Welcome to fry sensei's website!
This website is filled with fun resources we use in class every week - and also for you to use to explore Japanese language and culture! I add new things all the time, so keep visiting!
All About Me!
Welcome back, Mustangs! To get us back into the swing of Nihongo, we are working on introducing ourselves, adding a few details about what we LIKE and what we ARE GOOD AT, as well as how old we are and when our birthday is! So, be sure to ask your student, "nansai desu-ka?"
Welcome back, Mustangs! To get us back into the swing of Nihongo, we are working on introducing ourselves, adding a few details about what we LIKE and what we ARE GOOD AT, as well as how old we are and when our birthday is! So, be sure to ask your student, "nansai desu-ka?"
Setsubun
Febuary 3rd
Setsubun is a day when Japanese people welcome spring by throwing beans at the "oni" to chase away bad luck, and eating a special sushi roll to invite in good luck! We made our own red and blue "oni" masks and threw beans at the "oni" to celebrate!
Febuary 3rd
Setsubun is a day when Japanese people welcome spring by throwing beans at the "oni" to chase away bad luck, and eating a special sushi roll to invite in good luck! We made our own red and blue "oni" masks and threw beans at the "oni" to celebrate!
あけましておめでとう!
Happy New Year!
2022 is the Year of the Tiger (tora)
For O-shoogatsu, many people send New Year's greeting cards called nengajou
ねんがじょう, and play traditional games, such as flying kites and spinning tops called koma こま. One fun game is called "fukuwarai ふくわらい" (Lucky Laugh). To try a fukuwarai game online, click the picture of blindfolded kids below. To learn more about nengajou, traditional New Year's decorations, and see some pictures, click the pictures and videos, or check out the Waku Waku Otaku Website button below.
O-shoogatsu (New Year's) is an important holiday in Japan. It is a time when families celebrate quietly with their families at home. There are some many traditional activities, foods, and games that Japanese people enjoy during O-shoogatsu. Here are some videos of traditional Japanese activities you can check out:
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Japanese Spring Festival 2016 Saturday was a gorgeous day to celebrate Japanese culture at Erpenbeck Elementary. Thanks to all our wonderful volunteers from Mann ES, Erpenbeck ES, Ryle HS and Gray MS for making our festival a great day! Also BIG thanks to our community partners, Nishime Family Karate, UC Kendo Club, and the Scott County Taiko Drum Club for working tirelessly to give everyone a very hands-on experience with Japanese culture. If you missed it, be sure to come next year! Clockwise from left: Dressing for pictures in yukata, Kendo workshop with the UC Kendo Club, Sushi rolling class with Fry Sensei, Scott County HS Taiko Club performs
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Making origami helmets Taiko drum workshop Traditional Japanese games
おべんとう (O-BENTO)
Halloween Bento with rice balls shaped like ghosts, carrots in pumpkin shapes, and bats made from nori (sheets of roasted seaweed) - what could be more fun to eat? Inside rice balls you can often find surprises like fish, chicken, or even omeboshi (pickled plums).
October is all about o-bento for 2nd grade! Bento are traditional Japanese lunches that have taken the world by storm! Our 2nd grade classes are learning all about what healthy and delicious foods can go into bento, and will create their own! (OK, we'll just draw pictures, but you can make them together at home!) For more ideas on how you can make bento, onigiri (rice balls - they are great snacks!!) and for other amazing Japanese food recipes, check out these links to great blogs at justbento.com and gekiuma.wordpress.com:
Sensei! Where can I buy a bento box? It can be hard to find bento in our area, but you can easily order them online! There are American style and Japanese style bento, so choose one that is right for you! There are many places you can buy them (such as Amazon), but for lots of authentic choices in English, click the picture to the left to try Justbento.
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たんじょうびはいつ??
Tanjoobi-wa itsu??
September in 1st grade was all about birthdays! When is your birthday? Sensei's tanjoobi is 4月 (April). We each made our own tanjoobi cakes and are checking out the charts to see which month has the most birthdays.
Welcome to Fry-sensei's Japanese class webpage. I am so excited to be able to introduce your child to Japanese! Research shows that learning a second language early in life helps children's brains develop in so many ways, increasing test scores in math and English as well as giving them an important life skill - communicating with people from different cultures. In this increasingly small world, opening a child's mind to the world beyond their home state and country is crucial.
We have so much fun learning Japanese at school, we will likely want to keep on playing when we get home! To help my students go further, learn more and play more, I will add links to various resources for you to explore with your child: websites, apps you can download for iPad or Android, and more.
As we go through the year, I will try to do more with this website, like upload pictures videos of the classes doing awesome things in Japanese class so you can see how much they are growing and learning!
For a free way to keep learning Japanese, check out Boone County Public Library's Mango Languages site. You need a BCPL card to make an account.
There are many apps & websites available to teach kids Japanese. Here are a few you can check out:
Hiragana Karuta Cards is a game available for the iPad. It is $6.99 but is an amazing "one stop shop" for kids wanted to play and learn Japanese at the same time. The app has activities for the kids to do to practice reading, writing, and simple vocabulary. The navigation is all in Japanese, but it is user friendly enough for kids to figure out. Here is part of the iTunes description:
For those who never heard of it before, KARUTA is a simple Japanese card game designed to learn Hiragana characters. All you need to do is listen to the card reading, and single pick its correct pair from the batch of picture cards ! Obeying to its ancient origins, this educational app is designed specifically for toddlers and kids who just started learning elementary Japanese.
Learn Japanese for Kids for the Android or iPad is another great app for young children learning Japanese. It is only $1.99 and is another great way to keep reinforcing your child's language learning in a fun game format. It especially targets listening and vocabulary using recordings of native Japanese speakers. It gives your child another chance to hear Japanese on a daily basis, which helps with pronunciation as well as increasing vocabulary. Here is a description:
Learn Japanese for Kids contains over 400 commonly used Japanese words including colors, numbers, food drink and animals, all illustrated and professionally recorded by a native Japanese speaker.
Learn Japanese for Kids contains over 400 commonly used Japanese words including colors, numbers, food drink and animals, all illustrated and professionally recorded by a native Japanese speaker.