Official MAJET Teaching Resource List
Lesson Plans and Classroom Activities:
Teaching Activities
Several useful activities for teaching English.
ALTopedia
General website full of activities and games by ALTs for ALTs.
ALTWikia
Similar to the above, though the lesson plans mostly deal with the Hi, Friends! textbook.
Eigo Ganbare
Website full of everything from lesson plans to listening activities.
Popjisho
Great resource for students to study/learn English on the internet. Students can roll over English on the site and it will display the Japanese meaning in a little pop-up window. Great for assignments or self-study.
AcessJ
For our upper level JETs; focusing on JHS and SHS, with all kinds of resources related to both. NOTE: The website is no longer updated much, and navigation can be a bit of a pain.
Lanternfish
Another all-round website, though also having plenty of JHS/SHS content. Made by a group of ESL teachers in South Korea.
Japan Teaching Resources
A Facebook page dedicated to all kinds of teaching resources in Japan.
Three Wise Monkies
Website by former Tochigi ALTs which contains different games and activites for children.
TESL Information:
Internet TESL Journal
Another defunct yet still online website. Features many journal posts, a few lessons, but most helpful are likely to be the articles and "Techniques" sections.
Japan Association of Language Teaching
JALT is one of a few organisations in Japan aimed at helping secondary language teachers improve themselves. While the latest journal issues require membership, past ones do not.
British Council ALT Handbook
Official handbook created by the British government's English language arm to help ALTs with their teaching ability.
Planet Eigo
A publication put out by AJET, going over much of the same topics as the British Council's handbook, though with the added benefits of having lesson plans and activities added as appendices.
Generally Helpful Websites:
Tools for Educators
Website with customisable worksheets, dice, and more. All printer ready, too!
Wild Mushroomland
Do/did you like the clipart used in Hi, Friends!? Well this website has you covered!
MES Printables
Collection of thousands of printables for ESL teachers - from flashcards to worksheets!
StellaEM
Another collection website with worksheets, flashcards, and some printable games. All for free!
Education in Japan Community Blog
An older website which has quite a few redirect links to all kinds of worksheets and flashcards.
Myworksheetmaker
Website in which you can make word scrambles, fill-in-the-blank, handwriting, matching, and bingo cards; among others!
Handwriting Practise
Allows you to make your own A4 sized handwriting practise sheets, primarily for ES. Great if you need to make something custom!
Chutes and Ladders Creator
Looking for something to fill out those last few review lessons before the summer or winter? Here's a customisable chutes and ladders creator to help! Here's another creator, though it's in excel.
First School
Aimed at preschool, there's still likely some useful information in there for ES ALTs.
A to Z Teacher Stuff Word Search Creator
A customisable word search creator, with a few other worksheet creators available as well.
Your fellow JETs have ample resources as well:
Akita JET
A wonderful website full of everything you'd possibly need. Warmup activities; ES activities; JHS activities; SHS activities; all of it is there, and more!
JET Sendai
True to form, our sister organisation in Sendai has an excellent selection of JHS level activies for all grade levels.
Niigata JET's Google Drive
A constantly updated Google doc full of all forms of lesson plans and more from across the entire prefecture of Niigata. By JETs, for JETs.
Hyogo JET's Google Drive
Much like Niigata, Hyogo also has a Google doc full of information, including English boards!
Nara JET's Elementary Lesson Plans
Lesson plans stretching back to the now ancient year which was 2015.
Miyazaki JET's Teaching Resources
The "other" MAJET has a quite nice set of teaching resources, from last minute plan ideas to how to teach at a non-academic SHS.
Kagoshima JET's Teaching Resources
Teaching resources from the now bygone era of 2017.
Tomiya JET's Resource Page
Going back to 2012, this is quite the trove of information with plenty of gold to be found. The layout is unfortunately still stuck in 2012.
Teaching Activities
Several useful activities for teaching English.
ALTopedia
General website full of activities and games by ALTs for ALTs.
ALTWikia
Similar to the above, though the lesson plans mostly deal with the Hi, Friends! textbook.
Eigo Ganbare
Website full of everything from lesson plans to listening activities.
Popjisho
Great resource for students to study/learn English on the internet. Students can roll over English on the site and it will display the Japanese meaning in a little pop-up window. Great for assignments or self-study.
AcessJ
For our upper level JETs; focusing on JHS and SHS, with all kinds of resources related to both. NOTE: The website is no longer updated much, and navigation can be a bit of a pain.
Lanternfish
Another all-round website, though also having plenty of JHS/SHS content. Made by a group of ESL teachers in South Korea.
Japan Teaching Resources
A Facebook page dedicated to all kinds of teaching resources in Japan.
Three Wise Monkies
Website by former Tochigi ALTs which contains different games and activites for children.
TESL Information:
Internet TESL Journal
Another defunct yet still online website. Features many journal posts, a few lessons, but most helpful are likely to be the articles and "Techniques" sections.
Japan Association of Language Teaching
JALT is one of a few organisations in Japan aimed at helping secondary language teachers improve themselves. While the latest journal issues require membership, past ones do not.
British Council ALT Handbook
Official handbook created by the British government's English language arm to help ALTs with their teaching ability.
Planet Eigo
A publication put out by AJET, going over much of the same topics as the British Council's handbook, though with the added benefits of having lesson plans and activities added as appendices.
Generally Helpful Websites:
Tools for Educators
Website with customisable worksheets, dice, and more. All printer ready, too!
Wild Mushroomland
Do/did you like the clipart used in Hi, Friends!? Well this website has you covered!
MES Printables
Collection of thousands of printables for ESL teachers - from flashcards to worksheets!
StellaEM
Another collection website with worksheets, flashcards, and some printable games. All for free!
Education in Japan Community Blog
An older website which has quite a few redirect links to all kinds of worksheets and flashcards.
Myworksheetmaker
Website in which you can make word scrambles, fill-in-the-blank, handwriting, matching, and bingo cards; among others!
Handwriting Practise
Allows you to make your own A4 sized handwriting practise sheets, primarily for ES. Great if you need to make something custom!
Chutes and Ladders Creator
Looking for something to fill out those last few review lessons before the summer or winter? Here's a customisable chutes and ladders creator to help! Here's another creator, though it's in excel.
First School
Aimed at preschool, there's still likely some useful information in there for ES ALTs.
A to Z Teacher Stuff Word Search Creator
A customisable word search creator, with a few other worksheet creators available as well.
Your fellow JETs have ample resources as well:
Akita JET
A wonderful website full of everything you'd possibly need. Warmup activities; ES activities; JHS activities; SHS activities; all of it is there, and more!
JET Sendai
True to form, our sister organisation in Sendai has an excellent selection of JHS level activies for all grade levels.
Niigata JET's Google Drive
A constantly updated Google doc full of all forms of lesson plans and more from across the entire prefecture of Niigata. By JETs, for JETs.
Hyogo JET's Google Drive
Much like Niigata, Hyogo also has a Google doc full of information, including English boards!
Nara JET's Elementary Lesson Plans
Lesson plans stretching back to the now ancient year which was 2015.
Miyazaki JET's Teaching Resources
The "other" MAJET has a quite nice set of teaching resources, from last minute plan ideas to how to teach at a non-academic SHS.
Kagoshima JET's Teaching Resources
Teaching resources from the now bygone era of 2017.
Tomiya JET's Resource Page
Going back to 2012, this is quite the trove of information with plenty of gold to be found. The layout is unfortunately still stuck in 2012.
