Welcome to Jump In! A Japanese Club for Beginners. In this ongoing course, students (ages 9-13) will learn to speak Japanese! We will meet once a week, and every session will focus on a theme. As each class is thematic, students can jump in at any week. Students will also be exposed to the Japanese hiragana system. They will see the vocabulary in both English and Japanese script and romaji (using Roman letters to write Japanese words). This is just for introducing the hiragana system and not a requirement for them to learn to read. Furthermore, they will learn phonetic pronunciation. It is vital that students feel welcome and excited about learning. While having fun, we will also practice good classroom etiquette. The class will be interactive, and students will get a chance to speak with one another and learn to do so in an orderly fashion. Using Total Physical Response (TPR) and props, I will engage students to make quick connections with words and phrases. Let’s get ready to learn and have fun!


Week of August 5 – People
Week of August 26 – Family Members
Week of September 2 – Extended Family
Week of September 9 – Feelings
Week of September 16 – Colors
Week of September 23 – Animals
Week of September 30 – Food
Week of October 7 – Transportation
Week of October 14 – Body Parts
Week of October 21 – Counter Numbers
Week of October 28 – Fruits
Week of November 4 – Vegetables
Week of November 11 – Farm Animals
Week of November 18 – Shapes & Colors
Week of November 25 – Colors as Adjectives
Week of December 2– Sweets
Week of December 9 – Wild Animals
Week of December 16 – Marine Animals
Week of December 23 – Adjectives for Movies 
Week of January 6 – Adjectives for Anime
Week of January 13 – Birds
Week of January 20 – Drinks
Week of January 27 – Tastes
Week of February 3 – Clothes
Week of February 10 – Places
Week of February 17 – Jobs
Week of February 24 – Sports
Week of March 3 – Nature
Week of March 10 – Seasons & Nature
Week of March 17 – Flowers
Week of March 24 – More Animals
Week of March 31 – Countries
Week of April 7 – Going Places
Week of April 14 – Languages
Week of April 21 – More Countries