Lesson 1

Watch clip (10 min)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WLIv7HnZ_fE

Greeting in Japanese – mark roll, re- introduce myself – (10 min)

Brainstorm – what do you remember about Japan? Brainstorm slide to support.  Tell a friend two things.

Activity: Whole Group Quiz – Children work in groups to answer questions about Japan. (30 min) 

Resources: Quiz powerpoint. Brainstorm slide. White paper.

Lesson 2

Greeting in Japanese – mark roll, re- introduce myself –

 (10 min)

Front cover/ help sheet -  glue into books. (10 min)

Introduce adjectives to describe people. chiisai, ooki, kashikoi, kawaii, yasashii, omoshiroi (show on help sheet)

Drill words – loud, sad,happy, cute, whisper. (10 min)

Slow reveal (5 min)

Game - Around the World  (15 min) 


Resources: Front cover 2024.Help Sheet photocopies.  Adjective flashcards.

Lesson 3

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.