February 2016 - Happy Valentines!

Date: February  17, 2016 1:30 - 2:30 PM

Venue: 富士が丘コミセン

I. Song 1: 

'H-E-A-R-T SONG LYRICS' | 'I MADE A VALENTINE JUST FOR YOU LYRICS' | 'VALENTINE SONGS FOR KIDS'

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kgAx_sQ0mqE

I made a valentine for you
The heart shape says I love you
H E A R T
H E A R T
H E A R T
The heart shape says I love you


Now, let's clap instead of using the letter H

I made a valentine for you
The heart shape says I love you
Clap, E A R T
Clap, E A R T
Clap, E A R T
The heart shape says I love you

Now, let's clap for the first 2 letters

I made a valentine for you
The heart shape says I love you
Clap, clap, A R T
Clap, clap, A R T
Clap, clap, A R T
The heart shape says I love you

Now, let's clap for the first 3 letters

I made a valentine for you
The heart shape says I love you
Clap, clap, clap, R T
Clap, clap, clap, R T
Clap, clap, clap, R T
The heart shape says I love you

You got it!
Now, let's clap for the first 4 letters

I made a valentine for you
The heart shape says I love you
Clap, clap, clap, clap, T
Clap, clap, clap, clap, T
Clap, clap, clap, clap, T
The heart shape says I love you

Now, all we have to do is clap once for each letter

I made a valentine for you
The heart shape says I love you
Clap, clap, clap, clap, clap,
Clap, clap, clap, clap, clap,
Clap, clap, clap, clap, clap,
The heart shape says I love you

Great job!
Let's sing all the letters

I made a valentine for you
The heart shape says I love you
H E A R T
H E A R T
H E A R T
The heart shape says I love you!

II.  Ice Breaker Game 
    Cupid Says (Simon Says valentine version)
    Mechanics:  
III. Self Introduction
     III.1 Key phrases :  Review:  
                                   Hi! Hello!
                                   What's your name? My name is Kelly.
                                   It's nice to meet you!
                                   How old are you?  I'm four.
                                   Where do you live?  I live in Sanda City.
                                   What school do you go to?  I go to Fuji Kindergarten.
                                   What grade are you in? I'm in Kindergarten 2.
                                   How's the weather today? It's Sunny!
                                   Do you like green peppers?  Yes I do! / No, I don't.
                                   Do you have a pet? Yes I do, I have a dog. 
                                   Can you sing? Yes I can.                                                             
IV.  Vocabulary
    IV.1 Review: None

    IV.2 Introduction:  
               Valentine Introduction: When is Valentine's Day and what is it's significance?
               
    IV.3 Games:  1. Find Your Partner
                 Each participant will be given half of a heart and will have to look for a partner.  The pair will demonstrate their friendship by giving each other a hug and introducing each other as friends using their first names.
                         2. Valentine Fishing
                  Each participant will be given a fishing rod to catch the hearts scattered on a surface.  The child with the most hearts wins.
                          3. Heart Relay
                  The children are divided into two groups.  Each child will carry a piece of paper heart from one point to another using chopsticks.  The first group to finish the task wins.
                          4. Form the heart puzzle
                  Puzzle pieces of a big heart will be scattered on a surface.  The children will have to form the heart piece by piece like in a jigsaw puzzle.
                          
V. Write a Pop-Up Valentines card
http://www.makeandtakes.com/cards-to-make-you-pop
  
VI.  End Song

The Wheels on the Bus
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uaGX6pnyvAY

The wheels on the bus go round and round, round and round, round and round.

