Japanese Language For Beginners (Self-Paced)

18-Lessons Over 12 Weeks for Beginners (Ages 5-12)

Course Summary

Konnichiwa! Over 18 video lessons are in this 12-week jam-packed course! Students will focus on learning new vocabulary, speaking in sentences and communicating with their fellow classmates. Each week will also have a "question of the week" and/or team quiz.

Each week there will be a series of new learning videos. During these lessons students will follow along with me as if it’s a live class. My teaching style is often silly and charismatic to help capture learners attention. I hold up several visual aides for props and steer away from screen sharing. While learning a new language it is important to use a variety of learning methods, this is why we draw, write, speak and practice with quizzes. Together we will create a colorful book of pictures, words and phrases that students can cherish for all time. I will model the language but also encourage students to repeat at home. Cement the language to memory with our team Kahoot quizzes! You can take the quizzes multiple times and compete with classmates for a top spot on the leaderboard. There are eleven "question of the week" opportunities for learners to ask and answer questions with myself and other learners while using full sentences in Japanese.  

WEEK 1) 10 colors, counting, directions such as “stand up, sit down, fast, slow and turn around” followed by our "question of the week".  
WEEK 2) 20 animals, 15 human body parts. Sing “Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes” in Japanese followed by our team Kahoot quiz and "question of the week".
WEEK 3) 20 foods, 10 modes of transportation followed by our team Kahoot quiz.
WEEK 4) Practice introductions, greetings, ask and answer questions such as “How old are you? How are you?” Basic communication skills such as, “Thank you, You’re welcome, Can I have bread please? Here you are.” Lastly, students must answer the "question of the week" while using a full Japanese sentence.
WEEK 5) Learn shapes and seasons. Play our team Kahoot quiz and answer the question of the week.
WEEK 6) Days of the week and months of the year. Question and answer of the week.
WEEK 7) 10 articles of clothing. Learn about weather and climate. Kahoot quiz. Question and answer of the week.
WEEK 8) Let’s talk! Communicate while using our new vocabulary. Some topics include questions and phrases such as: What do you like? Where do you live? How is the weather? Which season is your favorite? I am cold. I am warm. It is hot. You look beautiful.  
WEEK 9) Let’s talk about our hobbies! Answer our question of the week and play our team Kahoot quiz.  
WEEK 10) Let’s talk about our family! Question of the week.
WEEK 11) Let’s talk about our neighborhood! Question of the week and play our team Kahoot quiz.
WEEK 12) Let’s talk about occupations! Question of the week, “What do you want to be when you grow up?”  

There is a safe and monitored online community where learners can communicate with each other and share their work. When each class ends, students will take a picture of their work and share with the class. They can also share videos of themselves speaking to help with pronunciation. How does a “Flexible Schedule” course work? *No scheduled live video chats. A series of prerecorded videos will be available each week to view and learn at your convenience.  *Discussions via classroom forum and private messages with the teacher *Great if your learner prefers independent pacing or is uncomfortable with live video chat.

Course Pricing

Japanese 12-week Master Course

$84 USD

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Elizabeth McMann

Hello parents and students,

I started Teach Me Truth Christian School because of the need for families to have a safe space for learning. After reading, "Mama Bear Apologetics", I recognized the call for a Christian education platform. Not only teaching children about the Bible, but also teaching apologetics that back up the Bible with science, logic, facts, history and intellectual reasoning. I am passionate about homesteading, homeschooling and working on becoming more independent from the world and government. Most schools in person and online censor Christianity and promote everything else - and I mean everything else! As parents, our jobs are becoming more difficult to protect our children from the evils of this world while at the same time educating them about the truth. Soon after starting the online platform, God called me to start an in-person school as well. 

My Teaching Style: I encourage learning through enthusiastic engagement. I believe children learn best through curiosity or play. Teaching online has been my passion for six years. I was an online English teacher with VIPKID for over three years and an Outschool teacher since 2020. VIPKID taught me how to engage with students in a virtual setting. They taught me how to use props, singing and demonstrations to increase learning. I encourage student output and participation during class.

About Me: I have a bachelor's degree in marketing and science. I am an entrepreneur and business owner. I have also been in the beauty industry for over 15 years. I am a homeschooling mom of five. I am constantly seeking creative ways for my children and students to learn new things.

My Homeschooling Style: As a homeschooling mom of 4, my favorite part of teaching is sort of "tricking" them into learning. What I mean by this is, we often play learning games and sing songs. In addition to this, my children have learning games on their devices and we listen to learning songs in the car. Some of our favorite online resources include: Easy Peasy Homeschool, Education.com and Miacademy and Flock School. Some of our favorite learning games are: ABC and sight word bingo, memory match, shout-and-grab, ABC caterpillar board game, dinosaur nest game, Uno, chess, checkers, matching, fill in the blank phonics sounds and more. We love arts and craft time as well as create weekly science projects. My kiddos enjoy both live and self-paced online classes. Our kids participate in chores, taking care of our chickens, ducks, dog and cat. We love projects and currently are building a chicken coop. Lastly, our book work is a small part of learning each day.

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