Tanabata Lesson
Greeting in Japanese – mark roll, revise expectations (5 min)
Focus Language - Introduce adjectives to describe people. chiisai, ooki, kashikoi, kawaii, yasashii, omoshiroi (show on help sheet) (10 min)
Drill words – loud, sad, happy, cute, whisper. (5 min)
Slow reveal (5 min)
Game - Around the World (15 min)
Resources: Front cover 2024.Help Sheet photocopies. Adjective flashcards.
Greeting in Japanese – mark roll, re- introduce myself – (10 min)
Revise adjectives from previous week, drill words, slow reveal - add in new words akarui, shizuka, tsuyoi. (10 min)
Game - Which card is missing from the board? (10 min) ____ desu ka? Choose a Sensei from each class.
Kintaro folktale – read to group. (10 min) Scan and display story on board.
Students can colour their front pages while listening if they would like to.
Labelling activity – each student is given a picture of Kintaro and they must label with vocabulary.
Resources: Kintaro story scanned on website. Kintaro clipart – 1x per child.