Japanese Teaching Topic - SPORT
Teaching ideas, art and craft, flashcards, games, lesson plans, songs, videos, useful websites, worksheets on the Japanese teaching topic SPORT supootsu スポーツ.
Art and craft
Hachimaki
Make a hachimaki (Japanese bandana) for sports day. (For other sports day activities scroll down!)
| Hachimaki |
Flashcards
Sport flashcards
http://flashcards.jpf-sydney.org/
Ready to print PDF flashcards of various sports.
To access these:
Go to Kotoba cards 100> Index (Topic A-I) and scroll down.
Sport flashcards
Sport flashcards that include a picture, hiragana, katakana, kanji and romaji of: archery, baseball, basketball, jogging, skateboarding, soccer, tennis, volleyball, gym, sumo, karate, pingpong, kendo, surfing, rugby, swimming.
| Sport flashcards |
Games in class
Sprot karuta slap
Cut up the karuta cards. Divide the class into pairs. Give each group a set of sport karuta cards. Tt yells out Japanese words and the Ss slap the corresponding picture karuta. The Ss in the pair that slaps the quickest gets to keep the card. The winner is the person with the most karuta at the end. EXTRA: To make this game more exciting when there are only a few cards left get Ss to put their hands on thier heads, on their hips etc. (This activity can get noisy so count back in Japanese 3, 2, 1 then say the word. Students are usually quiet by the time you reach 1 because they want to know what the next word is.)
| Sport karuta slap |
Games online
Soccer game
http://www.curriculumsupport.education.nsw.gov.au/secondary/languages/japanese/assets/pdf/articles/j_soccergame.pdf
Review basic grammar.
Sumo game
http://activity-resources.jpf-sydney.org/ar/ar_07/3/3_1.htm
Students describe a sumo match using adjectives.
Train a sumo wrestler game
http://learningplace.eq.edu.au/cx/resources/items/855961e8-cc0d-7206-254a-8171ab094643/2/ViewIMS.jsp?backto=close
Coach a trainee sumo wrestler. Explore cultural aspects of the sport such as arena design and match rituals. Look at sample training schedules. Arrange activities for a daily training schedule for a trainee. Identify cultural aspects of the sport. Label items such as the ring, wrestler and referee. Watch your trainee try to become a champion wrestler by winning a match.
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Access information here.
What sports do you like? game
http://learningplace.eq.edu.au/cx/resources/items/9ac2d593-fc10-1e6d-f52c-d5ab05e85c3e/1/ViewIMS.jsp?backto=close
Explore the activities that children like to play. Listen to their answers to the question, 'What sport do you like?' and match the correct medal to each child.
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What sports do you like? game2
http://learningplace.eq.edu.au/cx/resources/items/2abd1de3-4f93-88a6-ebcc-e9860d576227/1/ViewIMS.jsp?backto=close
Explore the sports that children like, don't like and hate to play. Listen to their answers to a question about each sport and match the correct child to each response.
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Lesson plans
Beijing Olympics 2008
http://corporate.olympics.com.au/index.cfm?p=737
Full lesson plans on olympic symbols, countries, sports, schedules and more.
Sports club
http://activity-resources.jpf-sydney.org/ar/multi/gmp/gmp_2.htm
Students roleplay a conversation with various sports clubs to decide which they want to join.
Sports day - Taiiku no hi (October) Resources
Kibasen
http://strange-games.blogspot.com/2007/09/kibasen-cavalry-battle.html
Kibasen (cavalry battle game on sports day) rules explained with video.
Sports day explained
http://web-japan.org/kidsweb/manga/0710/index.html
Manga and short explanation of sports day in Japan.
Taiiku no hi explained
http://web-japan.org/kidsweb/explore/schools/q8.html
Students can read about the games typically played on sports day in Japan.
Undoukai images
http://www.toss-mio.com/tsujino/undokai.htm
Download sports day images for free.
Undoukai pictures
http://www.kobun.co.jp/feature/aki/01.html
Download these pictures of Japanese sports day.
Videos
Kendo - The way of the sword
A brief explanation of kendo. (Worksheet with questions below)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6Q95IJxNH4&feature=PlayList&p=1C1AFA500AA30C21&index=3
Kendo - The way of the sword
This worksheet accompanies the above You-Tube video about Kendo. Students watch the video and answer questions.
| Kendo - The way of the sword |
Kendo video
Short introduction of kendo through a New Zealand man.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJnjN6WNMfs&feature=PlayList&p=1C1AFA50n0AA30C21&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=1
Kyudo - the empty mind
A description of kyudo and its powers of meditation.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OA2EnemzBpk&feature=related
Kyudo
A video about kyudo with some descriptions of the ceremony written on slides.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nik5nrC-aXI
Kyudo video worksheet
This worksheet accompanies the above You-Tube video about Kyudo. Students watch the video and complete the missing words.
| Kyudo video wksht |
A short video that describes the place of sumo and sumo wrestling basics.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4RNvWYZ1DVo&feature=player_embedded
A short video on the basics of sumo wrestling.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJ1wnbNIUrc&feature=related
Websites
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!
Gymnastics
http://info.ccw.vic.edu.au/lote/lang/main.htm
Students read, listen and complete interactive exercises about gymnastic moves.
To access this:
Go to Japanese>Food and Health>No. 4
Sumo Wrestling
http://www.sumo.or.jp/eng/kyokai/kenko_taiso.html
Teach students how to Sumo wrestle. A detailed explanation of the heath benefits of sumo wrestling as well as a description, with pictures, of how to exercise like a sumo wrestler.
Sport information
Various texts on sports in English or Japanese with colourful pictures.
http://web-japan.org/nipponia/archives/en/art_entertainment/sports.html
Worksheets
Baseball
http://www.curriculumsupport.education.nsw.gov.au/secondary/languages/japanese/assets/pdf/articles/bc_baseball.pdf
Read about baseball and answer questions.
Hiragana renshuu sport
Worksheet practicing hiragana related to likes and dislikes of sport.
| Hiragana renshuu sport |
Label the sport
A worksheet where students label the Japanese sports names in romaji.
| Label the sport |
Olympics
http://www.curriculumsupport.education.nsw.gov.au/secondary/languages/japanese/assets/pdf/articles/bc_olympic.pdf
Read several stories about Olympic champions and answer questions. (Yr 12 HSC texts)
Sport fact sheets
Various fact sheets on different sports common in Japan.
http://web-japan.org/factsheet/
Sports
Label in Japanese the sports that the disney characters are playing.
| Sports |
Sports gym advertisement
http://www.curriculumpress.edu.au/joozu/downloads/play.pdf
Read the gym advert and answer questions.
Sport survey
Students interview each other to see what sports the class like and dislike.
| Sport survey |
Sumo reading
Read about sumo wrestling then answer questions.
| Sumo reading |
