Rakuchu #07
Language Items : Right / Left
Activities : Playing with shadows.
1."Good
afternoon! Today we will play with
shadows. Before we start, let us
practice new words." Walk
backward and say "Go.". Then stop and say "Stop.".
2."Boys,
stand up. Go backward." Touch some boys telling them
"You're a boy.".
3."Make
a line." When the Japanese teacher wants to make students stand in
a line, they sometimes do the action of
stretching both arms in a line.
4."Girls,
stand up. Go backward. Make a line." The students know two ways to
make a line ; height order / hiragana order.
5."Let's
move to the science room on the third floor." There are 10 tables in the room. The large one is for the teacher. The
other 9 are for the students. The
tables are fixed as 3 x 3. The
central row is the path for the beam.
The right and left rows are for the boys and girls.
6."Just
a moment. Girls go at first."
Probably some boys will dash into the room to take seats they want to sit.
7."All
right. Close the curtains,
please." Some
curtains on the north windows are too high for the students to reach. Turn on some lights in the room.
8."Group
#1, move to the central row." Let the students sit facing to the
wall. They must not look at the
projector, because the strong beam will damage the eyes of the children.
9."Here
comes the beam!" Turn off the lights in the room after turning on
the beam. The students will excite
to have the shadows on the wall.
Perhaps they will jump and wave their hands.
10."Jump!
Stop!" As the other
students want to play fast, review some words in a short time. "Touch your ... / Hands up.
/ Hands down."
11."Group
#2, please." When the
students are changing the seats,
turn off the beam and turn
on the lights in the room for safety.
12."Raise
your right hand." It
will be easy for the students to copy your actions. However, remember to check the pronunciation of "R". It is difficult for the Japanese ears.
13."
Everybody go back to your seats."
Make the shadow of yourself. Wave your hand and say "See you next week.".