High School ActivitiesJessie Fast

jessicamfast@gmail.com

Your Responsibilities as Lesson-Planner

Four Types of JTEs

JTE who gives you no notice, but does the plan him/herself

JTE who talks to you about the plan in advance and does the plan him/herself

JTE who talks to you in advance and tells you to prepare a certain activity/whatever you want

JTE who gives you no notice and wants you to have something ready for next period

You should get a monthly or weekly schedule

But you should also have activities on hand

What Elements Make a Good Activity?

A combination of the four skills, as balanced as possible

Special cases like writing/reading classes

Students should get up and move out of their seats if possible

Note: this is not always possible

You and your JTE interact

Again, not always possible

Use English to accomplish something, like communication or cultural understanding, something with broader context

Students should be doing/speaking more than you are

Types of Activities

Party Games

Brain teasers/riddles/puzzles

Special Language

Holidays Culture Activities

Comparison of American and Japanese high school

Cursive writing

Adaptations of methods with different content

Four Corners

Read and Run

elephant computer

backpack Lady Gaga

festival tea

Snoopy hamburger

Korea summer

Lesson 4, Part 2

Twelve-Dot Puzzle

Connect the 12 dots using five straight lines and without taking your pencil off the paper!

Extra Bonus: Draw five lines, and finish at the same point you started.

Part 2 Summary

Dr. Adams tells Ken that the puzzle is to draw four straight lines which connect all nine

dots. Also, the pencil cannot leave the paper. Ken thinks it is impossible, but Dr. Adams advises

him not to make any unnecessary rules. Dr. Adams says that although most people believe they

are supposed to stay inside the box, creativity means they must begin to think in new and

different ways. After Ken finds two answers to the puzzle, Dr. Adams tells him there are many

solutions, including one that needs only one line when the paper is folded.

Sentence Strip Stories! Sentence Strip Stories! Who? Who? What? What? When? When? Where? Where? Why? Why? How? How?

Onomatopoeia Worksheet

[Onomatopoeia: words that represent sounds.]

1. Match the following sentences to the onomatopoeia that describes them.

A plate being dropped on the floor. SPLASH

A balloon bursting. BANG

A gun being shot. SMASH

Someone eating potato chips. GROWL

A light being turned on. POP

An angry dog. CRUNCH

Someone jumping into a swimming pool. CLICK

2. Put each onomatopoeia into a sentence.

a) Pop! b) Smash! c) Crunch! d) Growl! e) Bang! f) Click! g) Splash!

1) You want to pet an animal, but it sounds dangerous. ( )

2) You are playing with fireworks and light the biggest one. ( )

3) You are driving a car and hit the car in front of you. ( )

4) You use the remote control to turn on the television. ( )

5) You are watching a movie at the cinema, but your friend is eating popcorn loudly. ( )

6) You make a bubble from chewing gum, and it bursts. ( )

7) You are taking a bath, and water spills on the floor. ( )

Part II: Match the animal sounds with the correct animal.

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New Year’s Day!

Please explain the Japanese New Year’s tradition assigned to your group. Discuss the topic with your group, and then write a paragraph with your answer.

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Picture Profil e

1. I s s/he tall, or is s/he short?

2. I s s/he sad, or is s/he happy?

3. I s s/he nice, or is s/he mean?

4. I s s/he tired, or is s/he active?

5. I s s/he colorful, or is s/he boring?

6. I s s/he stylish, or does s/he have no style?

7. I s s/he kind, or is s/he angry?

8. I s s/he gentle, or is s/he powerful?

9. I s s/he shy, or does s/he talk a lot?

10. I s s/he a tidy person, or is s/he a messy person?

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Easter Egg Hunt! Easter egg 1 is _________________________________________.

Easter egg 2 is _________________________________________. Easter egg 3 is _________________________________________.

Easter egg 4 is _________________________________________.

Easter egg 5 is _________________________________________.

Easter egg 6 is _________________________________________.

Easter egg 7 is _____________________________________.

Easter egg 8 is _____________________________________.

Types of Activities

Party Games

Brain teasers/riddles/puzzles

Special Language

Holidays

Culture Activities

Comparison of American and Japanese high school

Cursive writing

Adaptations of methods with different content

Four Corners

Read and Run

What To Do When You Have NO Time To Prepare

Keep a physical notebook of activity printouts in your bag always

A flash drive would also work, if your schools have reliable computers and your activities don’t require cutting/pasting/etc.

Reuse activities between schools

Keep sticky notes on the copies noting what homerooms have done which activities

Or make notes on your schedules

Adapt different methods to different contexts

If a class hasn’t done a certain type of activity in awhile

Extra Tips

Get to know your homerooms and names of students

Take notes on the temperaments of your homerooms and how activities were received

Always be modifying and improving your activities and the language you use to explain them

Be observant!

Thank you!Jessie Fast

jessicamfast@gmail.com