Umi no hi! Activities for Ocean Day (Marine Day) in Japan うみのひ・海の日

Did you know that Japan has a national holiday in July to celebrate the ocean's beauty and importance? Ocean Day (Marine Day) is called Umi no hi in Japan. Find out more about this cultural celebration and sea creatures with this collection of Japanese resources. This collection will engage primary/elementary school aged children through cultural understanding and Japanese language practice through songs, origami, games, activities and flashcards.

Included pages:

* Background: Ocean Day in Japan + YouTube link

* Using Japanese letters: Umi no hi in hiragana and kanji

* Ocean songs for kids: QR code links included!

* Months of the year

* Word bank and writing: ocean vocabulary

* Sea creature vocabulary

* Game cards (2 pages) with ideas

* Ocean Day origami: QR code links included!

* 10x sea creature flashcards plus teacher notes

* 2x Ocean Day colouring sheets with 2 variations of each (total = 4)

* Ocean Day wordsearch - Romaji

Looking for more lesson ideas on Japanese culture?

1. Hop over to the popular Joey Japanese resource 2023 Year of the Rabbit - Japanese activity collection

2. Touch on the basics of Japanese with the Beginning Japanese - introduction activity collection

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