The wheels on the bus go round and round all through the town

(As the song continues change the underlined phrases)

wipers - swish swish swish

people - chat chat chat

horn - beep beep beep

baby - wah wah wah

mommy - shhhh, shhh shhh

wheels - round and round

November 2015 - Thanksgiving Party

Date: November 18, 2015 1:30 - 2:30 PM

Venue: 富士が丘コミセン

I. Song 1: Head Shoulders Knees and Toes

Head shoulders knees and toes 2x
Eyes and ears and mouth and nose
Head shoulders knees and toes 2x

II.  Ice Breaker Game 
    Where do you stand?
    Mechanics:  The game master draws a line in the middle of the room.  The game master will give choices represented by each side (ex. Doraemon vs Jibanyan ).  Each child will choose the character they like the most and proceed to stand in that corresponding side.
III. Self Introduction
     III.1 Key phrases :  Review:  
                                   Hi! Hello!
                                   What's your name? My name is Kelly.
                                   It's nice to meet you!
                                   How old are you?  I'm four.
                                   Where do you live?  I live in Sanda City.
                                   What school do you go to?  I go to Fuji Kindergarten.
                                   What grade are you in? I'm in Kindergarten 2.
                                   How's the weather today? It's Sunny!
                                   Do you like green peppers?  Yes I do! / No, I don't.
                                   Do you have a pet? Yes I do, I have a dog.                                                             
IV.  Vocabulary
    IV.1 Review: None

    IV.2 Introduction:  
               Thanksgiving Introductions: a corn, a squash/a pumpkin, a turkey, the Fall Harvest, mashed potatoes, turkey dinner
               
    IV.3 Games:  1. Where's Mr. Turkey
                 Some of the mothers will play the turkey and the children will search for them.  The mothers can make gobble noises to help the children find them.
                         2. Turkey Hide and Seek
                  One of the children will play the 'It' and she will look for the turkey.  If she is near to where the turkey card is hidden then everybody will make a loud turkey gobble noises.
                          3. Bean Toss
                  The children are divided into two groups.  Each child will be given three small beans to shoot into a box, the team with the most beans in the box wins.
                          4. Pass the vegetable
                   The children are divided into two groups.  Using a big spoon, each child has to pass the toy vegetable to the next child until the last member is reached.  The first team to finish the task wins.
                          5. Thanksgiving Charade
                    Everyone pretends to be in a family celebrating Thanksgiving day/dinner.

V. Write Thanksgiving cards (Optional)
  
VI.  End Song

The Wheels on the Bus
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uaGX6pnyvAY

The wheels on the bus go round and round, round and round, round and round.

The wheels on the bus go round and round all through the town

(As the song continues change the underlined phrases)

wipers - swish swish swish

people - chat chat chat

horn - beep beep beep

baby - wah wah wah

mommy - shhhh, shhh shhh

wheels - round and round

October 2015 - Halloween Party

Date: October  21, 2015 1:30 - 2:30 PM

Venue: 富士が丘コミセン

I. Song 1 :  I'm a Little Teapot
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b14OeT1gNFo

I’m a little teapot

Short and stout

Here is my handle

Here is my spout

When I get all steamed up

Hear me shout

Tip me over and pour me out

I’m a clever teapot

Yes it’s true

Here let me show you

What I can do

I can change my handle and my spout

Just tip me over and pour me out

II.  Ice Breaker Game 
     Zombie Game - Humans can run but zombies can only walk and chase the humans,
             when the human is surrounded by the zombies, he will become a zombie himself
III. Self Introduction
     III.1 Key phrases :  Review:  
                                   Hi! Hello!
                                   What's your name? My name is Kelly.
                                   It's nice to meet you!
                                   How old are you?  I'm four.
                                   Where do you live?  I live in Sanda City.
                                   What school do you go to?  I go to Fuji Kindergarten.
                                   What grade are you in? I'm in Kindergarten 2.
                                   How's the weather today? It's Sunny/Cloudy/Windy/Rainy!
                                   Do you like green peppers?  Yes I do! / No, I don't
                                                                      
IV.  Vocabulary
    IV.1 Review word - 
              Telephone, Cellphone, Hello, Hi, Call, Help, Talk, Please, Who, See you, 
              Thank you for calling, Goodbye, Birthday, Next Week

    IV.2 Introduction:  
               Halloween Characters Introductions: Vampires, Witches, Wizards, Goblins, Monsters, Ghosts, Black Cats, Bats
               
