Japanese teaching topic
- SCHOOL, STATIONERY, SUBJECTS,
and CLASSROOM EXPRESSIONS
Teaching ideas, art and craft, flashcards, games, lesson plans, songs, videos, useful websites, worksheets on the Japanese teaching topic SCHOOL, gakkou, stationery, school subjects, timetables, 学校, がっこう、文房具、ぶんぼうぐ、かもく、科目、じかんわり etc.
Assignments and projects
Office works Japan is having a sale
Ss create a poster for office works including review of stationery items, money, dates, colours, descriptions, contact details such as phone numbers, email, location of store etc. Based on Textbook 'Hai 2' Donated by M Joseph
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What's in my bag
Students take a picture of their bag and its contents then describe the picture in Japanese. Donated by S. Renovich For more activities see: http://members.shaw.ca/funwithwordsinjapanese/
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Booklets
Stationery booklet
Booklet with various activities relating to stationery vocabulary and asking for items using 'o kudasai' (6 pages). Resource created through funding by Brisbane School of Distance Education.
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Flashcards
Classroom expressions
Use these 20 flashcards to teach students common classroom expressions. Hang them on the wall as reminders. Created by I Foley
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Classroom expressions
Flashcards and worksheet of common classroom expressions in English and romaji. Donated by M Iinuma
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Kamoku flashcards
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School subjects flashcards |
Stationery flashcards 文房具 ぶんぼうぐ
Common stationery flashcards including: eraser, notebook, pencil, stapler, scissors, sticky tape, folder, drawers, pen, pencil case, sharpener, and glue. Created by I Foley
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Games in class
Classroom items memory
Divide the class into pairs. Ss place the cards face down on their desks. Take turns to turn over two cards. If the cards match ie. a Japanese word with the correct picture then the Ss gets to keep the pair of cards and has another turn. The Ss with the most sets of cards at the end is the winner. (4 pages of cards) Donated by F Chubb
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Gakkou sugoroku |
Kamoku karuta
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Timetable AB gap fill and bingo
Activity one: 'A' san must fill in the missing subjects on their timetable by asking 'B' san what subject they have at the particular time (e.g Tuesday, 1st period). Activity two: Students create their own timetable in Japanese and play bingo by asking their partner about what subjects are on when on their made-up timetable and marking it on the second timetable. Donated by S Brens.
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Games online
Preparing for school |
Images
School images |
Posters
Classroom manners posters
Posters to put up on the wall to encourage Ss to use manners in Japanese. Donated by N Bosschieter
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PowerPoints and Presentations
Asking for classroom objects (~kashite)
PowerPoint showing how to ask for things in Japanese using ~kashite かして. Donated by: K Dwan
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Asking for stationery (~o kudasai)
PowerPoint showing how to ask for things in Japanese using ~o kudasai ~をください. Created by I Foley Resource created through funding by Brisbane School of Distance Education.
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Classroom expressions
PowerPoint introducing basic classroom expressions. Once expressions have been learnt, copy the final slide and give it to each Ss. In pair Ss point to the pictures and try to remember/say the classroom expression. Created by I Foley
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Classroom instructions
PowerPoint introducing students to various classroom instructions using 'te kudasai'. Donated by A Lin
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Classroom vocabulary
PowerPoint introducing things around the classroom using HelloKitty pictures for such things as fan, light, desk, chair, bag, pencil case, bin, book etc. Donated by K Rowe
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Japanese primary schools
Short Prezi introducing students' life in a Japanese primary school. Donated by S. Vinall http://prezi.com/gahvim3szota/presentation/?auth_key=4c641827c7cb7dc7773ee6c6ce7846b2df12a169 |
Koukou no ichinenkan
PowerPoint introducing in Japanese a year in the life of a high school student. Includes various pictures of events and activities that occur throughout the year including entrance exams, school tirps, song festivals etc. Donated by M Takahashi.
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Places around school and subjects
PowerPoint introducing the common vocabulary required to describe places around school. Includes homework task where students need to describe their school using prepositions. Donated by R Hill
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School life
Basic cultural introduction of typical Japanese school life. Based on Obento textbook Unit 1. Created by I Foley
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School objects vocabulary
PowerPoint introducing numerous objects found in a classroom. Donated by S Joseph
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School subjects 1
PowerPoint introducing school subject vocabulary (hiragana) Donated by A Ashby
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School subjects 2
PowerPoint introducing school subjects vocabulary (romaji). Donated by A Wright
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School system explained
PowerPoint introducing the Japanese school system. Donated by P Keyes.
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Senkou wa nan desu ka?
PowerPoint introducing the vocabulary required to talk about study majors. Based on Genki I textbook Unit 1. Created by I Foley.
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Subjects, Timetables and Clubs
PowerPoint introducing the various vocabulary and grammar points to talk about subjects, timetables and after school clubs. Donated by Y Xie.
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Stationery ぶんぼうぐ
PowerPoint introducing vocabulary for basic stationery items. Resource created through funding by Brisbane School of Distance Education.
