Teaching Recommendations

Key Stage 1

Inspire young pupils to think about the world around them and encourage their natural curiosity with these fun and simple resources and activities, ideal for KS1 children. 

• Kamishibai - Originating from Japanese street theatre in the form of picture card storytelling, using picture cards to share fun and colourful stories about Japan and Japanese culture!
  
  
• Radio Taiso - A 3-minute exercise routine that is commonly used for group warm-ups, perfect for PE and Sports Days. 
  
  
• Colouring sheets - A range of colouring sheets available for you to print out and use in your classroom anytime! 
  
  
• Activity packs - Enjoy Japan’s year-round festivals and seasonal celebrations with our activity packs and lesson links. 

Key Stage 2

Our recommended resource guide, designed for a 7 week half term are ideal as an introduction to Japan for KS2 pupils. 

Each lesson offers a closer look at different aspect of Japanese culture and life, from engaging in activities centred around special seasonal festival and celebrations, to writing haiku, to learning about what life at a typical elementary school in Japan is like!  

We also offer a diary worksheet that pupils can fill in each week to reflect on their learning about Japan so far. - should this be linked to another page, a downloadable pdf or included on this webpage

Key Stage 3 (Secondary and Sixth Form)

Introduction to this section...

• English - Haiku and Kamishibai - Spider's Thread.
  
  
• Science - The technology behind Japan’s high-speed trains.
  
  
• Maths - Origami and maths, tesselation with Japanese patterns
  
  
• Religious Education - Kamishibai - Spider's Thread.
  
  
• Geography - Geography of Japan.
  
  
• Art - Manga, calligraphy, and origami.
  
  
• PE - Undokai, sports quiz and Radio Taiso.