Meiwa Lesson 5: Instructions

Grammar

"Sit down", "stand up", "turn left", "right", "around", "raise your hand"

Game

Simon Says

Structure

• This lesson is a good opportunity to review what the students have learned so far. Perhaps introduce the criss-cross game and play by calling out the Japanese word, and having the first student to raise their hand give the equivalent word in English.
• Alternative games can be played for younger groups.
• After teaching the instructions, the game of Simon Says works much better if the students have some concept of what a "Simon" is.
  • Try drawing a circle on the board, adding curly hair, ears, eyes, nose and mouth, and then introducing him as Simon. The game seems to work much better that way.
• If there is time at the end, you can choose two students, one to go to the front of the class, and one to stand up. The one at the front must give three instructions that the one standing must perform. You can repeat this several times with different pairs.

See Also

• Sample Lessons from Meiwa
• Elementary School Lessons