vs. teachers competition.
Submitted by: Jen Harding |
| Interactive Forum Certificate |
Show your kids how proud you are of their hard work!
Submitted by: Phillip Ramirez |
| Self-Introduction Print |
Self-introduction.
Submitted by: Phillip Ramirez |
| Self-Introduction Warm-Up |
Good tips for a successful self-introduction!
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| Feelings |
Help students talk about how they feel (not I'm fine, thank you!) Summary, worksheet,
answer sheets 1, 2.
Submitted by: Justin Carvalho |
| Gameshow Quiz |
Fun group quiz game and row relay game, with question/answer
sheet and advanced questions.
Submitted by: Anna Jackson |
| Chess Board/Pieces |
Chess game.
Submitted by: Phillip Ramirez |
| English Conversation Janken |
Good for 4th grade elementary - 3rd year JHS. Learn key phrases while having fun with janken.
Submitted by: Yvan Moise |
| Spelling Contest |
Make teams and test students and adults on their listening and spelling skills.
Submitted by: Robynn Gille |
| Spelling Battle |
A variation on the classic spelling bee.
Submitted by: Aidan Doherty |
| Personality Quiz |
Take the test to find out what kind of personality you have.
Submitted by: Jordan Westell |
| Tic-Tac-Toe |
Another variation of the classic game.
Submitted by: Hadd Francis |
| An International Call |
conversation
and fill-in-the-blanks sheet about calling a friend.
Submitted by: Misha Beline |
| Fortune Telling |
Practice key phrases using fun fortune-tellers, suitable for any age. Directions
and folding sheets 1, 2, 3.
Submitted by: Michelle Seyller |
| Plane Crash! |
What 7 things would you choose in order to stay alive?
Submitted by: Leah Baskett |
| If You ~ Board Game |
Students answer If You ~ questions to reach the finish line.
Submitted by: Graham Bentley |
| Directions for Tourists |
Fun tourist/office worker roleplay for teaching useful directions.
Submitted by: Matt Zankowski |
| London Transportation |
Map of various lines.
Submitted by: ? (if this game was yours, please take the credit! webmaster@ibarakijets.org) |
| Describing a Room |
One student will describe a living room to a partner, who then will draw the objects on their worksheet. good listening
and vocabulary building activity. Instructions, example
descriptions, and living rooms 1, 2.
Submitted by: Adam Bowlds |
| Describing Pictures |
Students follow easy to difficult picture drawing instructions, extra fun if using a blindfold.
Submitted by: Haupiua Muru |
| Airplane Competition |
Have students make paper airplanes. If they correctly answer questions, they can throw their plane and try to hit a target for points.
Submitted by: Ivana Pavcic |
| Annie's Song |
John Denver - Listen to the song and fill in the blanks.
Submitted by: Enda Kellegher |
| Good Riddance (Time of Your Life), Green Day |
Listen to the song and fill in the blanks.
Submitted by: John Hester |
| Friday I'm in Love, The Cure |
Listen to the song and fill in the blanks.
Submitted by: John Hester |
| I Was Born to Love You, Queen |
Listen to the song and fill in the blanks.
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| Flash Card Sentences |
Students make groups and race to make a 5-word sentence on the board using the keyword on the flashcard.
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| What's the Question? |
Fill in the blanks with the correct question.
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| Chat Time |
Questions for conversation.
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| Useful Phrases |
Good collection of useful phrases 1, 2.
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| Key Words and Phrases |
Another collection of study items.
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| Compatibility Quiz |
Find out if you and your friends are compatible using this sheet
and astrology chart.
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| Warm-Up and Bingo |
Rows and Columns ideas and yes/no Bingo activity.
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| Interactive Bingo |
ALT and JTE ask each other questions
as a model, then students answer questions on their bingo
sheet before interviewing friends. Read for more rules.
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| Interview Bingo |
Ask classmates questions and complete the bingo sheet.
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| Interview Game |
Students can answer questions
and interview classmates.
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| Questions and Answers |
Students answer questions and are checked by the teacher.
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| Directions Janken |
Play Janken to ask directions.
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| Mathematics Worksheet |
Solve math problems in English. Sheets 1,
2.
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| Treasure Hunt |
Rules and board
game for making sentences using key words.
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| Baseball Game |
Students answer easy to difficult questions, each given a
base value from first base to home run. Rules
and questions.
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| Senior High School |
TOP |
| Food Taboo |
Fun activity
with picture/word cards similar to the popular game Taboo, with optional Karuta game.
Submitted by: Jenny Yam |
| Mad Libs |
Create fun mad-libs in your classes using this adjective/verb
sheet and "Love Letter" story template.
Submitted by: Ray Yasuda |
| Twisted Telephone |
Fun whisper question and answer game with the ALT.
Submitted by: Emily Cox |
| Matching Card Game |
Instructions - Split class into teams and have a regular/irregular card game
challenge using these cards.
Submitted by: Stephen Hooper |
| Halloween Lessons |
Two great Halloween plans, with summary, jack
o'lantern feelings, and vocab.
Submitted by: Christina Whoolery |
| Body Parts Warm-Up |
Fun review of parts of the body as an introduction to "Feeling Ill". Make teams and posters of a
person/cartoon figure and magnetic tags with body parts.
Submitted by: Rachel Beaumont |
| Conversation Karuta |
Play karuta while listening to questions by the ALT/JTE. Summary,
question sheet 1, 2, 3,
score sheet 1, 2, ALT/JTE
questions 1, 2, cards 1, 2,
3, 4.
Submitted by: Christina Whoolery |
| English Karuta |
Play karuta using keywords "let", "help", and "make". Rules,
cards, and pictures.
Submitted by: Jeremy Rogers |
| Name 5 Things |
Make teams by rows and see how many words students can write based on a given topic, for 1st year.
Submitted by: Christina Whoolery |
| Sharing Pictures |
Make groups and explain pictures in English. Summary,
memo sheet, picture cards 1,
2, 3,
4, for 1st year.
Submitted by: Christina Whoolery |
| Who's Who |
1st year activity identifying people by hints and clues given by the ALT. Rules,
age and occupation sheet and clues,
and age and physical attributes sheet and clues.
Submitted by: Christina Whoolery |
| Easy Outburst |
Based on the game "Outburst!" Includes rules,
and outburst cards 1, 2,
3, for 3rd year.
Submitted by: Christina Whoolery |
| Journal Exchange |
Good way to communicate with students.
Submitted by: Emily Cox |
| Adjective Marketplace |
This is a fun trading game that teaches students about "the comparison of adjectives" (i.e. good, better, best; pretty, prettier, prettiest; honest, more honest, most honest; etc.). I designed a complete set of cards to go with it. You may have to adjust the number of cards you use, depending on your class size.
Submitted by: Steven J. Syrek |
| Compound Words Competition |
Teach students how to build compound words in English. Teams compete to make the most words using color-coded cards. Even less-enthusiastic classes get into the spirit of this game.
Submitted by: Steven J. Syrek |
| Help Helping Verbs Help Themselves |
A challenging activity that combines group work, leadership skills, and practice using those tricky modal/auxiliary verbs (would, could, may, might, etc.). This activity is designed to keep the students on their toes, so they don't get discouraged by such
a difficult topic. It's slow-going at first, but once they get the hang of it, it works quite well.
Submitted by: Steven J. Syrek |
