Halloween

This will take 1-2 lessons, depending on how much time your students need writing and if you want them to share their creations at the end.

This is a standard fukuwarai game, made for a Halloween lesson.

Summary: This lesson is based on the Japanese New Year's Game "Fukuwarai," where one person closes their eyes and another person direct

This lesson is a result of discussion at Job Training 2012.

Works naturally with JHS 2 because the textbook talks about jack o’lanterns and Halloween, but could be adapted for the other two levels easily.

Here are two mini games I did with my grade 1's and 3's at elementary school. Both work best with lower grades (1-4) but can be adapted for higher grades or nakayoshi classes.

HALLOWEEN WORDSEARCH

• Read and repeat the vocabulary from the vocabulary list attached.
• Explain what to do and that there is a hidden message to be found.
• Once comp

Some Halloween activities after you have introduced the joyous occasion.

This activity is similar to the Speed Dating activity from Summer School.

Students race to write a story about a given topic on the board. E.g., zombies, Japanese/American foods, Christmas break, favorite movies, etc.

This activity can follow up a previous Halloween lesson or be used after a short introduction.

First demonstrate the activity with your OTE and review descriptive vocabulary.