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Tanoshii 1: Semester Japanese for Beginners
Amy Nishikata
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Average rating:5.0Number of reviews:(259)
This small group Japanese class is designed for beginners seeking a lighthearted and effective way to learn Japanese. Hands on materials, games, songs, origami fun, squishmallow drawing, videos, and individual speaking practice.
Class experience
US Grade 1 - 3
Beginner Level
*Happily Accepting New Time Requests* If you are new on Outschool,please use promo code NISHIKATA20 when enrolling to receive $20 off any of my classes or any class on Outschool. Konnichiwa, I am Amy sensei. Welcome to Guided Japanese Learning for learners ages 6-9. This is an 14 week semester class in Japanese designed to build and retain vocabulary and practice speaking in beginner level sentences in a fun and engaging way. Learners will naturally begin using new words and...
14 lessons//14 Weeks
Week 1Lesson 1Greeting! AisatsuIntro: Greetings, Name, Counting 1-10 Greeting Song: Aisatsu- Good morning, Hello. How are you? I am fine. Thanks. Goodbye. Yes and No What's Your Name? Saying your name. You! Skit Japanese StorybookWeek 2Lesson 2Nan desu ka. What is it? X desu.Greeting Song Counting 1-20 Months Colors: Red, Blue, Yellow How old are you? ~sai desu. Question word: What? Nan desu ka. What is it? [X desu sentence pattern ]It is a [ ] Everyday Classroom Objects Vocabulary:Pencil, Paper, ScissorsWeek 3Lesson 3Parts of the BodyGreeting Song Counting 1-20 Days of the Week Song Video Parts of the Body Karada Bingo Song: Atama Kata Hiza AshiWeek 4Lesson 4Parts of the Face and the Fukuwarai Game!Greeting Song Skip Counting by 10's Parts of the Body Review Fukuwarai Game: Location words: up,down, left, right Adjectives: Big and Small Song: Atama Kata Hiza Ashi Kawaii Style Self PortraitWeek 5Lesson 5I like something! FoodsGreeting Song Calendar Food Vocabulary Intro Vegetable and Fruit Sort I like/Dislike Kawaii Drawing and label: Apple, Banana etc. Pick a Present Speaking practice activityWeek 6Lesson 6Likes and Dislikes and Telling TimeGreeting Song Calendar Telling Time by the hour. Kudamono Dot to Dot Story: Yasai! Foods: Rice, Bread, Meat, Fish, Vegetables, FruitWeek 7Lesson 7The Japanese Yen!Telling Time, The Japanese Yen! Skip Counting by 100'sWeek 8Lesson 8Let's Go to a Konbini! Shopping SkitLet's Go to a Konbini : How much? Skip Counting by 100's The Japanese Yen Shopping Vocabulary and Interactive Skit GameWeek 9Lesson 9Let's Go to a Konbini! Shopping SkitWeek 9: Let's Go to a Konbini Skip Count by 100's Shopping Vocabulary and Interactive Skit GameWeek 10Lesson 10Jeopardy Game Review DayCommunity Jeopardy Game for ReviewWeek 11Lesson 11Where is something?Directions and Vocabulary Review Question word: Doko? Ue, Shita, Mae, Ushiro, How to talk about the location of something card creation and speaking activity. Materials: Scissors and glue.Week 12Lesson 12Amazing Animals of Japan!Calendar, and the Amazing Animals of Japan! Let's Travel to Japan-VR Trip Kawaii draw and label Japanese animals Kore, Sentence Building X wa Y desu.Week 13Lesson 13Team Shiba Inu and Team Shika Review Game DayCalendar, Shiba Inu/Shika Team Speaking game to review likes, dislikes, food words and x wa y desu sentence pattern.Week 14Lesson 14Origami PartyReview Vocabulary as we Create! Origami Party! Colors, Shapes, Parts of the face, animal review as we make a Kitsune Face: Materials-Origami Paper
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.
Homework Offered
Assessments Offered
Informal assessments are an ongoing part of the class content via review and recall, interactive speaking, matching, and other interactive games.Grades Offered
6 files available upon enrollmentPlease have crayons, pencils, child safety scissors, origami paper, and a die available within reach for our weekly sessions. (printable paper die provided below). Vocabulary will be shown in Romaji and Hiragana. Please check the classroom weekly for printables. I share flashcard materials I have made that can be used at home for memory games, snap, and simple go fish type games if you choose to print out more than one set.
FluentU is a Japanese language resource. This resource is used in class to show gentle native speaker videos created for very young children. All images shown are kind and playful and are used only as a supplement to the weekly language target. Please provide supervision when your child is using scissors.
FluentU is a Japanese language resource. This resource is used in class to show gentle native speaker videos created for very young children. All images shown are kind and playful and are used only as a supplement to the weekly language target. Please provide supervision when your child is using scissors.
Star Educator
Average rating:5.0Number of reviews:(259)
Hello Everyone, If this is your first time taking classes on Outschool: *******Use Promo code NISHIKATA20 to receive $20 off any of my classes or any class on Outschool****** I am Amy Nishikata. I can't wait to meet you and be a part of...
Group Class
$15
weekly or $210 for 14 classes1x per week, 14 weeks
30 min
Completed by 112 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 6-9
2-6 learners per class
