Students are to present a short scripted welcome speech in Japanese for the visitors from Salesio School. Two of our best students will make the speech at a special assembly on the 22nd of October, 2018.
For audio example of the speech, please click on the following link.
がんばってください。Good luck.
Quizlet – Days of the Week
Click on the link and learn the seven words for seven days of the week in Japanese.
Before you start working on ひよこのえみこActivity 41, click on the link below and learn the following 10 words using Quizlet. You will need a set of headphones if you are working in the classroom.
ひよこ (chick) ねこ (cat) うま (horse)
ひつじ (sheep) おおかみ (wolf) いっしょに (together)
ほん (book) そら (sky) あそびます (to play)
すきです (to like)
Now, try a memory game on Book Widgets.
Many famous artists, such as Monet and Van Gogh, were inspired by Japan and its traditional art, such as woodblock prints by Hokusai (famous for “the Great Wave off Kanagawa”).
Watch the following video to see how Japan inspired Monet, Van Gogh, and other western artists over the years.
How Japan inspired Monet, Van Gogh, and Other Western Artists (4:38)
Do you know who Vincent van Gogh is?
Vincent van Gogh for Children (4:12)
Now, watch the following video and find some Japanese influences in van Gogh’s paintings.
Van Gogh, Dreaming of Japan (3:27)
Can you create a piece of art work with some Japanese influences?
おまけ (another interesting video – a kind of art):
Christmas is around the corner.
Watch the following video to find out how Japanese people prepare for the event.
How You Get Ready for Christmas in England and Japan (14 mins)
Watch the story of “the Badger and the Magic Fan” told by an Asian Art Museum storyteller in San Francisco, USA.
Badger and the Magic Fan (15 mins)
Now, you are going to make your own fan, うちわ, uchiwa (fan).
Collect a uchiwa template and popsicle stick from your せんせい, sensei (teacher). Make sure to use your good manner by saying ありがとう, arigato (thank you).
Decorate colour in the pictures first, cut them out and glue them together with a stick inside.
Have fun. たのしんでください。
Watch the following videos and learn a Japanese version of “Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes”. You may want to watch the videos a few times.
Head, Shoulders, Knees & Toes (Learn the song)
Head, Shoulders, Knees & Toes (Sing-along)
Head, Shoulders, Knees & Toes (Speeding up)
Now, collect a worksheet from your せんせい, sensei (teacher), and trace the words in Japanese. You may colour in the picture, of course.
七五三 (Shichi-go-san, literally “seven-five-three”) is a traditional rite of passage and festival day for three- and seven-year-old girls and three- and five-year-old boys, held annually on November 15th to celebrate the growth and well-being of young children. Shichi is another way of saying “nana (seven)”.
Watch the following short videos to gain more information on this festival.
Learn Japanese Holidays – Shichi-Go-San
When you finish watching the above videos, please collect a Chitose Ame (thousand year candy) bag template to construct, from your teacher.
We have been reading a book about different types of transport in Japan. One of those is Shinkansen (bullet train).
Here are the links to a couple of YouTube videos.
BEGIN Japanology Shinkansen (approx. 30 mins)
The Shinkansen Bullet Train (approx. 9 mins)
Students are to present a short scripted welcome speech in Japanese for the visitors from Salesio School. Two of our best students will make the speech at a special assembly on the 23rd of October, 2017.
For audio example of the speech, please click on the following link.
がんばってください。Good luck.