猫の日（2月22日）の英語ワークシート（授業アクティビティ集）

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Cat Day in Japan · Worksheet B1

Cat Day in Japan Word Bingo

先生が読んだ単語に○。たて・よこ・ななめにそろえば BINGO!

ClassNo.Name

Card A

date	lover	purr	tail
popular	emperor	fish	kitten
milk	celebrate	black	cat
whiskers	coin	yarn	dog

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Card B

February	purr	fish	date
kitten	paw	milk	yarn
whiskers	lucky	lover	meow
popular	coin	emperor	dog

先生用（読み上げる単語）：meow, date, lover, popular, emperor, paw, celebrate, cat, dog, fish, yarn, milk, coin, kitten, tail, February, black, lucky, whiskers, purr

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Cat Day in Japan · Worksheet B2

Cat Day in Japan Board Game

3〜4人で。さいころをふって進もう！★のマスに止まったら、下の課題に英語で答えよう。

ClassNo.Name

Say: "Happy Cat Day!"
Say: "In Japan, February 22 is Cat Day because 2-2-2 sounds like nyan-nyan-nyan."
What does "meow" mean in Japanese?
What does "date" mean in Japanese?
What does "lover" mean in Japanese?
True or False? Cat Day in Japan is February 22.
True or False? Cat Day in Japan is a national holiday.
True or False? In Japanese, the number two is ni.
Spell the word: The sound a cat makes in English.
Spell the word: A baby cat.

Back＝戻る／ Go＝進む。答えられなかったら1回休み。消しゴムやコインをコマに使おう。

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Cat Day in Japan · Worksheet B3

Role Play

ペアで会話を読もう。役を交代して3回！

ClassNo.Name

🎬 Noah, a student from the United States, sees cat pictures everywhere on February 22. His classmate Rina explains.

音声はここから
Listen here

Noah	Why is everyone posting cat photos today?
Rina	It's Cat Day in Japan! February 22.
Noah	Why February 22?
Rina	In Japanese, two is ni, and cats say nyan. So 2-2-2 is nyan, nyan, nyan.
Noah	That's so cute! In America, we have National Cat Day in October.
Rina	Really? Then my cat can have two parties a year.
Noah	Lucky cat! And what's that cat with one paw up on your bag?
Rina	It's a maneki-neko. People say it brings good luck and money!

☐ 1st time　☐ 2nd time (switch roles)　☐ 3rd time (try without looking!)

Your turn! 自分たちの会話を作ろう

Noah: Why is everyone ________________________________

Rina: It's Cat Day ________________________________

Noah: Why February 22? ________________________________

Rina: In Japanese, two ________________________________

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Cat Day in Japan · Worksheet B4

Write a Cat Day in Japan Card

英語でカードを書こう。絵に色をぬって、メッセージを書いてプレゼントしよう！

ClassNo.Name

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Dear ____________________ ,

From ____________________

Useful phrases 使える表現

Happy Cat Day! 猫の日おめでとう！
In Japan, February 22 is Cat Day because 2-2-2 sounds like nyan-nyan-nyan. 日本では2月22日が猫の日です。2・2・2がニャン・ニャン・ニャンに聞こえるからです。
Japanese cats say nyan, not meow! 日本の猫は meow じゃなくて「ニャン」と鳴くんですよ！
I hope you have a wonderful day! すてきな1日を！
Thank you for always helping me. いつも助けてくれてありがとう。

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Cat Day in Japan · Worksheet B5

Around the World

国ごとの違いを調べて英語で書こう（サイトの「国別比較」も参考に）。

ClassNo.Name

Country	How do people celebrate? どう祝う？
Japan 日本（2月22日）
🌏 the world 世界（8月8日）
Italy イタリア（2月17日）
Russia ロシア（3月1日）

Compare! 日本と比べよう（ベン図）

I want to visit ________ on Cat Day in Japan because ____________________________.