Activity 3

LANGUAGE

Saying Japanese numbers and classifiers.

PREPARATION

Make number dice from Number Sheet (A), choosing appropriate numbers. Cut score sheets from Score Sheet (B).

PROCEDURE

Group Work

Students form groups of 4 ~ 6 and each group is given a dice and a score sheet. Who goes first in each group can be decided by じゃんけん.

The first player throws the dice and says the number out loud in Japanese. If the star (*) comes up, the students can call any number they choose.

The rest of the group listen to see if the number is read correctly. The number is then recorded on the score sheet. When each member of the group has had five turns, the points are tallied and the highest score wins.

VARIATIONS

(1)	When students are familiar with numbers 1-9, they can throw two dice at once and make numbers from 10 to 99. With three dice they can advance to numbers 100-999.
(2)	If students are learning numbers in kanji, dice made from Kanji Number Sheet (C) can be used for the above activities.
(3)	If students are learning classifiers, dice can be made of these from Classifier Sheets (D) and (E). Students throw a number dice and a classifier dice together and call out that combination of number and classifier. If the star (*)comes up, the students can use a classifier of their choice.