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WS05 - Kanji writing and drawing activity

Languages, Japanese, Years 1 and 2

By the end of Year 2, students use Japanese language to interact and share information related to the classroom and themselves. They use cues to respond to questions and instructions, and use simple formulaic language. They locate and convey key items of information in texts using non-verbal, visual and contextual cues to help make meaning. They use familiar words and modelled language to create text. They copy some kana script and single, high-frequency kanji appropriate to context. 

 

Students imitate the sounds and rhythms of Japanese and demonstrate understanding that Japanese has rules for non-verbal communication, pronunciation and writing and identify the 3 different scripts. They give examples of similarities and differences between some features of Japanese and English. They understand that language is connected with culture, and notice how this is reflected in their own language(s) and culture(s).

Communicating meaning in Japanese | Mediating meaning in and between languages

AC9LJ2C03

locate, with support, key information in familiar texts, and respond using gestures, images, words and formulaic phrases

Communicating meaning in Japanese | Creating text in Japanese

AC9LJ2C05

with support, use words, familiar phrases and modelled language to create spoken, written and multimodal texts, copying some kana and single high-frequency kanji appropriate to context

Understanding language and culture | Understanding systems of language

AC9LJ2U02

recognise that hiragana, katakana and kanji are used to construct meaning in Japanese texts

Annotations

 

1. Copies kanji characters with some understanding of stroke order.

 

2. Draws pictures to demonstrate understanding of kanji.