新潟市立総合教育センター

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1 　The Tanabata Festival 　　　　　　
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

＜天の川について＞　　ALTによるＲＥＡＤＩＮＧ　 Teacher　(pointing at the stars in a photo of the night sky): Look at this 　　　　　　　picture. What is this? What is this? We can see many of them in 　　　　　　　this picture. Students: “星.” Teacher: That’s right. How do you say “hoshi” in English? Students: “Star”. Teacher: Yes, it’s “star”. Please repeat after me (2 or 3 times), “star”. 　　　　　　 One star, two stars, many stars are in the sky. Teacher (pointing to the 天の川) : Look closely. There are many stars 　　　　　　 here, and here, and here. It looks like a river of stars. What do 　　　　　　 we call this in Japanese? Students: “天の川.” Teacher: Yes, that’s right. It’s the “Amanogawa”. Do you know the name 　　　　　　in English? It’s the “Milky Way”. The word “milky” comes from “ 　　　　　　milk”. The word “way” means “road”. The stars make a white 　　　　　　road in the sky. So, we say “Milky Way”. Please repeat after me 　　　　　　(2 or 3 times), “Milky Way”. The Milky Way has many stars.

＜織り姫と彦星について＞　ALTによるＲＥＡＤＩＮＧ Teacher (pointing at a picture clearly showing the two stars 織り姫and彦星): 　　　　　　Look at this picture. We can see two big stars. They are 　　　　　　very bright. They are called “Orihime” and “Hikoboshi”. Orihime 　　　　　　makes beautiful cloth. (The teacher holds up a piece of cloth for 　　　　　　the students to see.) Hikoboshi has many cows. (The teacher 　　　　　　holds up a picture of a cow, or the teacher can give the students 　 　　　　 hints to have them guess the meaning of “cow.”) Hints: We get milk from cows. Cows make this sound, “moo”.

＜七夕の日について＞　ALTによるＲＥＡＤＩＮＧ Teacher: We have a festival for Orihime and Hikoboshi. What do we call 　　　　　　the festival? Students: “七夕.” Teacher: Yes, we call it “Tanabata”. When is Tanabata? Students: “七月七日.” Teacher: Good. In English, “七月” is “July”. Please repeat after me 　　　　　　(2 or 3 times), “July”. How do you say, “nana” or “shichi”? Students: “Seven.” Teacher: Yes, it’s “seven”. “七日” is “7th” (seventh). Please repeat after 　　　　　　me, “seventh”.Now, let’s say (2 or 3 times), “Tanabata is July 7th”. Teacher: On July 7th, Orihime and Hikoboshi can meet each other. They 　　　　　　love each other very much. So, on July 7th they are very happy.

＜英語の歌＞　ALTによるＲＥＡＤＩＮＧ Teacher: Okay, students. What do we do for Tanabata? 　 The students can talk (in Japanese) about what they do for Tanabata. Teacher: Now, let’s sing a song. (The teacher shows the students five pictures.) 　　　　　　a star, a planet, the Milky Way, a spaceship, the moon. 　 　 The students practice the names several times. (The teacher has already put copies of the pictures on the ceiling and walls of the room) The students sing the song while pointing to the pictures. Teacher and Students (together): I see a star, I see a planet, I see the Milky 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 Way, I see a spaceship, I see the moon, hooray!

＜絵カードを使った仲間作りゲーム＞　ALTによるＲＥＡＤＩＮＧ <Activity> 　　　The teacher can make small copies of the pictures used in the song. The pictures can be glued to a small card, one picture on each card. In a class of 30 students, there would be 6 sets of 5 cards. 　　　The students practice the expression “I’m a star” (a spaceship, the Milky Way, the moon, a planet). (After the students practice the expressions, the teacher passes out the cards, face down.) When the teacher says, “ Start”, the students try to find the other students with the same card. 　　　The students play janken, and the winner introduces himself first. The loser then introduces himself. If the students meet someone with the same picture-card, they search for the other group members together. <Caution> 　　　The students mustn’t show their cards to their classmates. The teacher shouldn’t tell the students how many members each group contains.