Curriculum:
Essential Questions for Japanese

Grade 3: Why is my day the way it is and is it different in other countries?

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Me
- Who am I?
- How do I describe myself?
- What do I like to do?
- When is my birthday?
- What is my phone number?

Family
- How are American, South American and Japanese families the same/different?
- What does each person in my family like/dislike?

School & Community
- How do we tell time?
- How do we express time in relation to today?

World
- Where in the world/universe am I?
- What are the countries in South America?
- How do I express location of places?
- Who are Japan's neighbors?

Writing Systems
- What are the writing systems used in the U.S. and Japan?
- How are they the same and/or different?
- Why is stroke order important in Japanese writing?

Curricular Unit

Families in Japan