Language Leaper : Third grade Community_Script_15_Japanese
Script
Director’s Notes
Discovery Discussion
Teacher: Hello. Welcome to Language Leaper. My name is __name of
person__________. How are you? (Pause) Good! Here is our friend.
Kaz enters as teacher
introduces as friend.
Puppet 1: Hello. My name is Kaz. I am ten years old.
Puppet points to pictures
Teacher: How are you Kaz?
of target vocabulary
words and target
Puppet 1: I am fine. Thank you. How are you?
buildings.
Teacher: I am fine. Thank you.
Puppet: Let’s go to the pharmacy.
Teacher: Yes let’s go to the pharmacy. In the pharmacy, the sick boy takes
the medicine. In the pharmacy, the sick girl takes the medicine. In the
pharmacy, the sick boys and girls take the medicine.
Whiteboard Vocabulary
Teacher: Introduce target vocabulary words for today’s lesson and review
previously learned vocabulary words.
Target vocabulary words:
1. Pharmacy
2. Takes
Teacher: Let’s hear a story.
Teaching Context (Story Room)
Teacher: tune: All Around the Mulberry Bush
Let’s go to the pharmacy today.
Let’s go to see a pharmacist today
Boys and girls, let’s go to the pharmacy today,.
When you become sick, you take medicine
Let’s go to see the pharmacist today.
Story is presented as a
rhythmic chant.
A picture is presented
that represents the
narration of the chant.
Activity 1
Teacher: Game!
Teacher: The sick boy takes the medicine.
Teacher: The sick boys and girls take the medicine.
Teacher: The sick girl takes the medicine.
Teacher: The pharmacist gives medicine to the sick boys and girls.
The students hold up the
card according to the
description.
The teacher can replay
using the master control
to assess the students.
Activity 2
Teacher: Game!
TIC TAC TOE
Teacher: I see a pharmacy.
Play Tic-Tac-Toe
whole group using
two teams. Instruct
players from each
team to correctly
identify the targeted
word or phrase as
the teacher holds up
the Language
Leaper cards. If the
correct response is
given, they may
choose a spot on the
game grid to place
their team’s symbol
The teacher can replay
using the master control
to assess the students.
Puppet: I see a pharmacist.
Teacher: I see medicine.
Puppet: I see a sick boy.
Teacher: I see a sick girl.
Puppet: The sick boy takes the medicine. .
Teacher: The pharmacist gives the sick girl medicine.
Puppet: The sick girl takes the medicine.
Teacher: The pharmacist gives the sick girl medicine.
Teacher: Good job!
Wrap-Up
Teacher: What did you learn today?
Puppet: In the pharmacy, the sick boy takes the medicine. In the
pharmacy, the sick girl takes the medicine. In the pharmacy, the sick boys
and girls take the medicine.
Teacher: Good! What did you learn? (pause)
Teacher: Good! . In the pharmacy, the sick boy takes the medicine. In the
pharmacy, the sick girl takes the medicine. In the pharmacy, the sick boys
and girls take the medicine.
Teacher & Puppets: cheer here
Teacher: It is time to say goodbye. Let’s sing our special song.
Teacher & Puppet: Goodbye!
Video Segment /Writing/Cultural Specific