English in elementary school teaching materials collection 2013 the jet p rogr amme

GOKIBURI
 (COCKROACH) GAME
 
Submitted by Melinda Charnas (Mikasa City BOE) 
Target Group
: All grades 
Difficulty Level
: Fundamentals 
Activity Objective: 
To practice self introductions (or any other topic) 
Procedure: 
Practice the target conversation, play 
janken
and evolve from cockroach to human. Students will 
introduce themselves to the ALT and try to win 
janken, 
winning the game. 
Materials and Preparation: 
Depending on the grade level, 3 to 5 animal cards (such as mouse, bird, rabbit, penguin, monkey) to 
place on the board in a line (or ladder), drawing a cockroach at the beginning and a human stick 
figure at the end of the line (or ladder). Cockroach and/or human cards can be used if necessary. 
Bring magnets if the classroom has none. Prizes are always well received. 
Division of Labour for ALT and JTE: 
Before class, make sure the JTE understands the rules. In class, the ALT explains the rules using 
simple sentences. Have the JTE check for understanding and translate if necessary. During the 
activity, have the JTE walk around and check that kids are using the target conversation, not 
Japanese. Students who evolved to human will introduce themselves to the ALT, who will reply and 
janken
as the final boss.