Classroom Resources - The Japan Foundation, Sydney

Art Speaks Japanese

The Japanese Collection at the Art Gallery is used as a stimulus for students to learn about Japanese culture and also read and create Japanese texts.

Traditions House Primary Junior_Secondary Listening Reading Writing
Using Transport to Go to Places

Students use this reading material as a reading task, 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
Role Play: World Events Report

Students prepare and perform a skit in which a TV show host asks for updates and events via satellite from several different journalists around the world. Language: Weather and time around the world, 「(place) は (weather) です。」、　 Introducing people.　　「こちらは＿＿＿＿＿さんです。」　「Places/events があります。」、「Activity をします。」

Role_play Weather Primary Junior_Secondary Listening Reading Speaking Writing

Mime and Guess

Students work in teams to decipher the meaning of the sentences they are given. Each team then acts out the sentence to the class who must guess what it is in Japanese.

Daily_routine Games Verbs Primary Junior_Secondary Reading Speaking
Shopping Game:Price is Right

Students compete in teams to win items by guessing the correct price.

Group_work Role_play Shopping Skits Junior_Secondary Listening Speaking
What is my Job?

Students try to win as many job cards as possible by asking questions to try and determine which job is on the card.

Differentiated_learning Games Jobs Junior_Secondary Senior_Secondary Listening Reading Speaking

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
How We Use Water

Students will practise numbers as they discuss the percentage of water in plants and animals. They will then brainstorm verbs relating to water use and discuss Australia’s and Japan’s use of water.

Environment Integrated_curriculum Numbers Verbs Junior_Secondary Senior_Secondary Listening Reading Writing
Make a Photo Story

Students make a digital photo presentation using software such as ‘Photo Story' and ‘iPhoto' as a starter project for making videos. This will enable students to gain skills in making an audiovisual presentation, making it easier to create good videos later.

ICT_IWB Family School Primary Junior_Secondary Senior_Secondary Speaking Writing

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