Downloadable resources

These downloadable resources have been designed for teachers to use in their schools and may be used freely in that context only.

Other teaching ideas can be found in past issues of our newsletter, Japan in focus.

If you have any comments on the resources, ideas for other useful classroom materials, or experience problems downloading or viewing the resources, please email Heidi Potter

Title of resource	download available	online version available	main curriculum area(s)	target age
Agriculture in Japan			geography, environmental studies - people & place	KS3 & 4 P7 - S2
Earthquakes picture quiz based on the 2004 Niigata Earthquake			geography	KS3
Haiku for the literacy hour			literacy	upper primary
Japan in geography at KS1			geography	KS1
Mrs Aoyama's farm - a case study			geography	KS3
Origami in maths			maths, art	KS1 & 2
Photobank			visual resources, varied subjects	any
Plan your own matsuri			multi-cultural day / week	any
Ready Steady NihonGO! a 10 lesson course in spoken Japanese			MFL	KS2
Setsubun traditional story and activities			Literacy	KS1 & 2
Shinto: the way of the gods			RE, Citizenship	KS3 up
Soroban: the Japanese abacus			maths, numeracy	KS1 up
Taiko drumming			music	any
Traditional Theatre			drama, literacy, ICT	KS3
Using kamishibai traditional storyboards			literacy	KS1 & 2
What's it like to live in Japan? - a photo enquiry			geography	KS2

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