Here are ideas for some different approaches, hopefully you will find activities to help you tailor your lessons to suit your own!

*[[Tips]]: Some basic issues that many ALTs face and suggestions for dealing with them

*[[Example Lesson Plan Outline]]: A suggested outline for a basic lesson plan, hopefully it will be helpful if you don't quite know where to start

**[[Detailed Example Lesson Plan]]: Two examples of full lesson plans with detailed explanations of what to do or say

**Greetings (Hello, Goodbye, Good morning/afternoon/evening), How are you\Feelings, Numbers, Colors, Fruits, Animals

**Seasons, Verbs, Sports, Vegetables, ABC song, Weather

**Days of the week, Sounds of the Alphabet, Body parts, Clothes, Shapes, Food, Recess Games, Vehicles

**Time, Months, School Supplies, Writing the ABC's, Family, Directions, Nature, Adjectives

The textbook currently used at most elementary schools is Hi, Friends, with book 1 for 5th grade and book 2 for 6th grade. In case you encounter it, Eigo Note was the textbook used previously until April 2012 and covers almost the same material.

*[[Hi, Friends 1 Lesson 1: Hello!|Lesson 1: Hello!]]

*[[Hi, Friends 1 Lesson 2: I'm Happy.|Lesson 2: I'm Happy.]]

*[[Hi, Friends 1 Lesson 9: What would you like?|Lesson 9: What would you like?]]

*[[Hi, Friends 2 Lesson 1: Do you have "a"?|Lesson 1: Do you have "a"?]]

*[[Hi, Friends 2 Lesson 2: When is your birthday?|Lesson 2: When is your birthday?]]

*[[Hi, Friends 2 Lesson 8: What do you want to be?|Lesson 8: What do you want to be?]]