Classroom Resources

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  Hands on Activities with Kanji cards

  Students work through several activities for learning and practicing 69 basic primary and junior secondary school level kanji. The kanji can be categorised according to their meaning and number of strokes, combined to make new words, or used to create simple sentences.

  Differentiated_learning Games Kanji Numbers Group_work Writing Reading

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  Quiz: Japanese Language

  Students learn about Japanese language and culture through a quiz-style slideshow, which contains multiple choice questions with visual cues. Question and answer slides are followed by an explanatory slide which gives context and detail. Teachers’ notes provide further details.

  Group_work Quiz Reading Numbers Kana Kanji Describing Greetings

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  Role Play: Asking for the Phone Number

  By ringing directory assistance to get a telephone number, students practice greetings for telephone conversations, asking for and giving telephone numbers and asking for information to be repeated.

  Numbers Role_play Skits Primary Junior_Secondary Listening Speaking

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  Time Check with Clocks

  Students work in pairs to set the clock at a particular time and converse in Japanese about what time it is.

  Daily_routine Numbers Time Primary Junior_Secondary Listening Speaking

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  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

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  Counting Shapes

  Students use their spatial skills to count the number of shapes contained within a larger shape.

  Numbers Primary Junior_Secondary Speaking Problem_solving

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  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

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  Skit: Ninja Rescue

  Students act out this childrens' story which can be easily understood by an audience with or without knowledge of Japanese. The play can be used by students not only in the classroom but also as a presentation for a school event. There are 9 parts.

  Animals Greetings Numbers Skits Craft Primary Junior_Secondary Reading Speaking

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  Throw the Dice Game

  Students practise their numbers in Japanese in this fun dice game. Groups work together to try and get up to the total number chosen by the teacher within their limit of throws.

  Games Group_work Kanji Numbers Junior_Secondary Listening Speaking