Is it a real fruit? 体験的な学習

“It looks so real!” “Can I touch it?”
“Let`s play!” “It is so much fun!”
That is what students say when they see the very real looking fake fruit and vegetables in the English Department.
Students in the English department who saw the fake fruits and vegetables that look just like the real thing say:
When children can see and touch such real looking objects they are very excited and motivated to learn.
Being able to see and touch such realistic looking objects is very exciting and motivating for children to learn.
Grade 1 Students
Let’s play shopping and talk about what fruits and vegetables we like!
Play shopping and talk about your favorite fruits and vegetables!

“What do you like?” “I like grapes.” “Purple or green grapes?”

“Here you are! Thank you”

“I like strawberries” “Okay! How many strawberries?”　”Two strawberries.”

“Here you are!” “thank you” “1 dollar please!”

Grade 2 – How do you say “matsu（松）” in English?
Recently the grade 2 students learned about Sugano（菅野） area.
It was a very fun surprise to learn about the English name for the Japanese word “matsu” and “matsubokkuri”

What is this? It`s a matsubokuri（まつぼっくり）”
“What fruit does it look like? “It looks like a pineapple!”
Yes, that`s right. “Matsubokkuri is pine cone in English, and matsu is pine tree”

This is true! The pineapple got the name in English because it looks like a pine cone.
Pine is from the shape and apple means fruit.
this is true! Pineapple got its name in English because of its resemblance to a pine cone.

Let’s enjoy the beautiful pine trees in Sugano and go walking on “Pine Tree Road!”