Week 3&4

Lesson 1

Learning Intention: 

We are learning to identify numbers in Japanese. 

We are learning to share our names  in Japanese.


Success Criteria:

 I will be successful when .. 

I can count up to 10 in Japanese.

I can share my name using simple Japanese.


Materials - Number flashcards.

Greetings in Japanese, mark roll (10 min)

Onamae wa nan desu ka - introduce language and gestures - Introduce onamae wa nan desu ka? ____ desu. + gestures – practice with a partner (10 min)

Numbers - introduce numbers up to 10. (10 min)

Game - Pacman

Japanese number rap (5 min)



Lesson 2

Learning Intention: 

We are learning to identify numbers in Japanese and 

We are learning to share our names  in Japanese.


Success Criteria:

 I will be successful when .. 

I can count up to 10 in Japanese.

I can share my name using simple Japanese.


Materials: 1x learning wall per student, number flashcards, ga suki/ga suki janai flashcards. 

Greetings in Japanese, mark roll, rules. Give out Japanese books - doozo - arigatou (10 min)
Onamae wa: Onamae wa nan desu ka ____desu.  + gestures (5 min)

Learning Wall - give these out and glue into books (10 min)

Japanese numbers - revise numbers and mnemonics (5 min)

New focus language - up and move Introduce ga suki desu/ ga suki janai desu including gestures.

(10 min)

Suki/ janai writing - Students will write a sentence in their Japanese books for 'suki desu' and suki ja nai desu'.

Japanese number clip (below)



Lesson 3

Learning Intention: 

We are learning to make comparisons between school life in Australia and Japan. 


Success Criteria: I will be successful when .. 

 I can identify a similarity and difference between school life in Japan and Australia.


Greetings in Japanese, Mark roll etc. (10 min)

Onamae wa nan desu ka? ____ desu. + gestures (10 min)

Japanese Schools ( 30 min) 

Focus Question - What do you think schools in Japan are like? What do you think might be the same or different to our school? 

Students clean classrooms

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jv4oNvxCY5k&t=9s

School Lunch in Japan

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hL5mKE4e4uU

Discuss the similarities/differences between Japan and Australia

Focus: Respect – how do student’s show respect towards their teachers? Body language/gestures/language (Sensei/gozaimasu) (10 min)

What would you do if you were late to class? In Japan (please excuse me for being late - bow- apologise to class and teacher for interrupting)

 Number revision (20 min)  – revise numbers  introduce ‘ji’ and ‘han’ Densha game – row game.