    IV.3 Games:  1. Flashcard Ghost Chase
                           (When the ghost flashcard is flashed, everybody should run or they will get tagged)
                          2.Goblins, Monsters, Witches
                          (Goblins chase monsters, monsters chase witches, witches chase goblins for 3 minutes each round)
                          3. Find the bat(Treasure Hunt)
                          4. Drink the blood game(when the music stops get the cup with blood)
                          5. Paper dance(Fold the newspaper as the music stops, mother and child should step on and fit their feet in the paper when the music stops

V. Halloween characters coloring activity

VI.  End Song

The Wheels on the Bus
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uaGX6pnyvAY

The wheels on the bus go round and round, round and round, round and round.

The wheels on the bus go round and round all through the town

(As the song continues change the underlined phrases)

wipers - swish swish swish

people - chat chat chat

horn - beep beep beep

baby - wah wah wah

mommy - shhhh, shhh shhh

wheels - round and round

October - Halloween! Part 1

Date: October  7, 2015 1:30 - 2:30 PM

Venue: 富士が丘コミセン

I. Song 1 :  I'm a Little Teapot
   
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b14OeT1gNFo

I’m a little teapot

Short and stout

Here is my handle

Here is my spout

When I get all steamed up

Hear me shout

Tip me over and pour me out

I’m a clever teapot

Yes it’s true

Here let me show you

What I can do

I can change my handle and my spout

Just tip me over and pour me out

II.  Name Game 
     Mechanics:  When I say the name of your friends you run and touch that friend. 
                         (First names for children and Last name for Moms)
  
III. Self Introduction
     III.1 Key phrases :  Review:  
                                   Hi! Hello!
                                   What's your name? My name is Ana.
                                   It's nice to meet you!
                                   How old are you?  I'm four.
                                   Where do you live?  I live in Sanda City.
                                   What school do you go to?  I go to Fuji Kindergarten.
                                   What grade are you in? I'm in Kindergarten 2.
                                   How's the weather today? It's Sunny/Cloudy/Windy/Rainy!
                                   Do you like green peppers?  Yes I do! / No, I don't
                                                                      
IV.  Vocabulary
    IV.1 Review Action word - Eat, Drink, Dance, Jump, Swim, Scratch, Exercise, Pray, 
                                Shout/Yell,Breathe 
    IV.2 Introduction:  
                Telephone, Cellphone, Hello, Hi, Call, Help, Talk, Please, Who, See you, Thank you for calling, Goodbye, Birthday, Next Week

               USING THE PHONE: 
     Friend 1: Hello?

                     Friend 2: Hello, this is the Jinnouchi’s residence, can I help you?

                     Friend 1: Can I talk to Kelly, please?

                     Friend 2: Please wait.

                     Friend 3: Hi! It’s Ann Kelly, who’s this? 

                     Friend 1: It’s Airi from school!

                     Friend 3: Airi!  Why did you call?

     Friend 1: Are you coming to my birthday party next week?                       

                     Friend 3: Yes, I am.

                     Friend 1: Good. See you then. Bye

                     Friend 3: Thank you for calling. Bye   

    IV.3 Practice:  1. Practice Conversation with Mommy
                           2. Practice Converstation with friends
                           3. Demonstration in front of the class (volunteers)

V. Make a Halloween Decoration

VI.  End Song

The Wheels on the Bus
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uaGX6pnyvAY

The wheels on the bus go round and round, round and round, round and round.

The wheels on the bus go round and round all through the town

(As the song continues change the underlined phrases)

wipers - swish swish swish

people - chat chat chat

horn - beep beep beep

baby - wah wah wah

mommy - shhhh, shhh shhh

wheels - round and round

August 2015 - It's Summer!

