Holidays

Summary: This lesson combines English, origami, and Christmas into a fun cultural exchange activity.

A fun lesson where the students get to decorate their very own egg for easter!

Materials needed:

Prep time: Several hours (you need to really love Easter).

INTRODUCTION:

1. Have the students write the words (see attached worksheet): egg, chicken, happy, easter, basket, pink, blue, yellow, purple.  (Note 1)
2.  &n

Summary: This Christmas lesson is based on an Englipedia lesson, modified for the ability of my students (ichinensei).

INTRODUCTION:

1. Mardi Gras!
   • Show pictures of the festival, people with masks, and dancers.
   • Show the students a calendar of the month of Mardi Gras. 
   • Show them

After students have already learned numbers, colors, shapes you can use this lesson to review and get them into the holiday spirit (if your school is Ch

This activity is really simple: watch the Peppa Pig Christmas Special, and get the kids to do the worksheet while they watch. It went down a treat with my 4年生 kids!!

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

Students listen to the song "Santa Claus is Coming to Town" and fill in the blanks on the attached worksheet. A word list can be added if needed.

1. Introduce the grammar point: “When is ~ ?” with a short listening activity using holidays.

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.

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.

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