Japanese Teaching Topic - ANIMALS
Teaching ideas, art and craft, flashcards, games, lesson plans, songs, videos, useful websites, worksheets on the Japanese teaching topic ANIMALS どうぶつ.
Flashcards
Animal flashcards
http://flashcards.jpf-sydney.org/
Free animal flashcards.
To access this:
Go to Kotoba cards 100> Index (Topic A-I)
Games
Animal listening games
http://learningplace.eq.edu.au/cx/resources/items/5e432a65-6330-d58d-9a43-fd7fd5abbdb5/1/ViewIMS.jsp?backto=close
Three different listening games: Japanese horoscopes, animal descriptions and see animals around the zoo.
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Farmyard animals
http://learningplace.eq.edu.au/cx/resources/items/f14396f6-4364-74a6-8cc4-37b4c8ca8c14/1/ViewIMS.jsp?backto=close
Explore the animals in the farmyard using a torch and a microphone. Notice the farmer uses the phrase 「．．．がみえる。」 to describe what he can see and 「．．．がないている。」 to describe what he can hear. Listen to the farmer and select the microphone or torch then click on the correct animal to match the farmer's description.
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Lesson plans
Describing pets (with adjectives)
http://www.jpf.org.uk/language/exercises/list.php
Listening, reading, writing and speaking activities, as well as grammar worksheets and ICTs on describing pets.
Go to M5 My family 4 (Petto)
Songs
Elephant song
http://activity-resources.jpf-sydney.org/ar/bigbook/songs/elephant03.swf
Watch, listen and sing a song about an elephant.
Bear song
http://activity-resources.jpf-sydney.org/ar/bigbook/songs/musicalBear05.swf
Watch, listen and sing a song about a bear.
Videos
Animal sounds in Japanese
Learn basic japanese sounds for a cat, dog and pig.
http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=r8f6iHyoL5o
Animals in Japanese
Japanese words for dog, cat, horse, cow and fish.
http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=hOo3YQmLvH8
Websites
Animal activities
http://activity-resources.jpf-sydney.org/ar/bigbook/handbook/2/2.htm
Various activities related to animals.
Animal matching quiz
http://www.manythings.org/fq/m/2998.html
Match the English animal with the Japanese (in Romaji).
Animal matching quiz
http://iteslj.org/v/j/ck-animals.html
Select the correct English word for the animal in Japanese (in Romaji).
Birds of passage
http://info.ccw.vic.edu.au/lote/lang/main.htm
Read, listen and learn about birds and then complete activities online and in-class.
To access this:
Go to Japanese>Mawari no sekai>No. 3
Pets
http://info.ccw.vic.edu.au/lote/lang/main.htm
Read, listen and learn about pets and then complete activities online and in-class.
To access this:
Go to Japanese>Watashi no koto>No.2
Zoo map
http://www.kanazawa-zoo.org/guidance/map/index.html
Map of a zoo
Worksheets
Doubutsu
Match the animal with the Japanese word.
| Doubutsu |
Students read the information about the endangered animals in Japanese and then complete the missing information. 7 diferent animals to read about.
| endanered_animals.doc |
Herbivore vs Carnivore
http://activity-resources.jpf-sydney.org/ar/bigbook/handbook/3/3.htm
Download flashcards and then students decide which animals are herbivores or carnivores.
Kangaroo policeman
http://www.curriculumsupport.education.nsw.gov.au/secondary/languages/japanese/assets/pdf/articles/bc_kangaroo.pdf
Read about a kangaroo that is a policeman. (Year 12 HSC text.)
Save the koala reading
http://www.curriculumsupport.education.nsw.gov.au/secondary/languages/japanese/assets/pdf/articles/bc_koalas.pdf
Read about saving the koalas and then answer questions. (Year 12 HSC text.)
Reading about zoo animals worksheet
http://www.curriculumpress.edu.au/joozu/downloads/animals.pdf
Read about animals at the zoo and answer questions.
Sea creatures worksheet and activities
http://activity-resources.jpf-sydney.org/ar/traveljp/5/5_1.htm
Learn the names of sea creatures and describe what they look like.
