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Advancing Japanese 1

Completed by 18 learners
Ages 6-9
Live Group Class
A semester long Japanese class for learners who want to continue learning new vocabulary, practice basic grammar, practice hiragana and basic Kanji characters in a fun and lighthearted way. Pre-Req: A Year of Japanese
Average rating:
5.0
Number of reviews:
(307 reviews)
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Live video meetings
1x per week, 10 weeks
3-6 learners per class
40 min

What's included

10 live meetings
6 hrs 40 mins in-class hours
Assessment
Informal assessments are an ongoing part of the class content via review and recall, interactive speaking, matching, and other interactive games.

Class Experience

This class is for children ages 6-9 who have been learning Japanese with me or have exposure at home, or other classes, but are not quite ready for a full immersion class. Please reach out to me if you are unsure of your child's placement.  This class is not for children with no exposure to Japanese.  Please enroll in my class, Japanese 1A series or Tanoshii! if new to Japanese.  
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This class is in Japanese and English for explaining more complex concepts and grammar structures and for learning about Kanji.
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Each weekly lesson will have a set routine. Depending on the week, lessons may include games, songs, stories, videos, skits, and writing in Japanese.  Calendar, Telling time, Colors, Numbers, Vocabulary and a few Verbs will be woven into lessons created by Amy sensei each week. There will be sharing time at the end of each class.  Lesson plan may adjust based on observations. 
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Please have printouts, a notebook, pencil, and colored pencils available for each class.   Please have all supplies ready every class to support hands on learning. 
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Every learner will have the opportunity to speak in Japanese with Amy sensei and their peers.
 

Semester 1 (10 classes) 

Week 1:  Greeting Song. Number Counting Review 1-10, 10's and 100's. Let's Konbini Shop!   Intro to Kanji lesson. What is Kanji? And let's write numbers 1, 2, 3, in Kanji.  Hiragana Time. 
Week 2:  Find the treasure Game. Let's make our way through the cave with Pikachu and collect the treasure as a team using directions words!  Kanji for Up (Above) and Down (Below),Right,Left.
Week 3: Size Vocabulary Game.  Is it big? Is it small? Big and Small Game and Storytime. Let's Write the Kanji for Big and Small Hiragana Time.  Sentences with size adjectives. 
Week 4: Sumo Game! Let's label a Big Sumo Wrestler and learn and write some parts of the body Kanji.  Hiragana Time 
Week 5: Creating a nature scene cut and glue and match the kanji:  Yama, River, Tree, Forest, Flower, Bamboo, Grass.   
Week 6:    Nature Continued...Bingo game, Writing Kanji.
Week 7:    Writing Kanji, Telling Time Introduction
Week 8:    Telling Time Continued, Kanji Song
Week 9:    Person: Kanji Activities Booklet Making, and Kanji Song
Week 10:  Review Game with vocabulary and Kanji Song

Please note: This curriculum is a guideline and may be adjusted in response to my observations during class time.
Yoroshiku onegaishimasu.   Amy sensei

Other Details

Parental Guidance
I have a professional license to share very gentle Japanese language videos from the website FluentU.
Supply List
Notebook, Pencil, Eraser, Colored Pencils.  Any Printouts. 
Please have a Notebook, pencil, and colored pencils.  Please have all supplies ready every class to support hands on learning.
Language of Instruction
English
External Resources
In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:

Meet the teacher

Joined October, 2020
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307reviews
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Teacher expertise and credentials
Bachelor's Degree in Foreign Language from University of California, Los Angeles
Hello Everyone,    

I am Amy Nishikata. I can't wait to meet you and be a part of your child's learning team. 

I specialize in two areas on Outschool.  

~Teaching small group and private online Japanese language lessons.

~Teaching young learners how to read in English aligned with Montessori individualized learning and the Science of Reading. 

I hold a Bachelor's degree in Japanese from UCLA and I lived and taught in Japan for more than ten years. 

I am an AMS certified Montessori Teacher. I hold additional certifications in Early Childhood Science of Reading and Montessori Applied to Children at Risk. 

All combined I have more than 30 years of lead classroom teaching experience in the US and Japan and more than four years of online teaching experience. 

My Japanese lessons incorporate games, songs, puppets, drawing, speaking, writing, reading, VR trips to Japan, videos, and storytelling. 

Online learning can be dynamic!  My online classroom is brightly lit and I use a high quality HD camera and top of the line microphone and side cameras to create a clear and more immersive experience for learners.  

All of my classes are designed to touch the heart and mind of the child. My teaching style is joyful, kind, flexible, and observant. I support intrinsic learning and your learners ideas.  I provide a kind and inclusive space for all learners. 

"The child is truly a miraculous being" ~Maria Montessori

CLASS PREPARATION POLICY:

My classes will have printouts provided on a weekly basis. Please print out so your learner can fully participate.  I will notify you beforehand so you will have time to print.   I cannot offer refunds on classes due to unpreparedness. 

However, I understand things sometimes do happen. In the case of an emergency or event out of your control a refund may be issued on a case by case basis. Please message me if you feel like your case fits this policy.  For my classes with young learners who need assistance, as per Outschool policy, thank you for sitting to the side, off camera to support your child with the computer and any materials when needed.  In my classes, your child will need a writing surface and space to move.  I will send a short materials list so you will have what you need for each class.  Ideally, even the youngest learners can learn to mute and unmute their own devices.  Thank you. 

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SIBLING POLICY:

If you have more than one child that is interested in taking my classes you will need to make sure you pay for each child to be enrolled separately. However, once you have enrolled each child separately your children are more than welcome to share a device screen to complete the class. If you are wanting a private class for siblings, please contact me so I can send you a private link that I will adjust to allow for more than one child/ren within the same family to enroll.  

よろしくお願いします。
 Amy Nishikata
(she, her)

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