Simple Activities But A LOT of Learning

Engaging in concrete activities gives children the opportunity to acquire a second language in the same way they are learning their first language – not by being taught but by using language to communicate. This Fukuwarai Game – where children choose the body part they are instructed to, are blind folded (if they agree to be) then stick it onto the face was simple but required children to follow directions, answer whether they felt comfortable being blind folded, identify body parts by name and by gesture and to respond with how they felt about their creation – all in their target second language, Japanese.