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Lesson Nine
Lesson Ten
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National Curriculum
National GuidelinesGuidelines
Curriculum for MFLLesson for Ten
MFL
2a Children will examine New Year cards and then create their own using DTP
2b Children will consider their own culture of seasonal games
or other design software.
and compare
National themGuidelines
Curriculum to those played in Japan.
2b Children will examine the British custom for MFLexchange
of card and compare it to the Japanese o
3e 2b
paying Children
closeChildren will will
attention communicate
consider
to the theirwith
similarities andthe
own class
culture in Japanese.
of seasonal
differences. games and
3a 3f Children will
compare use
them their
to knowledge
those played in of Japanese
Japan. creatively
Children will investigate the interrelationship of sounds and writing – learning andhow to write
numbers
the 3eimaginatively
Children to communicate
will
in Japanese. put togetherwith a speech.
the class in Japanese.
3f Children will use their knowledge of Japanese creatively and
National Curriculum imaginatively
Guidelinestofor putICT
together a speech.
2a Children will learn how to use a postcard template in DTP or similar and how to import
images
Starterfrom(15 theminutes)
internet and clipart to create a new year card.
• Children will be taught how to play ‘karuta’. Explain that karuta is a game
National Curriculum Guidelines for Music commonly played around New Year and
5e Children will investigate a range involvesof music from
tryingdifferent
to pickcultures (Japan).
up picture cards that
match opening lines read out aloud by a referee
from ancient Japanese poems. In this case,
children will be presented with picture cards
representing 6 different winter/ New Year
Starter (15 minutes)
images (see worksheet). The picture cards
• Use the kobutanukitsuneko presentation/ flashcards and show the children
should be spread out on the table in front of the
a picture of the following animals. The Japanese teacher should carefully
children and as you/ the Japanese teacher reads out the word (having
pronounce each of the words and the children repeat five times. You may
picked out a random word card from the pile), children have to be quick to
also wish to use the soundfiles:
try and find the corresponding picture card. The child with the most picture
cards at the end of the game is the winner. You may need to go over the
neko
images depictedねこ cat pictures first – see the Culture Notes for
in the
background
kobuta こぶたinformation). piglet
tanuki たぬき racoon
Main (20 minutes)
kitsune きつね fox
• Children revise all that they have learned during this module of work by
presenting a short speech about themselves. They can use any props they
kaeru かえる
like to help them (suchfrog (for Y5/6 photos/
as pictures/ option) sports equipment). The short
introduction should include the following elements:
• Once children have been introduced to the above animal words, they will
be taught
A simple the following song: ‘kobuta,hajimemashite/
greeting tanuki, kitsune,konnichiwa…
neko’. (See website
link at the end of the presentation for はじめまして also the worksheet
the tune and
which has the songwords). Briefly discuss the onomatopoeia that these
Name watashi/ boku wa….desu
animals make. (pig - bubu, racoon - pon poko pon (the sound he makes
as he hits his big belly) fox - konkon, 私／ぼくは…です
cat - nyao).
Age watashi/ boku wa…sai desu
Note: This song may be a little simple for Years 5 and 6, so the song
私／ぼくは…才です
could perhaps just be
What sports they like/ disliketouched on briefly. As an alternative,
watashi/boku wa…ga theysuki/may
sukiwish
jya
to try singing ‘kaeru no uta - かえるの歌 nai desu
’. This song still includes animal
What food/ drink they
onomatopoeia, butlike/ dislike more complex
is slightly in that it can be sung as a
私／ぼくは…が好き／好きじゃないです
An round.
introduction to a family member
(See worksheet for score). otosan desu
お父さんです
A mention of a like or dislike of a otosan wa…ga suki desu/ suki jya
family member nai desu
お父さんは…が好き／好きじゃないです

• Children should be given time to practise this with a partner and the class
teacher and Japanese teacher go round and check pronunciation etc.
An introduction to a family member otosan desu
お父さんです
A mention of a like or dislike of a otosan wa…ga suki desu/ suki jya KD&TN
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family member nai desu
お父さんは…が好き／好きじゃないです
Plenary
Plenary (10
(10 minutes)
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Introduce children beto another
timeNew Year
Year game:
••• Children ‘fukuwarai’.
a partnerPlace the large
Introduceshould
children togiven
another to practise
New this with
game: ‘fukuwarai’. and the
Place the class
large
sheet
sheet with andan empty
empty face on itit (see
roundthe fukuwarai worksheet) onto
teacher with Japanese
an teacher
face on go (see theand check pronunciation
fukuwarai worksheet) etc. onto the the
Plenary
blackboard(10 minutes)
and explain that just like in ‘Pin
blackboard and explain that just like in ‘Pin the Tail on the Donkey’, the Tail on the Donkey’,
• children
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An electronic
•• accurately version
is the winner. of fukuwarai can be played by clicking on the
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version of (Individual
to another New Year
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following link:
http://yamayamaya.net/gallery/img/aaa/fukuwarai.html
could even design
blackboard their own
and explain that‘Fukuwarai’
just like in face‘Pinandthe body Tailparts).
