Annual Events: KODOMO NO HI

Students explore KODOMO NO HI through slides and do activities based on KODOMO NO HI such as craft and origami.

Annual Events: HINAMATSURI

Students learn about ‘Hinamatsuri’ – Girl’s Day/Doll’s Day tradition in Japan with PowerPoint and relevant activities, such as crafts and a song.

Annual Events: OSHOUGATSU

Students explore OSHOUGATSU through slides and do activities based on OSHOUGATSU such as craft and traditional plays.

Annual Events: OOMISOKA

Students learn about ‘oomisoka’ – New Year’s Eve tradition in Japan through fun quizzes and relevant activities, such as crafts and songs.

Sakura Flipbook and Class Activities

Students learn about Sakura, Japanese cherry blossoms through flipbook and relevant activities, such as craft project, research project and "sakura sakura" song, etc.

Play: The Oni’s Bride

This play, based on a folktale, comes from a collection of plays and skits created by the ACT Japanese teachers’ group for use in their primary and junior secondary classrooms. Students work cooperatively in groups or as a class to prepare and perform the play for their classmates or at a school event.This story came from a NSW Dept of Education and Training School Magazine.

Play: Tanabata

This play, based on a Japanese folktale, comes from a collection of plays and skits created by the ACT Japanese teachers’ group for use in their primary and junior secondary classrooms. Students work cooperatively in groups or as a class to prepare and perform the play for their classmates or at a school event.

Play: Kobutori Jiisan

This play, based on a Japanese folktale, comes from a collection of plays and skits created by the ACT Japanese teachers’ group for use in their primary and junior secondary classrooms. Students work cooperatively in groups or as a class to prepare and perform the play for their classmates or at a school event.

Play: The Juunishi Story

Students act out this story about the origin of the Juunishi (Chinese/Japanese zodiac). The play can be used by students not only in the classroom but also as a presentation for a school event. There are 15 parts.

Skit: Tanabata

Students perform a short skit about the origins of the Tanabata Festival held in July. The skit emphasises the months and how the lovers can only meet once a year.

Manga: High School Valentine’s Day

Students put manga sections back in to their correct order as they read about Erin’s Valentine’s Day disaster. Erin decides to give a boy chocolates then finds out he already has a girlfriend. There is a lot of colloquial language spoken between the characters.

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