Lesson 9
Lesson Plan Download pdf
Starter (15 minutes)
Use the kobutanukitsuneko presentation/ flashcards and show the children a picture of the following animals. The Japanese teacher should carefully pronounce each of the words and the children repeat five times. You may also wish to use the soundfiles:
| neko | ねこ | cat |
| kobuta | こぶた | piglet |
| tanuki | たぬき | racoon |
| kitsune | きつね | fox |
| kaeru | かえる | frog (for Y5/6 option) |
Once children have been introduced to the above animal words, they will be taught the following song: ‘kobuta, tanuki, kitsune, neko’. (See website link at the end of the presentation for the tune and also the worksheet which has the songwords). Briefly discuss the onomatopoeia that these animals make. (pig - bubu, racoon - pon poko pon (the sound he makes as he hits his big belly) fox - konkon, cat - nyao).
Note: This song may be a little simple for Years 5 and 6, so the song could perhaps just be touched on briefly. As an alternative, they may wish to try singing ‘kaeru no uta - かえるの歌’. This song still includes animal onomatopoeia, but is slightly more complex in that it can be sung as a round. (See worksheet for score).
