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When playing the Eraser/Keyword Game, don't just say a single word. This is a great chance for the kids to hear -again and again- the target language. Using more language also trains the students to listen for key information- an auditory version of scanning.
This is a dialog between an HRT and myself when playing the Eraser Game for Grade 6 Lesson 3 'When is (your birthday)?'

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Grade: 6
Lesson: 3 (1 of 1)
Target: When is your birthday?
Materials: CD & player; Text; EigoNoto.com Chant



Greeting- 2 minutes
Teacher to Students- Listen & Repeat (some or all)
Hello, Hi, Hey, Howdy, G’day, Good Morning, Hola, Aloha, Bon Jour, Bon Dia, Bon Journo, Ni Hao, Konnichiwa, Anyohaseyo, Sambaino, Kiola, Selamat Pagi (am) (pm-Siang), Shalom, Jambo, Asalamalekum, Zzdrastvet-yah, Namaste.

Janken 4’s- Warm-Up/Review/Conversation Skills Practice- 5 minutes
ALT/HRT: Janken and do the conversation first together, then with a few students to practice/demonstrate.
Students: Each student Janken and Converse with 3 others in groups of 4
Blackboard: 

• W) (say student number in Japanese) 'Jyu-nana.'
  
• L) (say the number in English) 'Seventeen.'

Song/Chant- 5 minutes
Textbook- bottom of page 17
CD- track #15, or separate audio.
Slow CD- track #20
ALT/HRT- Listen & Repeat months’ names once before singing; then lead the singing.
Students- Listen & Repeat, and point to, the months’ names; then sing along.

Eraser/Keyword Game- 10 minutes (hear an audio example)
Blackboard-

• When is Christmas?  
• It’s in December. 
• -January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December-

ALT/HRT- First show the students, and Listen & Repeat, the ‘keyword’ (ex.: December). Then in turns ask and answer the question, sometimes using a different month than the keyword (ex.: When is Christmas? It’s NOT in March). Cross off the month’s name on the blackboard.

1-New Years Day; 2- Setsubun; 3- Hina Matsuri; 4-nyugakkushiki; 5-Kodomo no Hi; 6-Geishi; 7-Umi no Hi; 8-Obon/Summer; 9-Otsukimi/Keiro no Hi; 10-your birthday!; 11-Shichi-go-san (7-5-3); 12-Christmas.

Students- In pairs, face each other over a desk; put an eraser in the center of the desk. Listen & Repeat the ‘keyword’. Then when/if the keyword is said, try to be the first to take the eraser.

Birthmonth Pronunciation Practice- 3 minutes
ALT/HRT- Ask students born in January (then February, March, etc.) to stand. Say the month name for them to repeat.
Students- Stand for your birthmonth.  Listen & Repeat, then sit down.

Chant #2/Activity- When is your birthday?- 10 minutes
Materials: 2 dice
Blackboard:

• When is your birthday? X3 
• My birthday is in....
• January, February, .... December.

ALT: Lead the chant. Each time at the end, roll the dice to choose a month’s name (any repeat = 1 = January).
Students: All stand and chant along. If your birth month’s name is chosen, you can sit down.

Activity 2-Interview- 10 minutes
Blackboard-

• W)When is your birthday?
• L)My birthday is in OO.

Textbook- page 21
ALT/HRT- Demonstrate the activity- Play Janken, Winner asks When is your birthday?, Loser answers. Winner writes friend’s name into the space for that month in the textbook. Make new pairs. Next do the activity with a few students to model and check accuracy.
Students-Do activity as described above/demonstrated by teachers.

Wrap-Up- 2 minutes
(Present common mistakes to the whole class. Write the mistaken point on the blackboard, and ask if anybody can see the mistake.) Or-
HRT to Students, in Japanese:
-What did we talk about today? 
-Were there some words you already knew?
-Did you learn any new words?
-What was fun or interesting?
-What was difficult?
-How can we make that easier next time?

Closing- 1 minute
Students: ‘Thank you! Good bye!’
Teachers: ‘You’re welcome! Good bye!’

copyright 2009 Elton Ersch  www.eigonoto.com

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To save the file and play in it your classes, double-click on the video (or right click--copy link location). Then copy the url (the address in the browser window) and convert it to playable audio at http://www.zamzar.com/url/ .

