Specialists: Japanese
Japanese
Foundation
During Japanese lessons in Foundation this term, our learning will be based around a well-known Japanese children’s song about 4 animals and the sounds they make.
Over the next 3 weeks, students will:
- Join in the choral singing of the introduced “Kobuta, Tanuki, Kitsune, Neko” song with the teacher.
- Copy and perform the actions for “Kobuta, Tanuki, Kitsune, Neko” in time with the music.
- Identify and state the names of 2 animals in Japanese.
- Match a picture card of the animal to its Japanese name.
- Trace the introduced animal names in Hiragana using the correct stroke order.
- Make the Japanese sound for each introduced animal.
- Recognise that Japan uses different sounds for animals.
Year One
During Japanese lessons this term, our learning in Grade One will focus on understanding how to tell the time in Japanese.
Over the next 3 weeks, students will:
- Join in choral reading a Japanese story based on the children’s game ‘What’s the time Mr Wolf?’ together with the teacher.
- Read and understand the phrase “What’s the time Mr Wolf” in Japanese.
- Recognise o’clock when written in the Japanese alphabet, Kanji.
- Trace o’clock in Kanji using the correct stroke order.
- Recognise the Japanese pronunciation for o’clock times from 1 o’clock to 6 o’clock.
Year 2
During Japanese lessons this term, our theme in Grade 2 is "I Love Vehicles".
Over the next 3 weeks, students will:
- Name a selection of vehicles in Japanese.
- Write the introduced vehicle vocabulary using the appropriate Japanese alphabet.
- Join in choral singing an "I Love Vehicles" song to help reinforce learned vocabulary.
- Create simple sentences expressing their ‘degree of like’ about the introduced vehicles.
Year 3
During Japanese lessons this term, our focus in Grade 3 will be on the children’s story “Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?”.
Over the next 3 weeks, students will:
- Join in choral reading “Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?” in Japanese together with the teacher.
- Name the second 3 animals from the story and write their names in the correct stroke order using the Hiragana alphabet.
- Name the second 3 colour adjectives from the story and write their names in the correct stroke order using the Hiragana alphabet.
- Begin to develop the confidence to read the first 12 pages of the “Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?” story in Japanese independently.
- Continue to create their own story book of “Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?” story in Japanese using the Book Creator app.
Year 4
During Japanese lessons this term, our focus in Grade 4 will be on the children’s story “Where is the Green Sheep?”.
Over the next 3 weeks, students will:
- Join in choral reading “Where is the Green Sheep?” in Japanese with the teacher.
- Begin to develop the skills and confidence to read the “Where is the Green Sheep?” story in Japanese independently.
- name the colours of a selection of sheep in the story and write these words using Hiragana characters.
- describe the location of the sheep in the story.
- Construct simple sentences in Japanese using the introduced vocabulary.
- Begin to recognise and write a selection of Hiragana characters used in the story.
Year 5
During Japanese lessons this term, our focus in Grade 5 will be on the children’s story “The Very Hungry Caterpillar”.
Over the next 3 weeks, students will:
- Join in choral reading “The Very Hungry Caterpillar” in Japanese with the teacher.
- Name the 5 fruit from the story.
- Recognise the Hiragana characters for the 5 fruit.
- Recognise the Kanji and Hiragana characters for the verb TO EAT in Japanese
- Construct I ATE SENTENCES in Japanese using fruit names.
- Learn to count objects in Japanese using a special set of counting words,
In addition, students will continue to learn to recognise and accurately write the Japanese alphabet, Hiragana. They will be taught mnemonics and visual memory strategies to support their learning, recognition and recall of the Hiragana characters.
During Japanese lessons in Grade 6, students will deepen their understanding of Japanese culture by exploring Japanese food and how it has changed over time.
In Weeks 4-6, this will entail:
- Exploring the history and traditions of Japan’s traditional food culture.
- Researching a selection of foods eaten in Japan prior to 1868 and creating a digital presentation.
Year 6
In addition to this, students will continue to further develop their Hiragana reading and writing skills. During Japanese lessons in Grade 6, students will deepen their understanding of Japanese culture by exploring Japanese food and how it has changed over time.
In Weeks 4-6, this will entail:
- Exploring the history and traditions of Japan’s traditional food culture.
- Researching a selection of foods eaten in Japan prior to 1868 and creating a digital presentation.
In addition to this, students will continue to further develop their Hiragana reading and writing skills.