Date: August 19, 2015 1:30 - 2:30 PM

Venue: 富士が丘コミセン

I. Song 1 :  Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes

Head, shoulders, knees and toes
knees and toes

Eyes and Ears and mouth and nose

Head, shoulders, knees and toes
Knees and toes

II.  Simon Says (Swim, Touch your head, shoulders, knees, toes, eyes, ears, mouth, nose)
  
III. Self Introduction
     III.1 Key phrases :  Review:  
                                   Hi! Hello!
                                   What's your name? My name is Ana.
                                   It's nice to meet you!
                                   How old are you?  I'm four.
                                   Where do you live?  I live in Sanda City.
                                   What school do you go to?  I go to Fuji Kindergarten.
                                   What grade are you in? I'm in Kindergarten 2.
                                   How's the weather today? Today, it's Sunny/Cloudy/Windy/Rainy!

                                                                      
IV.  Vocabulary
    IV.1 Review Insects 
    IV.2 Introduction: 
                    Verbs/Action words - Eat, Drink, Dance, Jump, Swim, Scratch, Exercise, Pray, 
                                Shout/Yell,Breathe
                     Summer words - Beach, Beach Suit/Swimsuit, Lake(湖), Mountain, 
                                Sandcastle(砂の城), Sea, Sun, Sunbathe, Sunglasses, Swimmer
    IV.3 Game: 
                     Charade - Mother and Daughter Pair.  The child has to guess the action word, the mother will act the word, each child has 10 seconds to answer, if the child cannot answer another child can steal)
                     Summer Picture Test - Match the words to the right picture

V. Optional: Make a Paper Pinwheel
    
V.  End Song: The Wheels on the bus
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uaGX6pnyvAY

The wheels on the bus go round and roundRound and round, round and roundThe wheels on the bus go round and roundAll through the town
The wipers on the bus go "Swish, swish, swish,Swish, swish, swish, swish, swish, swish"The wipers on the bus go "Swish, swish, swish"All through the town.
The people on the bus go, "chat, chat, chat,cha,,chat chat,chat chat ,chatThe people on the bus go, ", chat,chat,chatAll through the town.
The horn on the bus go "Beep, beep, beepBeep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep"The horn on the bus go "Beep, beep, beep"All through the town.
The baby on the bus go, "wah, wah, wah!wah, wah, wah, wah, wah, wah!"The baby on the bus go, "wah, wah, wah!"All through the town.
The mummy on the bus go, "ssss sh,ssss sh,ssss sh,""ssss sh,ssss sh,ssss shThe mummy on the bus go, ""ssss sh,ssss sh,ssss sh"All through the town.
The wheels on the bus go round and roundRound and round, round and roundThe wheels on the bus go round and roundAll through the town The wheels on the bus go around

July 2015 - Let's talk about bugs!

Date: July 22, 2015 1:30 - 2:30 PM

Venue: 富士が丘コミセン

I. Song 1 :  If you are happy and you know it
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FrsM9WggCdo
If you're happy and you know it, clap your hands (clap clap)
If you're happy and you know it, and you really want to show it
If you're happy and you know it, clap your hands. (clap clap)
If you're happy and you know it, stomp your feet (stomp stomp)
If you're happy and you know it, stomp your feet (stomp stomp)
If you're happy and you know it, and you really want to show it
If you're happy and you know it, stomp your feet. (stomp stomp)
If you're happy and you know it, nod your head (nod your head)
If you're happy and you know it, and you really want to show it
If you're happy and you know it, nod your head. (nod your head)
If you're happy and you know it, turn around (turn around)
If you're happy and you know it, and you really want to show it
If you're happy and you know it, turn around. (turn around)
If you're happy and you know it, say "We Are!" (We are!)
If you're happy and you know it, say "We Are!" (We are!)
If you're happy and you know it, and you really want to show it
If you're happy and you know it, say "We Are!" (We are!)

II.  Follow the paper roll (Game)
  
III. Self Introduction
     III.1 Key phrases :  Review:  
                                   Hi! Hello!
                                   What's your name? My name is Ana.
                                   It's nice to meet you!
                                   How old are you?  I'm four.
                                   Where do you live?  I live in Sanda City.
                                   What school do you go to?  I go to Fuji Kindergarten.
                                                                                I don't go to school yet.
                                   What grade are you in?
                                          I'm in Kindergarten 2.

