Shapes

Summary: This lesson combines English, origami, and Christmas into a fun cultural exchange activity. The students will follow your verbal English instructions while you slowly go through the Youtube tutorial step-by-step. At the end of the activity, they'll have a Santa Claus or two to take home.

Preparation:

Standard Karuta game, but with shapes and colors.

Prep:
I used construction paper in a range of colors and cut random shapes out of them. Make sure you cut enough so that all groups will have the exact same ones. I made about 20 random variations, some similar to make it tricky. (ex purple triangle, purple diamond)

Game:
Just like normal karuta; kids lay cards on their desk and race to touch the one you say first.
ex: "red circle"

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 Christmas friendly)!
They will create Christmas cards by requesting specific shapes from their partners.

INTRODUCTION:

Review school supply vocabulary:
stapler, eraser, pen, pencil, pencil case, paper, and scissors.
Show students example of real-life school
supplies (preferably their own supplies) and review the vocabulary again.

ACTIVITY:

1. Introduce shapes (circle, square, triangle, heart, diamond, cross, star)
2. Hand out worksheet, students take out colored pencils.
3. While students are writing their names on their papers (in romaji) arrange the color flash cards and the shapes (separately) at the bottom of the board.
4. Collect students name tags and put them into an envelope/hat or small box.
5. Pull a name out of the hat and call the student up to choose a color. They must tell the class the color name and hang it in the middle of the board.

INTRODUCTION:

The students should have learned the phrases ‘What do you want/ What would you like?’ previously using food. Refresh this language. Also review shapes, size and colors.

ACTIVITY:

Demonstrate the activity using the OTE/two students.

INTRODUCTION:

• Introduce the lesson by teaching shapes and shape names.

ACTIVITY:

Before class, prepare construction paper shapes with or without lamination. Prepare one big circle, triangle, square, oval and rectangle with increasing numbers of smaller shapes (i.e. 2 medium circles and 6 small circles, etc..).

SUKI SUKI JANKEN

Level ES 1-6

Duration 5-10 minutes

Grammar point I like ~.

Objective To interact using pictures and simple English phrases.

Resources simple pictures printed on thick paper & cut, colored pencils, pens, or crayons

Preparation:

Here it is, Shape Uno. This is functionally normal Uno, but with numbers replaced by shapes.

The shapes are: line, triangle, square, diamond, pentagon, arrow, circle, heart, hexagon and star.

Here are Uno details you may not know right off the top of your head:

1. Place plastic cards of colors/shapes around the room.
2. The teacher demonstrates how to play the game by saying, "When I say, 'Clap at red,' you go to red, and clap." and various phrases using a mixture of colors/numbers and actions.

You may also say "Clap to red," in which case the students clap on their way to something red.

*Build up to color+shape+action. For example, let the children try finding the colors first. Next, add shapes. Finally, ask them to do all three: "Eat a pizza at a blue star."

Possible actions:

Type of Activity:  Whole Class Instruction and Jeopardy