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ABC's

 
Fun Fact: "Yanase, the guy who created the Anpanman, was inspired to create the cartoon character while struggling to survive as a soldier in World War II. He many times became faced with the prospect of starvation, which made him dream about eating a bean-jam filled pastry called Anpan."

Action ABC

Students learn alphabet letters while learning a distinguishable action alongside each letter.

 

Body Alphabet

Students form letters of the alphabet using their bodies.

 

Big/Small Concentration

Students take turns trying to find matching alphabet letters.

 

Coin Toss

Students throw a coin onto an alphabet card then say the letter.

 

Eto

Eto means umm. When Japanese think outloud, they say this phrase a lot. Students race to recall alphabet letters randomly written on the chalkboard.

 

Senaka Me!

Senaka is Japanese for the center portion of a person's back.  Students try to guess various letter written on their back by their teammates'.

 

Slash

Students cross off letters on their alphabet worksheet based upon the roll of the dice.

 

Time Trials

Students practice alphabetizing the alphabet.