What's Janken?
EIGO NOTO: 1-7 SUBMITTED BY: Brenton Gettmann BORROWED FROM / INSPIRED BY: Board games DATE ADDED: Dec 12, 2011 EDITED BY: まだ
 è é 15-20 min.
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Brief Outline: A simple speaking and listening Janken focused sugoroku that has students say, "What's this?" "It's a..." many times.
Materials Needed:
- WhatsJanken attachment: One sugoroku board for each pair/group. (The paper size is A4)
Detailed Explanation:
- Have students make pairs/groups and pass out the game board.
- Put an A3 copy of the game board on the blackboard and do a demonstration with your teacher.
- Tell the students that this is a, "Janken sugoroku game." Then janken with your teacher.
- The winner of the janken gets to move the written number of spaces of the way way they won (Rock = 2 / Scissors = 2 / Paper = 3) and says, "What's this?" for the picture they landed on. (When you or the teacher wins janken, ask the students how many spaces you are supposed to move. It is written on their papers, so they should be able to tell you.)
- The loser answers "It' a..." for the picture that their partner landed on. If they can answer correctly, they also get to move forward one space. If they don't answer at all, they don't move forward one space. (Letting the loser move ahead one space if they answer the questions gives the act of saying "It's a..." some meaning to the losing student and keeps the game closer.)
- Then students simply continue until somebody wins.
- Before the activity, repeat all of the words for the pictures, They should know almost all of these.
- One round of this game can go pretty fast if you play in pairs, so have students make new pairs after they have finished.
Variations:
- Have students play in groups.
- Tell students that they have to finish just on the finish spot. This will make it a little more challenging to finish.
Teaching Suggestions:
- I only used words that start with consonants to avoid the confusion of "a" and "an," so be aware of this when and if you want to change the pictures to either fit this pattern, or to break it to make it more challenging.