Japanese Lesson Plans and Teaching Ideas WEBSITES

The following websites have various Japanese lesson plans, unit plans and teaching ideas. 

Click here for in class activities, worksheets, and more Japanese teaching ideas! 

Australian Football League (AFL)
http://afl.com.au/Portals/0/150/schools/pdf/150years_lessonideas_4.pdf
Ideas for teaching Japanese using the topic of AFL.
For example: Ask students to compile a list of interview questions in  Japanese to ask a player or coach.   Or, compose a short history of an Australian Football Club of your choice. 
Check the link for more great ideas!

Beginner activities      
http://www.bbcactive.com/languages/Talk/Japanese/japintro.htm
Lesson plans and worksheets for basic conversations

Classroom activities          
http://momiji.jpf.go.jp/kyozai/English/
online textbook with an integrated selection of classroom activities, grammar notes, reading comprehension exercises, audio files and photos. Users must become free members to gain access.

Lesson plans
http://countries.mrdonn.org/japan.html
PowerPoint presentations, activities, poetry, history, stories, hiragana/katakana, geography and maps.

Japan theme unit
http://www.abcteach.com/directory/basics/social_studies/places/asia/japan/
Printable worksheets on Japan including colouring in, word searches, crosswords, greeting cards, maps, writing activities etc.

Japanese language lessons - a teacher's resource page
http://www.shakespeare-w.com/japanese_lessons/index.php
Lessons and extra activities for studies put into easy to find categories.

Joozu support site              
http://www.curriculumpress.edu.au/joozu/
worksheets on me, at home, my day, out and about, includes weblinks and ideas

Ready Steady Nihongo
http://www.japan21.org.uk/downloads//rsn/ReadySteadyNihonGO.swf
Ten lesson plans with in class and online resources.  Lesson plans for: numbers and greetings, family members, shopping, writing in Japanese, sport, the peach boy, food and drink, likes and dislikes, and festivals.

Teaching resource            
http://www.nihongomemo.com/
Canadian website: PDs, Cultural links, Teacher contacts

UK Japan Foundation
http://www.jpf.org.uk/language/teaching_chikara.php
Free to download unit plans (including worksheets and interactive ICTs) on: Myself, my home life (daily routines), my family, hobbies, birthdays, diary, where in school, do's and don'ts in the classroom, school rules, lunchtime detention, food I like, shopping, parties, special days and more!

NSW Japan Foundation
http://www.jpf.org.au/03_language/resources.htm
Japan Foundation of Sydney newletter with lesson ideas