Elementary Lesson Resources
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Elementary School education in Japan is going through a change. There are new textbooks for Elementary school, and the approach for English education is shifting.
From 2020, the new curriculum has gone into effect. 5th & 6th graders now have 70 English classes a year, and 3rd & 4th graders have 35. This is roughly two classes a week for 5th & 6th grades and one class for 3rd & 4th. Previously, the only required English classes for Elementary schools were 5th & 6th grades, and any English lessons for students younger than this was up to each school's discretion.
Official Websites
- Fifth Grade Schedule Breakdown - 70 Hours (2020 onward)
- Sixth Grade Schedule Breakdown - 70 Hours (2020 onward)
(While the official website has a breakdown for combined 3rd/4th grade classrooms using both textbooks at once (LINK), it doesn't seem to have a breakdown for individual textbooks or lesson plans for each unit.)
Previous curriculums (prior to 2020):
- Third and Fourth Grade - 15 Hours
- Fifth and Sixth Grade - 50 Hours
- Fifth and Sixth Grade - 70 Hours (Old Textbooks)
3rd and 4th Grade
35 Hour Schedule Breakdown
| Year Group | Chapter | Materials |
|---|---|---|
| 3年生 - Third Grade | All lesson plans | |
| 3年 - Hello | ||
| 3年 - How are you? | ||
| 3年 - How many? | ||
| 3年 - I like blue. | ||
| 3年 - What do you like? | ||
| 3年 - ALPHABET | ||
| 3年 - This is for you. | ||
| 3年 - What’s this? | ||
| 3年 - Who are you? | ||
| 4年生 - Fourth Grade | All lesson plans | |
| 4年生 - Hello, world!. | ||
| 4年生 - Let's play cards. | ||
| 4年生 - I like Mondays. | ||
| 4年生 - What time is it? | ||
| 4年生 - Do you have a pen? | ||
| 4年生 - ALPHABET | ||
| 4年生 - What do you want? | ||
| 4年生 - This is my favorite place. | ||
| 4年生 - This is my day. | ||
5th and 6th Grade
70 Hour Schedule Breakdown
| Year Group | Chapter | Materials |
|---|---|---|
| 5年生 - Fifth Grade | All lesson plans | |
| 5年 - Hello, friends! | ||
| 5年 - When is your birthday? | ||
| 5年 - What do you want to study? | ||
| 5年 - He can bake bread well. | ||
| 5年 - Where is the post office? | ||
| 5年 - What would you like? | ||
| 5年 - Welcome to Japan. | ||
| 5年 - Who is your hero? | ||
| 6年生 - Sixth Grade | All lesson plans | |
| 6年 - This is me. | ||
| 6年 - How is your school life? | ||
| 6年 - Let's go to Italy. | ||
| 6年 - Summer vacations in the world. | ||
| 6年 - We all live on the Earth. | ||
| 6年 - Let’s think about our food. | ||
| 6年 - My Best Memory. | ||
| 6年 - My Future, My Dream. | ||
Old curriculum (prior to 2020)
15 Hour Schedule Breakdown
| Year Group | Chapter | Materials |
|---|---|---|
| 平成30年度 3年生 - Third Grade | All lesson plans | |
| 3年 - Hello | ||
| 3年 - I like blue. | ||
| 3年 - ALPHABET | ||
| 3年 - What’s this? | ||
| 平成30年度 4年生 - Fourth Grade | All lesson plans | |
| 4年生 - Hello. | ||
| 4年生 - How are you? | ||
| 4年生 - I like blue. | ||
| 4年生 - ALPHABET | ||
| 4年生 - Let’s play cards. | ||
| 4年生 - Do you have a pen? | ||
| 4年生 - This is my favorite place. | ||
50 Hour Schedule Breakdown
| Year Group | Chapter | Materials |
|---|---|---|
| 平成30年度 5年生 - Fifth Grade | All lesson plans | |
| 5年 - Hello. | ||
| 5年 - I’m happy. | ||
| 5年 - How many? | ||
| 5年 - I like apples. | ||
| 5年 - What do you like? | ||
| 5年 - What do you want? | ||
| 5年 - When is your birthday? | ||
| 5年 - Animal Paradise | ||
| 5年 - What’s this? | ||
| 5年 - I study Japanese. | ||
| 5年 - She can run fast. He can jump high. | ||
| 5年 - Who is your hero? | ||
| 5年 - What would you like? | ||
| 平成30年度 6年生 - Sixth Grade | All lesson plans | |
| 6年 - Do you have “a”? | ||
| 6年 - When is your birthday? | ||
| 6年 - I can swim. | ||
| 6年 - She can run fast. He can jump high. | ||
| 6年 - I like my town. | ||
| 6年 - Turn right. | ||
| 6年 - Let’s go to Italy. | ||
| 6年 - He is famous. She is great. | ||
| 6年 - My Summer Vacation | ||
| 6年 - What time do you get up? | ||
| 6年 - What do you want to watch? | ||
| 6年 - My Best Memory | ||
| 6年 - What do you want to be? | ||
See also
- Hi, friends!
- Eigo Notebook.
- In-school projects
- Classroom English. Useful phrases to teach at elementary school.
- Materials. Flash cards, information about your country, and such.
- Making an elementary school box. Everything you need in a box you can take to school.
- Michael's example syllabus.
- Music in the classroom.
- Teaching resources
Files
- Dear Successor.... An elementary school handbook of games for ALTs.
External links
- Englipedia's elementary page.
- Dream English Excellent chants and music available free of charge.
- Genki English. Syllabus and lesson ideas are free, but materials are not.
| Teaching Resources | |
|---|---|
| Teaching Resources Top Page | |
| Elementary School | ES Activities • ES Lesson Resources • Eigo Notebook |
| Junior High School | JHS Activities • Grades • JHS lesson resources |
| Senior High School | SHS Activities • Reading Comprehension Worksheets • Activities Booklet |
| Other | Eikaiwa • Conferences • Materials |
| Elementary School Topics | ||
|---|---|---|
| User-submitted ideas for vocabulary, games, activities, lesson plans, etc. | ||
| General Topics | Conversation • Lesson Resources • School Activities • Elementary School Grades | |
| Lesson Topics | Fundamentals | Greetings • Introductions • Phonics • Emotions • Weather |
| General | Animals • Adjectives • Body Parts • Clothing • Colors • Food • Shapes • Fruit | |
| Time | Time • Days of the Week • Months • Numbers | |
| School Life | School Rooms • Classroom Objects • Subjects • Hobbies • Jobs • Sports | |
| Locations | Places • Directions • Where • Vehicles • Nature | |
| Holidays | Halloween • Christmas | |
