Japanese Teaching Topic - DATES & BIRTHDAYS
Teaching ideas, art and craft, flashcards, games, lesson plans, songs, videos, useful websites, worksheets on the Japanese teaching topic DATES and BIRTHDAYS たんじょうび、にち、ひ、がつ、しゅうまつ、tanjyoubi, nichi, hi, gatsu, shumatu etc.
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Certificates
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Birthday certificate
Sing happy birthday in Japanese then give the birthday student this certificate where they fill in their age and glue it in their books. Donated by N Gilbert 
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Flashcards
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Birthdays (months) mingle
Give a card to each students as they enter the classroom. They then need to sit down in order of birthday. Once all students are seated get each student to read their card aloud to the rest of the class. The students write down the person's name and their birth month in their notes. (This could be done in complete sentences. ie. Satoshi kun no tanjyoobi wa ichi gatsu desu. さとしくんの誕生日は一月です。） Donated by C. Shimizu 
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Dates flashcards
Counting days of the month flashcards: tsutachi, futsuka, mikka, yokka, itsuka etc.
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Days of the week flashcards
Days of the week in hiragana and kanji.
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Flashcards and kanji writing practice
Kanji explained using pictures and then kanji writing practice for all days of the week. Worksheets from www.jakka.net and http://www.jpf.org.uk/language/kanjifiles/kanjicard.html 
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Months flashcards 1
Months from January (1 gatsu) to December (12 gatsu). Donated by C. Shimizu.
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Months flashcards 2
Months from January (1 gatsu) to December (12 gatsu) including pictures of common festivals and events in the month. Donated by B McArthur
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Games and activities in class
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Cline days of the week
Divide the class into groups of 7. Give each Ss in the group a day of the week card. Ss then line up in order from Monday 月曜日to Sunday 日曜日. The team that can do it the fastest is the winner. Created by I Foley
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Days of the week card match
Students match the kanji, picture, romaji and English for each day of the week then put them in order from Monday to Sunday.
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Days of the month card match
Students match the kanji and romaji for each day of the month then put them in order from the 1st to the 31st. Donated by K Trengove
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Find a friend otanjyoubi
Copy a worksheet for each Ss. Ss mingle around the class asking 'Otanjyoubi wa itsu desu ka?' おたんじょうびはいつですか。 Then write down one different name for each month on their grid. The person who is finished first is the winner. This person must then tell the class the birthdays they have on their sheet. Donated by A Buttigieg
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Skipping Months
Take Ss outside with a long skipping rope. Get the Ss to stand all to one side of the rope. As each Ss goes to jump the skipping rope they must say a month in Japanese. If they get the month wrong then they need to go back to the end of the line of Ss. If the month is their birthday month they need to stay skipping and say all 12 months.
Sumimasen Buzz
Put Ss into small groups. Ss counts go round the group saying the days of the week getsu you bi げつようび to nichi you bi にちようび. But instead of saying sui you bi すいようび they must say simimasen すみません. If a Ss says the wrong thing or takes too long to answer they must stand up. The next person who makes a mistake then stands up and the first person who made a mistake can now sit down. OR When a Ss makes a mistake they stand and take a week day card from the Tt. This week day becomes the new starting point Ie the Ss gets do you bi どようび so the group starts saying the days from do you bi どようび. EXTRA: This can also be done using days of the month, months of the year. Ss can stand up if they say their birthday month or day. When the next Ss stands they can then sit again.
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Time expression grid
Preparation- Copy a ‘Day, week, month, year’ grid for each pair of students. Cut up the Japanese words and put them into an envelope. What to do - Divide the class into pairs. Give each pair of student a copy of the grid and envelope of words. Students need to put the words under the correct heading and in the correct ‘time’ position. EXTRA: After completing the grid once, get the class to do the activity again but this time see which pair can complete the grid the fastest. Created by I Foley
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Games on line
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Dates match up game
Days and months in romaji. Includes audio. http://www.digitaldialects.com/Japanese.htm |
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Days of the week
[ROMAJI] Match the English and Japanese vocabulary. http://www.digitaldialects.com/Japanese/Daysmonths.htm |
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Months of the year
Click on the octopus. Listen to the month and then click on the English month. http://www.genkienglish.net/genkijapan/monthsoftheyearinjapanese.htm |
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Dates
Learn how to say the various days of the month. 1. http://www.quia.com/jg/363854.html 2. http://www.quia.com/rd/8848.html?AP_rand=1201359922 |
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Dates in Japanese
Click on the link to calendar. Then click on the various dates on the calander. Listen and learn the words. http://www.ajalt.org/sfyj/index.html |
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Posters
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Calendar
Japanese calendar poster with dates written in romaji, kana and kanji. Donated by M Young 
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Days of the week
Poster with days of the week written in kana, romaji and kanji. Donated by M Young. 
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Kyou wa
Poster to prompt students to say the date and day of the week. Donated by D Weatherley 
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Months
Poster with months written in kana, romaji and kanji. Donated by M Young. 
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PowerPoints
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Dates
PowerPoint introducing months, days of the month and days of the week vocabulary.
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Days of the week 1 PowerPoint
PowerPoint introducing the days of the week including Kanji, pictures and their origins. Donated by L Linn
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Days of the week 2 PowerPoint
PowerPoint introducing the days of the week including Kanji and their meanings.