on the Donkey’,
http://yamayamaya.net/gallery/img/aaa/fukuwarai.html
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of in
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clicking ondo is
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hold
all ofthe
followingthemouse
link:
facial over the
features body
(eyes, part and
ears, drag
nose it onto
etc) the
and face).
place them in the
hold the mouse over the body part and drag it onto the face).
http://www.yumei.com/fukuwarai/index-e.html
place on the face. The child that (site
http://yamayamaya.net/gallery/img/aaa/fukuwarai.html
correct positionsand instructions in
http://www.yumei.com/fukuwarai/index-e.html (site and them the most
instructions in
English)
(the instructions
accurately is the are written
winner. in
(Individual Japanese,
boards but all
could the children
also be need
given to do
each is
English)
hold the mouse over the body part and drag it onto
table for the children to have a go at, or if there is more time, children the face).
Directional
could vocabulary
even such
design their as
http://www.yumei.com/fukuwarai/index-e.html (site and instructions in
Directional vocabulary suchown as ‘Fukuwarai’ face and body parts).
English)
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http://yamayamaya.net/gallery/img/aaa/fukuwarai.html
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left in Japanese, but all the children need do is
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could also bebe written
written up up for
for the children to call out as guidance to their
blindfolded
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blindfolded friend.
Directional vocabulary such as
Other
hidari fukuwarai
could also
左 beひだり websites
written upinclude:
for the children to call out as guidance to their
left
Other fukuwarai websites include:
http://wwwc.fujitv.co.jp/game/land/monthly20/fukuwarai/
blindfolded friend.
http://wwwc.fujitv.co.jp/game/land/monthly20/fukuwarai/
migi 右 みぎ right
http://web-japan.org/kidsweb/virtual/fukuwarai/virtual-fukuwarai.html
http://web-japan.org/kidsweb/virtual/fukuwarai/virtual-fukuwarai.html
ue
Other 上
fukuwarai うえ up
websites include:
Extension Activity (Y5/6)
http://wwwc.fujitv.co.jp/game/land/monthly20/fukuwarai/
shita 下 Activity した (Y5/6) down
Extension
Since fukuwarai involves facial features, children could be taught various
http://web-japan.org/kidsweb/virtual/fukuwarai/virtual-fukuwarai.html
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different
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written singforthem
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as guidance Knees and
to their
different body parts and sing them to the tune of ‘Head, Shoulders, Knees and
Toes’:
Extension
blindfolded Activity
friend. (Y5/6)
Toes’:
Since fukuwarai
head 頭 involves あたま facial features, atama children could be taught various
head 頭 あたま atama
different body
Other fukuwarai
shoulder 肩parts and
websites sing
かた them
include: to the
kata tune of ‘Head, Shoulders, Knees and
shoulder
Toes’: 肩 かた kata
http://wwwc.fujitv.co.jp/game/land/monthly20/fukuwarai/
knee ひざ hiza
knee
head 頭 ひざ hiza
atama
http://web-japan.org/kidsweb/virtual/fukuwarai/virtual-fukuwarai.html
あたま
toe (leg) 足 あし ashi
toe (leg)
shoulder 足
肩 あし
かた ashi
kata
Extension Activity
eye 目 (Y5/6)め me
eye
knee 目 involves ひざ
め me
hiza children could be taught various
Since
ear fukuwarai耳 みみ facial features,
mimi
ear
toe (leg) body耳
different 足parts andみみ sing them to mimi
あし ashi
the tune of ‘Head, Shoulders, Knees and
mouth
Toes’: 口 くち kuchi
mouth
eye 口
目 くち
め kuchi
me
nose
head 鼻
頭 はな
あたま hana
atama
nose
ear 鼻
耳 はな
みみ hana
mimi
shoulder
mouth 肩
口 Howかた くち kata
kuchi found the lessons? Which aspects
Review the course. have the children
Review
knee the course. How ひざhave the children
hiza found the lessons? Which aspects
of
of the course have they particularly enjoyed? Which
nosethe course 鼻 have they
はな particularly hana enjoyed? Which parts parts diddid they
they findfind
challenging? Why?
足 Is Is there
あしanything which
toe (leg)
challenging? Why? there anything ashi which surprised
surprised them? them? Look
Look through
through the the
assessment
assessment sheets and discuss. Hand out the course certificates (can be
Review
eye the sheets
course.
目 and
How discuss.
have the Hand
children
me out the
found course
the certificates
lessons? Which (can
aspects
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downloaded
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mimi of the course).
challenging? Why? Is there anything which surprised them? Look through the
mouth
assessment sheets口 andくち discuss. Hand kuchiout the course certificates (can be
downloaded from
nose 鼻 the assessment
はな section
hanaof the course).
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Equipment:
karuta cards, New Year Culture Notes, fukuwarai worksheet, blu-tack,
blindfold, scissors, all flashcards to date

Visit the Japan Society’s New Year’s page for further resources, activities
and lesson ideas: https://www.japansociety.org.uk/resource?resource=11