Name: Christina Zendzian

Name of Teacher & School: Mrs. Heather Wren & Tallwood Elementary
Subject: Japanese
Grade: 5th
Title: Hiragana
Date Taught: 01/19/2017
LESSON PLAN

In this lesson students will learn how to understand, pronounce, and write a
portion of one of the Japanese alphabets, hiragana, and understand certain
Overview aspects of Japanese culture.

FL.JI.1.IP.1: Provide and obtain information, express feelings and emotions,

VBCPS Standards and exchange opinions, both orally and in writing.
FL.JI.1.IR.3: Interpret gestures, intonation, and other visual/auditory cues
from Japanese speaking cultures.
FL.JI.1.P.1: Retell in Japanese familiar information in new contexts.
Essential Question(s) What is the connection between language and culture?
be able to identify, pronounce, and write the ten characters
Students will
Objectives taught in the lesson.

Students will gain knowledge about the Japanese language and culture and be
Learning Target able to distinguish the different characters in the first alphabet.

(a) (i) (u)(e) (o)

Key Vocabulary/ ( ka)(ki)(ku)(ke)(ko)
(hai) - yes
Concepts By saying hai, students can show respect towards the teacher,
which is a vital concept in Japanese culture.
paper ball (kusudama), Karuta cards, dry erase boards, dry erase
Japanese
Materials markers, hiragana practice packet, pencils

Participants: Teacher Small group collaboration (5)

Hook:

Students will gently pass around a Japanese paper ball, kusudama, and
say any Japanese words they already know.

Instructional Process:
Activities I will teach each pronunciation of this chapter and their stroke orders
one by one.
After each introduction of a character, students will repeat the
pronunciation and write the character on their dry erase boards.
Karuta
Cards showing a character and a picture will be laid out.
Students will learn the meaning of (hai).
Adapted from the Teacher Cadet Curriculum, Property of CERRASouth Carolina 2004, and/or the Virginia Teachers for Tomorrow Curriculum
John M. Merritt, English Teacher at Kellam High School (Virginia Beach City Public Schools)
 Students will listen carefully as the teacher calls out a
character.
Students must find the card that corresponds to the called out
character, place their hand on the card, and say hai.
Student must say hai. to win the round.
Closure:
Students will recall new vocabulary.

Some students will need instructions repeated and multiple visual examples to
Accommodations ensure understanding.
Formal/Informal Check for Understanding:
___Pre-assessments
_X_Exit Ticket (L, S, R, W) hiragana packet
Assessments _X_Teacher Observations
_X_Oral and written responses
___Self-assessments
Resources http://print-kids.net/

Adapted from the Teacher Cadet Curriculum, Property of CERRASouth Carolina 2004, and/or the Virginia Teachers for Tomorrow Curriculum
John M. Merritt, English Teacher at Kellam High School (Virginia Beach City Public Schools)