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Days of the week and the planets
PowerPoint introducing the days of the week and its corresponding planet in ancient times. Donated by Iji K
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Birthdays PowerPoint
Powerpoint introducing how to say your birthday in Japanese including months and days. Donated by E. Kuo.
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Months of the year
PowerPoint introducing the months of the year (kanji, kana, romaji and English). Donated by T Popp
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Months and events
PowerPoint introducing the months of the year. Students learn how to say what events/festivals occur in what month. Includes summary of common Japanese festivals. Created by I Foley.
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Songs
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Days of the month song
Short rap song for remembering the days of the month. Created by I Foley 
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Tanjoubi wa itsu desu ka SONG PACK
Learn how to say your birthday month with this song pack includes lyrics sheet, PowerPoint introducing vocabulary and MP3. Donated by A von Dietze.
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Unit plans
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Birthday Lesson plan 1 |
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Birthday Lesson plan 2 |
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Videos
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Days of the month
Practice saying the days of the month with this simple song. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZ6daiEil8M |
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Days of the week song |
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Days of the week song
Japanese days of the week includes meaning and English translation. Donated by C. Bowen. ttp://ww.youtube.com/watch?v=9Cfbeo7BeiE |
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Days of the week
Learn the days of the week and common time expressions such as today, yesterday, the day after tomorrow, the weekend. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2WiTpJvJGA&feature=related |
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Days of the week - Genki Japan |
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Days of the week - Myu sings
Learn the days of the week through this song sung by the character Myu. Ideal for primary students. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_1VVBEC96I |
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Months in Japanese |
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Time expressions
Learn various time expressions including today, yesterday, in the morning, in the evening, at night, weekend, this year, next week, last week, next month, last month etc. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nXVBMPv5vC4&feature=related |
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Websites
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Calendar
Interactive picture dictionary practising the Japanese calendar including days of the weeks, dates, years, questions words etc. Other interactive dictionaries including positions, time, colours, and numbers. See collections section at: http://words.marugotoweb.jp/top.php?lang=en |
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Worksheets
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Annual events writing
Using the kidswebjapan website students research the answers to questions about annual Japanese festivals and events and then write their answers in full sentences (including dates in kanji). Donated by Kylie Cuff
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Battleships dates
Divide the class into pairs. Give each Ss a worksheet. Each Ss decides where to place their fleet on the grid - one Aircraft Carrier (5 squares), one Battleship (4 squares), one Cruiser (3 squares), two Destroyers (2 squares) and two Submarines (1 square). These must be drawn vertically or horizontally only. When each player has marked their fleet on their grid, begin play. Take turns to “shoot” at your opponents’ fleet by calling out the day and month in Japanese. ie. Ichi gatsu, tsuitachi 一月、一日. Your opponent must say whether the shot is a "miss" or a "hit" and, if it is a "hit", what type of ship it is. Play continues until one player wins by successfully sinking the whole of the other player's fleet. Donated by S Gamble |
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Birthdays worksheet
Students write down how old they are in Japanese and what month they were born in, then add the correct number of candles onto the cake. Both boy and girl sheets available. Donated by J Templeton 
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Birthday Calendar
Students are to find out when their classmate's birthdays are by asking: おたんじょう日はいつですか。They are to record answers on the Birthday Calendar by writing their classmate's name, as well as the date of the month in the appropriate box in Japanese. Donated by J Wong.
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Calendar compare
Divide the class into pairs. Give one Ss the 'あ' sheet and the other the 'か' sheet. Ss then discuss what they are doing on which day, where and with whom (without looking at each others phones). The idea is to compare their phone calendars and spot the differences. Once complete, Ss show their phones to each other and see if they found all the differences. Created by I Foley
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Dates in Japanese 1
Worksheet where students practice dates including days of the week, months, and days of the month. Donated by C Rowe
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Dates in Japanese 2
Worksheet where students practice dates including days of the week, months, and days of the month. Donated by H Mansfield
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Days of the month 1
List of the days of the month and a simple matching exercise. Donated by K Glass
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Days of the month 2
Practice saying the various dates. Sing a rap song to help remember the special days of the month. Created by I Foley
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Days of the month table
Practice saying dates in Japanese. Donated by M Miller.
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Days of the week table
Practice saying the days of the week. Donated by M Miller.
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Days of the week kanji practice 1
Students learn the kanji for the days of the week. Then complete this worksheet. The aim is for students to expand their knowledge of kanji and how kanji work. Donated by A Hickson.
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Days of the week kanji practise 2
Worksheet introducing the various kanji related to days of the week as well as practise writing pages. http://www.mariusrime.com/2011/01/kanji-practice-sheet-030-days-of-week.html |
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Days of the week crossword
Practice the days of the week and kanji with this worksheet. Donated by Anna Y.
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Match up days of the week
Ss practise matching the English days of the week to the Romaji. Donated by Y Foulk
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Months table
A list of all the months in Japanese. Donated by M Miller.
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Nan sai desu ka rap
Teach students how to say their age with this rap song. Created by I Foley
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Seiza - star signs
Worksheet where students learn about Japanese star signs (an extension activity for months and days of the month). Donated by M Shibata
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Word search Days of the week
Find the days of the week words in the word search. Donated by V nguyen.
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Word search Days of the month
Find the days of the month 1st to 10th and 20th.
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Word search Months and weather
Find the months in kanji and weather related words in hiragana in the find a word. Donated by S Ura.
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Writing a journal
An example of a journal entry and date writing practise. Donated by K Duquemin
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