Grade: 6
Lesson: 3 (3 of 4)
Target: Can you swim? Yes, I can. No, I can't.
Materials: EigoNoto.com Chant; Text



Greeting- 2 minutes
Teacher to Students- Listen & Repeat (some or all)
Hello, Hi, Hey, Howdy, G’day, Good Morning, Hola, Aloha, Bon Jour, Bon Dia, Bon Journo, Ni Hao, Konnichiwa, Anyohaseyo, Sambaino, Kiola, Selamat Pagi (am) (pm-Siang), Shalom, Jambo, Asalamalekum, Zzdrastvet-yah, Namaste.

Janken 4’s- Warm-Up/Review/Conversation Skills Practice- 5 minutes
ALT/HRT- Janken and do the conversation first together, then with a few students to practice/demonstrate.
Students- Each student Janken and Converse with 3 others in groups of 4
Blackboard- 

• W)I can swim. 
• L1)I can swim, too. 
• L2)I can’t play soccer.
  

Chant- I Can Swim- Can You Swim?- 5 minutes
Blackboard-

• I can swim. clap-clap X2 Can you swim, too? clap-clap-clap
• O-Yes, I can. clap-clap X2. I can swim, too. clap-clap-clap 
• X-No, I can’t. clap-clap X2. I can’t swim. clap-clap-clap 

Textbook- page 27. Use the nine pictures for vocabulary.
ALT- First, ask the students if they know the vocabulary for the pictures on page 27.  Then, introduce the chant and lead singing.
Students- Tell the vocabulary you know. Sing together.
HRT- Suggest ideas for vocabulary on page 27 to students in Japanese.

Activity 2- Interview- 15 minutes
Textbook- page 27
Blackboard-

• W) Can you play the piano?
• L) (No, I can’t.) Yes, I can. My name is Ken.

ALT/HRT- Demonstrate the activity- Play Janken, Winner asks, “Can you OO?” until the other student says “Yes, I can. My name is XX.” Winner then writes the other student’s name into his/her book under the picture.
Students- Watch & listen to the demonstation, then tell the meaning in Japanese. All standing with textbooks, make pairs, play Janken, & do the conversation.  When all pictures have a name, write your name on the blackboard and sit down.

Prepartation for Show and Tell Activity- 10 minutes
Textbook- page 28
ALT/HRT- Ask students to draw pictures in their textbooks on page 28. In the top section students draw activities they CAN do; in the bottom section, activities they CAN’T do.
Students- Draw pictures in your textbook, page 28.

Alternate Activity- Find 3 People- 6-10 minutes
Blackboard-

• W) I can play tennis. Can you play tennis?
• L1) Yes, I can. I can play tennis.
• L2) No, I can’t. I can’t play tennis.

ALT/HRT- Demonstrate activity- Pairs Janken, Winner asks “Can you OO?” and Loser answers.  GOAL is to find 3 people with YES (or NO) answers. Students then return to their seats and sit down.

Wrap-Up- 3 minutes
(Present common mistakes to the whole class. Write the mistaken point on the blackboard, and ask if anybody can see the mistake.) Or-
HRT to Students, in Japanese:
-What did we talk about today? 
-Were there some words you already knew?
-Did you learn any new words?
-What was fun or interesting?
-What was difficult?
-How can we make that easier next time?

Closing- 1 minute
Students: ‘Thank you! Good bye!’
Teachers: ‘You’re welcome! Good bye!’

eigonoto.com copyright 2009 Elton Ersch

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To save the file and play in it your classes, double-click on the video (or right click--copy link location). Then copy the url (the address in the browser window) and convert it to playable audio at http://www.zamzar.com/url/.

Chant/Activity- When is your birthday?
Materials- 2 dice.
Blackboard-

• When is your birthday? X3
• My birthday is (in)....
• January, February, .... December

ALT- Lead the chant. Each time at the end, roll the dice to choose a month’s name (any repeat = 1 = January).
Students- All stand and chant along. If your birth month’s name is chosen, you can sit down. (Or, all sit, and chosen students must stand.)