The aim of this resource is to support the teaching and learning of Japanese by very young children and this resource provides a variety of colourful visual stimuli to promote students' learning in ways that are enjoyable and interesting. Under the theme どうぶつえん (zoo), this resource covers many topics commonly taught in this level, such as age, colours and greetings. When the teacher shows students the words and pictures as s/he reads, the students will begin to associate sound and meaning with Japanese written symbols.

One of the special features of this resource is a set of attachments of pictures, words and expressions that enable students to interact with the resource and to create their own stories. In this on-line version of the Big Book, the attachments of pictures, words and expressions can be found within the picture. By moving the mouse over the picture, teachers find which parts of the page are active and change parts of the picture by clicking on it, or clicking and dragging objects within the picture.
Press F11 to view the pages in full screen.

The Activity Resources are copyright. However, The Japan Foundation Sydney Language Centre gives permission for copies to be made by teachers without commercial gain in quantities sufficient for use by bona-fide students.

This resource was written by Himiko Negishi-Wood and Shingo Usami, with support from Cathy Jonak.
Illustrations by Shingo Usami.