Rakuchu #04

Language Items : Go.  Stop. 

Activities #1 : A guessing game / Where is the candy?

Activities #2 : Around-school tour / Where is the swimming pool?

1."Hello!  Today we will play a game."   Show the students a candy.  Put the candy on the teacher's desk.  Pointing to the candy say "This is a candy.".  The students may move if they cannot see the candy.

2."I will hide the candy."  Put three cups up side down.  Pick up one cup and hide the candy in it.  After shuffling the cups, ask the students "Where is the candy?".  The students will point to one of the cups.

3."This is an eraser.  This is a ball."  Add an eraser and a small ball.  It will make it easy to point that you put the cups apart.

4."Where is the swimming pool?"  Ask the students.  Do swimming action if they don't understand your words at all.

5."Where is the swimming pool?" Open the window.  Look outside.  Call the students to come to the window.  Let the students know that it is dangerous to rush to the window.  Ask the students "Is that a swimming pool?".  They will say "Yes!" to you.

6."Thank you.  Go back to your seats."  Give the students some cautions when they are too noisy. 

7."Where is the music room?"  Show them a tambourine and a drum.  The students will misunderstand that you want to play the music.  And then open the window again and point to a small building at the south.  Ask the students "Is that a music room?".  They will say "No!" to you.

8."Where is the music room?" The correct answer should be pointing to the ceiling.  Some students will stand up and go to the 3rd floor. Say "Stop a moment," to them.

 9."Where is the library?"  Show them some books ;the picture books are better.  If the students say "It's a book,",  you may go back to the questions "Where is the swimming pool?" or " Where is the music room?" or "Where is the library?" with gestures.

10."Where is the gym?"   Show them a ball and a hoop.

11."Stand up. Let's go to the Swimming pool."   Point to the corridor.  Say "Stop a moment," to the students who begin to run.  When you start, say "Let's go," to the students.

12."Le't go to      ."  Make the students to show you the way.  You may talk to some students on the way to the swimming pool, the gym, etc..  Say "Stop," on  an arrival.  Say "Go,"  on a departure.

13."Go back to your class room.  Good-bye."  You may leave the students at the gym,  or at the library, or  at the playgroundCetc..