                                                                      
IV.  Vocabulary
    IV.1 Review (Colors) - Game(Twister) 
    IV.2 Introduction: Insects
    IV.3 Game: 
                      Q and A using flashcards. The child who answers the fastest gets a prize.
                      Imitation Game - When the insect card is flashed, do the corresponding action
                                The child whose response is the slowest is out.
                                The winner will receive a prize.
V. Optional: Make a Paper Pinwheel
    
V.  End Song: The Wheels on the bus
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uaGX6pnyvAY

The wheels on the bus go round and roundRound and round, round and roundThe wheels on the bus go round and roundAll through the town
The wipers on the bus go "Swish, swish, swish,Swish, swish, swish, swish, swish, swish"The wipers on the bus go "Swish, swish, swish"All through the town.
The people on the bus go, "chat, chat, chat,cha,,chat chat,chat chat ,chatThe people on the bus go, ", chat,chat,chatAll through the town.
The horn on the bus go "Beep, beep, beepBeep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep"The horn on the bus go "Beep, beep, beep"All through the town.
The baby on the bus go, "wah, wah, wah!wah, wah, wah, wah, wah, wah!"The baby on the bus go, "wah, wah, wah!"All through the town.
The mummy on the bus go, "ssss sh,ssss sh,ssss sh,""ssss sh,ssss sh,ssss shThe mummy on the bus go, ""ssss sh,ssss sh,ssss sh"All through the town.
The wheels on the bus go round and roundRound and round, round and roundThe wheels on the bus go round and roundAll through the town The wheels on the bus go around

June 2015 - Shapes and Summer

Date: June 24, 2015 1:30 - 2:30 PM

Venue: 富士が丘コミセン

I. Song 1 : You are my Sunshine
        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hPv9vMtbaqM

     You are my Sunshine
     You are my sunshine
     My only sunshine
     You make me happy when skies are gray
     You'll never know dear, how much I love you
     Please don't take my sunshine away

II.  The boat is sinking (Game)  
  
III. Self Introduction
     III.1 Key phrases :  Review:  
                                   Hi! Hello!
                                   What's your name? My name is Ana.
                                   It's nice to meet you!
                                   How old are you?  I'm four.
                                   Where do you live?  I live in Sanda City.
                                   What school do you go to?  I go to Fuji Kindergarten.
                                                                                I don't go to school yet.
                                                                      
IV. Game
    IV.1 Vocabulary Introduction (Shapes) 
    IV.2 Q and A : Which object is of the same shape as _______?
                        Line up to the letter of the correct answer
                        The winner/s will receive a prize.
   IV.3 Game: Human Clay
                      The children will be divided into 2 groups to form shapes.
                      One pair will assist in judging.  
                      All other moms will assist the children in forming the shapes
V. Optional
     Summer vocabulary (Objects used during summer)
                       

V.  End Song: Ten in the bed
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TdDypyS_5zE

Ten In The Bed Lyrics:

Here we go!

There were ten in the bed and the little one said, "Roll over, roll over." 
So they all rolled over and one fell out.

Nine! 

There were nine in the bed and the little one said, "Roll over, roll over."
So they all rolled over and one fell out.

Eight! 

There were eight in the bed and the little one said, "Roll over, roll over."
So they all rolled over and one fell out.

Seven! 

There were seven in the bed and the little one said, 
"Roll over, roll over"
So they all rolled over and one fell out.

Six! 

There were six in the bed and the little one said, "Roll over, roll over."
So they all rolled over and one fell out.

Five! 

There were five in the bed and the little one said, "Roll over, roll over."
So they all rolled over and one fell out.

Four! 
There were four in the bed and the little one said, "Roll over, roll over."
So they all rolled over and one fell out.

Three! 

There were three in the bed and the little one said, "Roll over, roll over."
So they all rolled over and one fell out.

Two! 

There were two in the bed and the little one said, "Roll over, roll over."
So they both rolled over and one fell out.

One! 

There was one in the bed and the little one said, "I'm lonely..."

VI. Make a Father's Day card