Japanese
Term 1 |
Term 2 |
Term 3 |
Term 4 |
Prep
Japan
Students are introduced to the country Japan and Japanese culture. Students will learn to say common greetings, prayer and counting to ten. |
Animals
Students become familiar with six animal names: elephant, mouse, cat, dog, frog, bird, horse. Continue greetings, prayer and counting. Students begin to recognize numbers 1-10 in Kanji characters. |
Animals
Continue greetings, prayer, culture and counting. Students can say size of animals (big and small). Students can say their favourite animal. Links with Totoro movie. |
Colours
Students recognize and write numbers 1
to 10 in kanji (characters).
Students can describe their favourite animal with colours and adjectives. They will investigate different Japanese toys and describe different toys with colours and adjectives. |
Year 1
Japan
Students learn about Japanese cultural celebrations. Students can say common greetings, prayer and count to twenty. Students can introduce themselves. Transport Students recognize and say nine modes of transport. Students can say how they went somewhere. |
Animals
Continue learning of culture and general communication and counting in Japanese. Students recognize and say ten animals. Students can say they like a particular animal, and can describe an animal as big or small. Links with Totoro movie. |
My favourite food
Continue learning of culture and general communication in Japanese. Students say, recognize and write numbers from 1-20. Students learn about foods in Japanese, and what to say when starting and finishing a meal. |
If I lived in Japan
Continue learning of culture and general communication in Japanese. Students say, recognize and write numbers from 1-20. Students apply language already learned while investigating everyday life in Japan. Links with Totoro movie. |
Year 2
My birthday
Numbers 1-30. Months of the year Birthday Age |
My birthday
Numbers 1-30. Months of the year Birthday Age |
My body
Body parts, My ---hurts Big ( head ) Small ( hand ) Long ( leg ) Short ( hair ) Numbers 1-20. Greeting words |
My body
Body parts, My ---hurts Big ( head ) Small ( hand ) Long ( leg ) Short ( hair ) Numbers 1-20. Greeting words |