LESSON PLANNING AND
MATERIALS
Ashly and Jaime
Team Teaching
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Remember – you’re not alone!
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Communication is key
Talk with your JTE as much as possible
 If in doubt, ask your JTE about grammar points, lesson plans or
any unclear information
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Help each other
JTE: Expert about students and teaching
 ALT: Expert about native English
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Keep In Mind When Planning
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4 Skills of Language Learning
 Speaking,
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Your Students:
 Level,
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Listening, Writing, Reading
Learning Styles
Your Class:
 Size,
Time, Atmosphere
Relevance/Objective
 Progression of Studies
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Keep In Mind When Planning
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Appropriateness
 Age,
level, culturally
Anticipated Problems and Solutions
 Clarity of Instructions
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 Keep
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it simple!
Necessary Materials
 Do
you or your JTE need to prepare anything
special?
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Logical Use of Language
Basic Lesson Structure
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Greetings
Warm-up
Lesson Introduction / Dialogue
Explanation / Practice
Activity / Activities
Wrap Up
Greetings and Warm Up
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Greetings
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Good morning/Good afternoon!
How are you?
What day is it? / What’s the date? / How’s the weather?
Warm Up
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Get them thinking in English!
5 - 15 minutes
Review material or general games
Lesson Introduction / Dialogue
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Dialogue/Skit between JTE and ALT
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JHS: Ask students target questions
 Grammar
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Point: “I like ~”
ALT says “I like tennis. What sport do you like?”
Explanation / Practice
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Explanation of Vocabulary/Grammar
 JHS:
JTE will probably take charge
 Elementary: ALT or HRT
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Practice of Pronunciation
 Repetition
 Songs
& Chants
 ALT can give example sentences
 ALT asks students questions
Activity/Activities
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English Instructions + Demo with JTE
 Keep it simple
Remember: 4 Skills, Progression of Studies, etc.
Okay to reuse same activity
 Change
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the rules a little = new game!
Make it fun!
Wrap Up
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JHS: Quick re-cap of the language studied
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Homework (if any)
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issued by JTE
Farewell Greeting
Common Teaching Materials
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Big flash cards
 Introduce vocabulary
 Touch game
 Missing game
 Keyword game
Common Teaching Materials
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Small flash cards
 Point and shoot game
 Matching game
 Lucky card game
Common Teaching Materials
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CDs
 English songs
 “Hello Song”
 “Head, Shoulders, Knees,
Toes”
 “London Bridge”
Common Teaching Materials
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Worksheets
 Betting Game
 “Who Am I?” Game
Common Teaching Materials
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Toys
First things first!
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Take inventory of the materials you already have!
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YOU HAVE FREE TIME BEFORE SCHOOL STARTS!!!
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Use it wisely…
Alphabetize your cards
 Make a catalogue of available materials (esp. multiple
schools)
 If you have set lesson plans, check to see if you have the
materials necessary of each lesson
 If not…
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Make your own materials!
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Card program
Make your own materials!
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Your imagination is the limit!
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Cards are probably the most commonly used teaching material, but
you can make different materials… such as…
SANTA FUKUWARAI サンタ福笑い
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“Pin the Tail on the Donkey”)
Make your own materials!
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English Boards are great for creativity as well!
Caution: Ask JTE before spending more than a few
hundred yen on English Board, teaching materials, etc.
Purchasing Materials
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You have the option of
purchasing materials
(games like this Surprise
Gorilla); however, ask
ahead of time—some
schools may reimburse
you!
Create to your heart’s content!
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Especially if you have ample amounts of free time,
explore your school’s craft materials
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BW and Color Printers
Laminators
Image enlarger
Markers
Paint
Glue
Construction paper
If you are not an Arts & Crafts kind of person, get
creative on the computer (esp. images of famous
people are popular)
General Tips
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Be prepared!
Write out a lesson plan for yourself
 Make a checklist of materials you need for each class
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Be flexible!
Last minute changes are often necessary
 The same activity may not work for every class
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Be energetic!
Lead by example, students will follow
 Try to have fun and let the students have fun
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