Classroom Resources - The Japan Foundation, Sydney

Famous Places in Japan I

Students learn about the names of major cities and famous landmarks in Japan while they play card games.

Games Kanji Travel Primary Junior_Secondary Listening Reading
Time Bingo

Students listen to the clock times read out by the teacher and compete to be the first to fill out their bingo card of clock times they have chosen.

Daily_routine Games Numbers Time Primary Junior_Secondary Listening Speaking
My Name’s Meaning

Students work through activities on the cultural aspects of individuals’ names. Students research their own names, present a talk, learn kanji used in Japanese names and make meishi. There is also a Japanese text on Japanese names for senior students.

Kanji Primary Junior_Secondary Senior_Secondary Reading

Using Transport to Go Places

Students use card games and task sheets to learn the pattern 「TransportationでPlaceにいきます。」.

Games Leisure Travel Primary Junior_Secondary Reading Speaking Writing
Boardgame: School

: Students play a board game about school. They advance according to their ability to talk about what happens in their school in Japanese. Chance cards provide an added element of luck.

Games School Junior_Secondary Speaking
Manga: Ikkyu san

Students learn about the historical figure Ikkyuusan by reading a manga created using very simple Japanese.

Folktale Manga Traditions Primary Junior_Secondary Reading Speaking

Kanji: Radicals

Students learn how to recognise the structure of kanji and become familiar with the concept of identifying and looking up a kanji compound by looking at its radical.

Kanji Senior_Secondary Reading
Job Seeking Activity

Students pretending to be job seekers are matched with one of four part time job options by answering a series of questions asked by the students playing the role of an employment agency.

Jobs Role_play Senior_Secondary Listening Reading Speaking
Me and My Family

Students work through examples of the conjunctions listed above then complete a cloze exercise in the form of a letter.

Family Grammar Junior_Secondary Senior_Secondary Reading Writing

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