Curriculum:
Essential Questions for Japanese

Grade 1: Who is in my community? How can we become a caring community?

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Me
- What is my name?
- What do I call myself?
- What color are my eyes/hair?

School & Community
- How are American and Japanese classrooms the same/different?
- What do I want to eat? What do Japanese people eat? How do I ask for what I want?
- What are the names of farm animals? What are the sounds they make? What colors are the animals?

World
- What holidays do I celebrate?
- What do American people celebrate?
- What is celebrated in Japan?
- What colors represent each holiday?
- What is the season and weather during these celebrations?

Curricular Units

Farm Animals

Restaurant

Weather