🌟Intransitive vs. Transitive Verbs Grammar Analysis & Lesson Plan

Hello! I'm Oshio, a novice Japanese teacher. Thank you for reading.
This time, I would like to share a lesson plan for intransitive and transitive verbs. Intransitive and transitive verbs are extremely important for future grammar as well! I want to introduce them thoroughly.
Now, here is the table of contents ↓

Intransitive and Transitive Verbs

Grammar Points

★Transitive Verbs
・Person does it
・The particle is "o" (takes an object)
→(Person) does (thing) Transitive V

★Intransitive Verbs
・Thing does it
・The particle is "ga"
→(Thing) Intransitive V

※Reference

(To avoid confusing students, I only introduce the above, but I think it's good to have as knowledge.)

[Points to note]
・"N o"If the particle "o" is not the target of an action or effect, it is not a transitive verb.
ex.) "o" of a transit point: pass through, walk, fly
　 "o" of a starting point: exit, get off, graduate

[How to make/distinguish]
①Many intransitive verbs end in -aru. ex.) tomaru (stop), kawaru (change), kimaru (be decided)... (However, azukaru, osowaru, etc., are transitive verbs)
②
Many change from intransitive -aru to transitive -eru. ex.) tomaru (stop) → tomeru (stop something), agaru (rise) → ageru (raise)③

Many that end in -reru are intransitive verbs. ex.) nagareru (flow), ureru (sell), oreru (break)... (ireru, kureru, etc., are transitive verbs)④
-su is almost always a transitive verb
ex.) kowasu (break), taosu (knock down), tobasu (fly something)...

[Roles of transitive/intransitive verbs]

Introduction ① (Intransitive V/Transitive V)

(Illustration of a person opening a door)
T: Everyone, what is this?
S: (Door)
T: What do I do? The door...?
S: Open (akemasu)
T: That's right! What do you call this? With a new word?
S: Open (akimasu)
T: How about this?(Illustration of a person closing a door)
S: Close (shimemasu)

★Show picture cards for each and have them say the verbs.
→T sticks them on the left and right, separating intransitive and transitive verbs.
[Cue]
・akemasu (open)・akimasu (open)
・shimemasu (close)・shimarimasu (close)
・tsukemasu (turn on)・tsukimasu (turn on)
・keshimasu (turn off)・kiemasu (turn off)
・tomemasu (stop)・tomarimasu (stop)
・iremasu (put in)・irimasu (enter)

T: Who does akemasu, shimemasu, tsukemasu...?
S: Me (I)
T: That's right! I do it. Please remember the name of this verb group.It is a transitive verb (tadoushi).

T: Then, do I do akimasu, shimarimasu, tsukimasu...?
S: No
T: That's right, I don't do it. It's automatic (jidou). This group isan intransitive verb (jidoushi). Remember this.

Introduction ② (Particles)

(Illustration of a person opening a door)
T: What is this?
S: Door
T: Yes. What do I do? (gesture of opening)
S: Akemasu (open)
T: Door [particle] akemasu, is it "o" or "ga" here?
S: o
T: That's right! Then, how about this (right) door? With a new word?
S: Akimasu (open)
T: Door [particle] akemasu, is it "o" or "ga" here? (You wrote it where we saw the word earlier)
S: ga
T: That's good! It is "doa ga akimasu".

(Illustration of a person closing a door)
T: What is happening here?
S: Close
T: Door, close
S: Close the door
T: Now, how do you say this using the new word?
S: It closes
T: That's right!

T: What kind of verbs are the 'open' and 'close' group?
S: 'Transitive verbs' is correct.
T: When using transitive verbs, do you use 'o' or 'ga'?
S: 'o'
T: That's right. Then what kind of verbs are 'opens' and 'closes'?
S: Intransitive verbs
T: So, when using intransitive verbs, is it 'o' or 'ga'?
S: o

Conclusion

This one is a bit short, but that's all! Thank you for reading until the end.
We will start using intransitive and transitive verbs right away from Lesson 29 of Minna no Nihongo. Furthermore, they will be used one after another in the sentence patterns that follow, so it will be difficult if students stumble here...💦 Along with the plain forms that appeared in Lesson 26, this seems to be a part that students find difficult. I want to introduce it in a fun way using picture cards so that they can remember it well♪
How do you teach this??

Well then, see you in the next lesson plan!