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Intro-Japanese Language for Kids (Preschool-Kindergarten 1A)

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Ages 3-5
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Welcome to Guided Japanese Learning: The Montessori Approach to learning Japanese. Warm, playful learning with hands on materials, singing, story-time, puppets, individual speaking practice. Beautiful hands-on materials provided. Coupon!
Average rating:
5.0
Number of reviews:
(306 reviews)
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Live video meetings
1x per week, 4 weeks
3-6 learners per class
25 min

What's included

4 live meetings
1 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

US Grade Preschool - Kindergarten
Beginner Level
Dear Families,   


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Konnichiwa,  I am Amy sensei. I hope you will join me as we make friends and learn Japanese in this warm, playful, and supportive class created for 3-5 year olds. I share a hands-on Montessori Approach to language learning with the goal of creating positive feelings for the children as they begin to learn this beautiful language.   
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This class is meant for absolute beginners and beginners with only a little bit of exposure.  I provide a unit of classes to support learners in Homeschool and attending other schools during the day.   I provide the songs and vocabulary as print outs so you can practice and sing with your child outside of class time if you would like. 

Join Let's Begin! Japanese Basics for Kids in any order.  


 
I will create a predictable routine to support comfort, confidence and comprehension. 
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There will be weekly printouts for hands on activities. All the materials I have designed to support learning at home.  Please print out so your learner can fully participate. Please have a pencil, scissors, a glue stick, crayons or colored pencils available for each class. 

 Printouts will be posted weekly in the classroom. The standard 8 pack of crayola crayons will have all the colors your learner will need.  The colors we may use: red, blue, yellow, green, pink, purple, black, and brown.
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As a Montessori teacher with eighteen years of experience teaching children, and ten years of experience living and teaching in Japan, I am thrilled to offer this class as a part of your child’s routine. I use props, pictures, a felt board, puppets, gestures and movement to bring life and understanding to the language.  

I am observant, personable, and playful and love to have a connection with the children and follow the needs of the group.   I will speak in English at times only as a tool to support understanding when needed. 


 1.Greeting Song 
 2.Counting in Japanese Warm up
 3.Learning the new song of the week
 4.Weekly Theme: Japanese Storybook, Felt Board Time, and/or Game
 5. Sharing Time
 6.Our Friendship Song

Please see the Syllabus for details.

Yoroshiku onegaishimasu.  

~Amy sensei yori

Learning Goals

Students will learn a greetings song, colors red, blue, yellow and orange, a counting song, 1-10 and 11-20, greetings, animals, name, age. Students receive one on one time each week while we practice and play games.

Syllabus

4 Lessons
over 4 Weeks
Lesson 1:
Greetings! Numbers
 Welcome! GreetingSong, What's Your Name Song, Saying Your Name, Numbers 1-10,  Greetings Storytime, Friendship Song 
25 mins online live lesson
Lesson 2:
Colors
 Welcome! Greeting Song, Name, Age, Numbers 1-10,  Colors: Red, Blue, Yellow 
25 mins online live lesson
Lesson 3:
Animals
 Welcome! Greeting Song, Name, Age. Colors: Red, Blue, Yellow, Green, Orange.  Animal Vocabulary: Dog, Cat, Fish, Bird.   Making Animals with our hands. Gu Choki Pa Song 
25 mins online live lesson
Lesson 4:
Review
 Welcome! Greeting Song. Name, Age, Colors: Red, Blue, Yellow, Green, Orange.  Animal Coloring Activity. Song: Gu Choki Pa 
25 mins online live lesson

Other Details

Parental Guidance
Fluent U will be used to share a gentle video about animals in Week 3. Amy sensei has a professional license to use Japanese Language Materials from this site. Materials are provided before class. I have done so intentionally to support all learners.
Pre-Requisites
None
Supply List
Please have a pencil, crayons or colored pencils available for each class. Printouts will be posted weekly in the classroom.   Fluent U will be used to share a gentle video about animals in Week 3. Amy sensei has a professional license to use Japanese Language Materials from this site.  
 Thank you.
 3 files available upon enrollment
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Meet the teacher

Joined October, 2020
5.0
306reviews
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Teacher expertise and credentials
Bachelor's Degree in Foreign Language from University of California, Los Angeles
BA in Japanese from UCLA.
Ten years experience living, teaching, and studying in Japan.
AMS Montessori Certified Teacher ages 3-6
MACAR certified  [Montessori Applied to Children at Risk]
More than twenty five years of lead classroom teaching experience.
Nearly 4 years of online teaching experience.

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