Japanese LOTE – Level 3 | Feelings (Foundation - Year 2)

This resource supports Foundation to Year 2 students in learning simple Japanese words to express feelings through listening, speaking, and early recognition activities.

Students use facial expressions and gestures to support understanding.

No prior knowledge of Japanese is required.

This resource includes:

• Teacher Notes (lesson overview, pronunciation support, differentiation, and extension ideas)
• 1 student worksheet with matching, listening, and optional tracing activities
• 3 vocabulary cards featuring key Japanese feeling words

Key vocabulary:

• うれしい (ureshii) – Happy
• かなしい (kanashii) – Sad
• つかれた (tsukareta) – Tired

Ideal for:

• Foundation – Year 2
• Japanese / LOTE programs
• Short language lessons (15–20 minutes)
• Introducing feelings through simple Japanese

Aligned with the Victorian Curriculum

Languages – Japanese (Foundation–Level 2)