日本のはる – FLIPBOOK AND ACTIVITY
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For the Teacher
Students will learn about 日本のはる (Japanese Spring) while reading the digital flipbook. The flipbook is created using Japanese scripts with supporting pictures to help students understand the story.
Please click on the cover page or use the link below to open the flipbook.
Nihongo flipbooks → https://classroomresources.sydney.jpf.go.jp/resources/nihongo-flipbooks/
ABOUT 日本のはる
In Japan, はる lasts from March to May. As temperatures gradually rise, the snow melts and a variety of flowers begin to bloom. The cherry blossoms everyone looks forward to starts to bloom from the south to the north of the country, reaching full bloom and falling within just two weeks.
At school, graduation ceremonies are held in March and entrance ceremonies in April, making this a season of both farewells and new beginnings. In the new school year, children energetically enjoy their studies and sports with new friends.
In this flipbook, you will see several typical images of spring in Japan. As you go through it, think about what はる in Japan is like.
Pre-reading Activities
Teachers may ask students some questions to activate prior knowledge (schema) and spark their interest in reading the story about はる. See examples below.
e.g.
Q1. Does your country have はる? What months?
Q2. Are there any special events in はる?
Q3. (For students from countries/regions without はる) What do you imagine はる is like?
COMPREHENSION QUIZ （○×）
Use questions like these to check students’ understanding.
Are these statements “True (〇)” or “False (×)”?
Q1. はるin Japan is considered the coldest season（× It’s getting warm.）
Q2. People go to see cherry blossoms with their family and friends.（〇）
Q3. In Japan, it’s common to go to the beach and swim in はる.（× People go to the mountains and pick bamboo shoots.）
After that, talk about if people in your country do the same activities as in Japan during はる.
POST READING ACTIVITIES
Activity Idea 1: Let’s Sing!
Let’s sing the song “はるがきた (Spring has come,)”. This children’s song is well-known in Japan and expresses the joy of the arrival of spring.
YouTube : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvlWxozEBSQ
Activity Idea 2:
はるin Japan is the season when new students join the school. Let’s do the following activities for welcoming the new students to your school.
① Let’s write!
Write welcome cards for the new students. Explain the fun things they’ll be doing at school and get them excited about school life. It would be even better to post the cards somewhere new students can see them.
②Let’s talk!
Using Activity 2-① as a guide, introduce a school event you would like to recommend to new or younger students.
Example 1
5がつに Excursionが あります。
たのしいです。
Example 2
11がつに うんどうかいが あります。
とても おもしろいですよ。
Resource created by Tomohiko Fujita (March 2026).
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