Lesson 2#
Lesson 2 teaches Japanese family vocabulary and intercultural understanding through multimodal, interactive activities.
Key activities:
- Japanese classroom routine
- Gallery walk: “Family Around the World”
- Chibi Maruko-chan family video + worksheet
- Explicit teaching of Japanese family words
- Mystery Box gesture game (guessing in Japanese)
- Exit ticket: write family members using Japanese terms
Lesson 2 Slides Overview#
Lesson 2 Video#
Lesson 3#
Lesson 3 teaches the cultural concept of うち／そと and how to use polite and humble Japanese family terms appropriately.
Key activities:
- Japanese classroom routine
- Flashcard race reviewing polite family terms
- Video introduction to うち (inside) vs そと (outside)
- Explicit teaching of humble vs polite family terms
- Mini activity “Who Are You Talking To?”（Polite/Humble card choices + reasoning）
- Kanji writing practice: 父（ちち） and 母（はは）, with wall display and rewards
Lesson 3 Slides Overview#
Lesson 3 Video#
Lesson 4#
Lesson 4 teaches students to describe family size and members in Japanese using ひとり／ふたり／〜にん, the particle と, and appropriate polite or humble family terms in different social contexts.
Key activities:
- Japanese classroom routine
- Quick review of family vocabulary and polite vs humble terms
- Explicit teaching: ひとり／ふたり／〜にん and using と to list family members
- Guided practice describing model families (e.g. picture families / Maruko’s family)
- Mini scenarios: choosing polite or humble forms depending on who you are talking to
- Pair interviews: asking and answering questions about family (なんにん かぞくですか。だれとだれですか。)
- Class comparison of family structures and brief sharing in English/Japanese mix
- Exit ticket: write a sentence describing your own family using 〜にん and と