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Janken Slap

Submitted by I on 17 October 2007 - 12:39am

Tags:

Name of Game:

Janken Slap

Target Students:

Young Learners

Target Students:

Elementary School

Target Students:

Middle School

Target Students:

High School

Target Students:

University

Duration:

5-20 minutes depending on how many cards are used

Number of Students:

Groups of 2-4

English Skills:

Alphabet

English Skills:

Reading

Objective:

Review vocabulary words/grammar structures by slapping flashcards

Get into groups of two and give each group a set of flashcards
Place two flashcards on the table or floor and label them 1 and 2
Explain to students that they will shoot rock-paper-scissors (ie Janken in Japanese)
Have students shoot a fist or 1 finger instead of rock, paper, and scissors
Students add up the fingers and try to slap the flashcard with that number
1. Flashcard #1 for one finger, #2 for two fingers, and so on
2. Do it again if everyone shoots fists
Whoever slaps the correct card first gets a point if they say the word or sentence on the card out loud

Use one flash card for each person in the group
- 2 for pairs, 3 for groups of three, and 4 for groups of four
You can use alphabet letters for younger children and more advanced grammar structures, such as past tense, 10-word sentences, etc. for students of a higher level

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The instructions are very

Submitted by Michael (not verified) on 17 June 2009 - 8:18pm.

The instructions are very confusing:

"shoot rock-paper-scissors"? What does that mean?
"shoot 1 or zero fingers"??
"Students add up the thumbs"??? What thumbs?
"gets a point if they say the word or sentence on the card" What word or sentence?

I'm sorry but if you can't

Submitted by Cyndi (not verified) on 17 November 2009 - 3:25pm.

I'm sorry but if you can't understand these instructions, maybe you shouldn't be teaching English. They are very simple

Confusing

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on 24 November 2009 - 3:23pm.

How incredibly rude.

I also think the instructions are too confusing. So do other teachers at my school. Does that mean none of us should have a job in your opinion?

What??!! This games sucks!

Submitted by Tracy (not verified) on 4 January 2010 - 9:24pm.

What??!! This games sucks!

Can who ever submitted this

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on 12 January 2010 - 12:10am.

Can who ever submitted this game please explain it. I've played something similar before, and it was simple and loads of fun. But i don't understand this one.

I understand that you have to put one finger in or not. But i don't understand how the cards are then put in - if you count up the fingers you might have more than 2 fingers. Am a bit confused. Please clarify.

This game does need further

Submitted by Donguri (not verified) on 12 January 2010 - 2:00am.

This game does need further clarification... I'm ok up to when they Janken. After that, I'm lost...

English Game Instructions

Submitted by I on 12 January 2010 - 3:38am.

Thanks for everyone for your feedback! I have tried to make the instructions easier to understand. For people who do not know the game "Rocks, Paper, Scissors", also called Janken in Japanese and "Kai Bai Bo" in Korean, please see visit this link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock-paper-scissors

Here are further instructions:

Have students get into groups of two
Have each group put two flashcards face-up on the table and label them Flashcard 1 and Flashcard 2
Players will make a fist and count 1-2-3 out loud together
On the number 3, players will either keep their hand in the shape of a fist or point 1 finger as if they were pointing at their opponent
Count the total number of fingers being pointed
- There are only two players per group so the maximum number of fingers that can be pointing is 2
If there are 2 fingers being pointed (ie both players are pointing their finger), students try to slap Flashcard 2
- They get 1 point if they can the word or sentence on the flashcard out loud
If there is only finger being pointed (ie 1 player is pointing their finger and 1 player kept their hand in a fist), students try to slap Flashcard 1
- They get 1 point if they can the word or sentence on the flashcard out loud
If there are no fingers (ie both players kept their hand in a fist), have the players do it again

Use 3 flashcards for groups of 3 students, 4 flashcards for groups of 4 students, 5 flashcards for groups of 5, etc.

Please let us know if this is any easier to understand!