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Uniforms せいふく
PowerPoint used as an introduction to school uniforms in Japan and promotes discussion of comparisons between Australian and Japanese approaches to uniforms. Donated by L Jerome
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What I study
PowerPoint showing Ss how to talk about what subjects they are studying at school.
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Songs
Classroom instructions song
Song introducing basic classroom instructions. Level: Primary Donated by: A Kim
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Don't forget your pencil case Song pack
Learn basic stationery vocabulary with this song pack includes lyrics sheet, PowerPoint introducing vocabulary and MP3. Donated by A von Dietze.
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Unit plans
School life and routines |
Videos
Japanese school system |
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Jikanwari |
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Kyoushitsu ni haitte song
Learn basic classroom instructions with this song. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Z4hWhJ16XI&feature=youtu.be |
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Manners
Video describing what role Japanese schools play in encouraging good manners and an attitude of respect for others. http://www.creativeeducation.co.uk/videos/watch-video.aspx?id=1733 |
Uniforms
How manga has influenced school uniforms in Japan. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j4RinYtjo1s |
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Websites
Classroom Japanese |
Classroom language songs |
Classroom language origami |
Worksheets
Classroom expressions
Basic classroom expressions. http://www.ateliers-alea.com/en/learn-japanese-expressions-xml-220-765.html |
Classroom expressions puzzle
Domino style game. Cut and laminate the triangles. Ss reassemble the original shape by matching the English with the Japanese translation.N.B.:The outer edge words of the puzzle don’t match up to anything. Created by I Foley
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Classroom language cut and paste
Ss cut out a list of classroom language phrases and paste them underneath each translation or description of use. Donated by Y Granneman
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Classroom language match ups
Ss match the picture with the best suited classroom expression. Donated by B Bright
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Classroom objects and commands
Worksheets introducing common classroom objects and commands using 'o kudasai' in Japanese. Donated by R Daly
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Describe your teacher
Ss use adjectives to describe teachers of various subjects. Donated by J van Engelen
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Hiragana kamoku renshuu
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In the classroom revision sheet
Worksheet revising basic classroom expressions, te form, asking for things. Donated by K Spain.
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Instructions
Various activities related to learning classroom instructions, including listening, drawing and pair work activities.
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Japanese education system fact sheet |
Kamoku label
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Kamoku quiz
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Kyoushitsu
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Like Kamoku
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Nan nen sei desu ka
Students write sentences about school year levels based on the picture prompts. Donated by D Warr
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School kanji quiz
Students write the hiragana or romaji or English meaning of the Kanji related to school. Donated by K Spain.
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School life
Students read sentences in Japanese about Japanese school life and match them to the illustrations. Donated by L Nipperess
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School revision sheet
Worksheet revising topics such as stationery, likes/dislikes, and timetables. Donated by E. Kuo
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School rules list
こうこう(高校)のきそく Use this worksheet to help students list all the school rules in Japanese. Donated by S Buck.
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School rules unjumble
Use this sheet to revise studied 'rules' grammar points and vocabulary. Enlarge the sheet to A3 and students working in pairs have to cut out the parts of the jumbled sentence and glue them onto another A3 sheet in the correct order. Donated by S Buck.
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School system (English)
Learn about the Japanese school system. Students compare their own school system to the Japanese system. Donated by M Miller.
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School vocabulary quiz
Review simple commands such as stand up, sit down etc. Review basic stationery items. Practice reading and writing hiragana. Donated by K Williams
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Stationery cut and paste
Trace the names of various stationery items in Japanese. Then cut and paste the stationery name under the appropriate image. Donated by S. Utgard
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Stationery match up
Ss match pictures of items to its Japanese equivalent then create sentences using kore, sore and are. Donated by S. Graziano
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Study pirate Practice the verb benkyou shimasu and it's various forms (masen, mashita, masendeshita) when talking about subjects. Donated by Anna Y.
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Study verb poster
A poster of common subjects that can be used with the verb 'benkyoushimasu'. Donated by Anna Y.
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Subject survey
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Talking about your timetable
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Timetables - Jikanwari
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Timetable - fill in the gaps
Fill in the missing information on both the English and Japanese version of Takeshi's timetable. Donated by J Wong
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Timetable - make your own
Students make their own timetable and talk about when they are studying what subjects. Donated by Mako B
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Timetable reading
Students read the Japanese timetable and answer questions about it. Donated by J Smith
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Word search - food, drink and subjects
Find the food, drinks and school subject words written in kana in the word search box, then translate them into English. Answers included. Donated by: C Sullivan
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Word search - gakkou
Find the school related romaji words in the word search. Donated by T Nakanishi
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Word search - school subjects
Find the school subjects in kana in the find-a-word box. Donated by A Kibby
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Word search - school subjects, adjectives and basic vocabulary
Find the school subjects, adjectives and basic vocabulary written in kana in the word search box, then translate them into English. Answers included. Donated by: C Sullivan
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Write pirate
Practice the verb kakimasu (masen, mashita, masendeshita). Donated by Anna Y.
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Write verb poster
A poster of common things that can be used with the verb 'kakimasu'. Donated by Anna Y.
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Vocabulary list - classroom objects
List of objects often found in the classroom including Kana, English translation and practice section. Donated by Sarah
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