Mrs Mc Has Your Back Japanese Teaching Resources

28/07/2021

Minasan konbanwa! Hello!
If anybody is looking for some sumo resources, I've done up a huge literacy pack based on the world of sumo! Lots of reading available based on the culture, traditions, rules and lifestyle of rikishi. Hope you all enjoy it!
Cheers, Michelle :) :) :)

A comprehensive literacy activity based on the world of sumo wrestling to introduce the culture, religious traditions, techniques, and roles of all involved in the lives of rikishi i.e. rikishi, sekitori, gyoji, yobidashi, tokoyama, shinpan, and toshiyori. It covers the importance of rank promotion,...

14/07/2021

Morning all! Tanabata is here! I have just finished creating some Tanabata activities for July/August 7th. It has a couple of quiet reading pages on Orihime and Hikoboshi, some info on the origins of Tanabata, the seven traditional decorations, the Tanabata song, foods and festival locations. It also some find a words, crosswords, word matches, a short answer quiz and of course, some tanzaku templates (some blank and some with grammar patterns pre-filled). Check it out!

An interesting Japanese July/August 7th Tanabata Matsuri (Star Festival) literacy packet explaining the historical origins of Tanabata from Chinese culture, the folktale of Orihime and Hikoboshi and Tentei, the seven famous paper decorations, festival locations and links to a Tanabata song to sing ....

02/07/2021

Ochugen is coming up on July 15th! Students can explore the formalities and history of Ochugen gift-giving: examples of gifts, wrapping (noshigami) and decorating with cho-musubi knots, providing gifts in return (okaeshi), and who to provide gifts. This also covers the history of Ochugen by the influence of Taoism and Buddhism in relation to the Chinese Zhongyuan (Ghost) Festival, and describes the celebration of Obon and obon odori (dancing).

22/03/2021

Celebrate Children's Day on May 5th with your students by reading about the history of Kodomonohi and Japanese cultural traditions such as gogatsu ningyo and the use of iris leaves. Also includes a make your own koinobori (carp streamer) colouring in activity, origami kabuto, find a words and quizzes. Also comes with free Kodomonohi festival vocab display card sets in both Hiragana and Kanji.

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Japanese-Childrens-Day-May-5th-Kodomonohi-Koinobori-Kashiwamochi-Kabuto-Chimaki-6688525

22/03/2021

Teach students how to use Japanese chopsticks (hashi) using the correct social etiquette and techniques. This resource has several reading passages on the history of chopsticks and their cultural significance during major life events such as weddings and funerals (kotsuage/ bone pass). It also includes instructions for how to use chopsticks, fun chopstick training games for the classroom, etiquette do's and don'ts, a short answer and long answer quiz using cognitive verbs, a quick true/false quick and modelled responses.

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Japanese-Food-Chopstick-History-Use-Culture-Etiquette-Dos-and-Donts-Quiz-5786399