Japanese: FAMILY - a complete unit of work

This comprehensive resource enables teachers to concentrate on teaching, as the planning has been largely done for them! This resource consists of 117 pages. The language used in these materials is all in script - hiragana and limited kanji. No 'romaji' - romanisation of words is used.

Students of Japanese will learn how to

• Count people

• Ask and answer questions about how many people are in their family

• Make and read statements about family size

• State the names of family members. ( Whilst it is acknowledged that family compositions vary greatly these days, for the sake of younger learners, vocabulary for step-mother/father/brother/sister and half-brothers/sister etc have not been included)

• Make statements about the composition of their family

• Ask and answer questions about if they have certain family members

• Read and write a Family Rap

• Perform a Family Rap

This resource includes

• Australian Curriculum alignment details

• A suggested teaching sequence

• Flashcards of family members ( colour and B&W)

• Flashcards of family member mnemonics

• Flashcards of ‘number of people’ in kanji

• Individual playing card sets

• Family members song

• Various game ideas, including 4 Boggle cards, 24 different Bingo cards, domino cards, Peg cards

• A Student workbook ( 23 pages), including a variety of activities, assessment tasks and rubrics

• Links to useful videos

If students are not familiar with counting and kanji numbers, other resources from my store would complement this unit. ( eg Kanji Number mnemonics)

PLEASE NOTE: in order to use this resource effectively, preparation of the various materials included, is required. This involves printing, lamination, cutting, sorting etc. Once made however, the materials will last for years!