Curriculum:
Essential Questions for Japanese

Kindergarten: How do we name things in a different language?

Me
- How do they call me? (kun, chan)
- How do I greet others?
- What is my language?
- What are my body parts named?
- How old am I?
- How do I feel?

Family
- How do I call my parents?
- What kind of pets do I have? What are their names? What are the sounds they make?

School & Community
- What objects are in our classroom?
- What is today's weather?
- What types of weather are there?
- How are seasons and weather connected?

World
- What stories do American children like?
- What folktales do the Japanese children like?