English Teaching in Japan

= First Grade =

Class Activities

 * Showed different animals from a picture book made the children repeat the name of the animal and asked what sound they make in Japanese.

Pronunciation
Made the children open their mouth more to be able to pronounce more clearly. Said words with l and r and made them repeat.

Photos
Used a picture book with big drawings, Early Morning in the barn by Nancy Tafuri. Showed a picture of a cock and the sound is cook-a-doodle-do also said it was cocorico in French. Chicks ...cheep cheep Turkey Birds tweet Birds chirp chirp Sheep Baa Horse hee Donkey hee haw

Singing
Baa Baa Black sheep The tune is the same as a song they know as "Kira, kira Boshii" Shining star. Made sure they could pronounce full, Dame, Lane.

Numbers
Practiced saying numbers in English

Greetings
Shook hands and made sure they look up and give the right hand.

Useful Sites
From Wikipedia for schools
 * From the British Council

Books
Early morning in the barn by Nancy Tafuri, Picture Puffins ISBN 0 14050.614 4