Animals in Japan 日本 に いる どうぶつ (Yr 4-6) Japanese booklet resource

Honda-sensei will introduce your classes to 12 animals found in Japan.

Students will learn to read and write these, plus comprehend audio of the animals and a simple description.

What you will find:

List of the animals and how to write in Hiragana (colour and B/W)

Review of Hiragana necessary for the unit

Word-search with hidden message

Explanation of how to create a sentence

Activities that can be done as reading or listening

Adjectives to describe the animals

Poster activity - possible use as assessment

Extension interview with Daruma -sensei and Honda-sensei

Sensei-take-a-breath-page

Teacher explanation pages x 3

Karuta/memory cards

2 Chatterbox idea pages

Answers to the Word-search

Survey - extension activity

There are 2 Japanese Readers which include some of these animals, Japanese culture and complement the learning.