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JAPANESE SUPPORT WEBSITE FOR JUNIOR SCHOOL STUDENTS AND PARENTS

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KIDS' WEB JAPAN-

KIDS' WEB JAPAN-
KIDS' WEB JAPAN-Have some fun- CLICK ON THE PICTURE TO GO TO A GREAT, FUN SITE !!!!

BASIC HIRAGANA CHART

BASIC HIRAGANA (JAPANESE SCRIPT) CHART Hiragana Chart

GET BETTER AT HIRAGANA

GET BETTER AT HIRAGANA
GET BETTER AT HIRAGANA:Click on the picture above and start today

JUNIOR SCHOOL VIDEOS AND SONGS

JUNIOR SCHOOL VIDEOS AND SONGS
JUNIOR SCHOOL VIDEOS AND SONGS- CLICK THIS PICTURE

WATCH ALL OF THE JUNIOR SCHOOL VIDEOS- CLICK ON THE BUTTON BESIDES 'P'LAY TO SEE ALL OF THE VIDEOS

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WORDCHAMP LINK- CLICK ON IT TO GO STRAIGHT TO WORDCHAMP FOR YEARS 4-6 HOMEWORK

EXTENSION- START PRACTISING FOR YOUR JLPT N5

EXTENSION- START PRACTISING FOR YOUR JLPT N5
GREAT JAPANESE SITE- CLICK ON PICTURE TO GO THERE YRS 3-6

PREP PAGE

PREP PAGE
CLICK ON IMAGE TO GO TO PREPS' PAGE

HIRAGANA PAGE

HIRAGANA PAGE
MR MACKENZIE-SMITH'S HIRAGANA PAGE- CLICK ON THE PICTURE TO GO STRAIGHT THERE-IT LOOKS THE SAME AS THIS PAGE, BUT.. IT'S FULL OF HIRAGANA LESSONS

COME WITH ME ON A TOUR OF MATSUMOTO CASTLE IN JAPAN

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Matsumoto Castle (松本城)- Japan National Treasure in Japan

MANGA

MAKE YOUR OWN CARTOON STRIP IN JAPANESE- IT'S EASY! SEE IF YOU CAN GET THE 'CHEESY' HUMOUR IN MY SIMPLE ONE

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JAPAN FOR TRAVELLERS- CHEAT SHEET- DOWNLOAD SOME USEFUL EXPRESSIONS-CLICK ON PICTURE

HIRAGANA LESSONS - Start by listening to the alphabet

HIRAGANA SELF-STUDY LESSONS. WHEN YOU DO THIS PROPERLY, YOU CAN BE A HIRAGANA PRO IN NO TIME.
STEP 1. FIRST, LISTEN TO THE HIRAGANA ALPHABET SONG
STEP 2. WATCH 'HIRAGANA 1' THE AIUEO VIDEO AND TRY TO WRITE THE CHARACTERS
STEP 3. DO THE AIUEO HIRAGANA TEST ON QUIZLET
STEP 4. WATCH 'HIRAGANA 2' THE KA KI KU KE KO VIDEO
STEP 5. DO THE LEVEL 1 READING: AGYO KAGYO POWERPOINT READING TEST.MAKE SURE YOU TRY TO READ THE HIRAGANA BEFOR CLICKING ON TO THE NEXT SLIDE TO FIND OUT THE ENGLISH ANSWER.
STEP 6. WATCH THE 'HIRAGANA 3' VIDEO
STEP 7. KEEP GOING THROUGH THE VIDEOS (MAYBE ONE OR TWO PER WEEK) AND THEN COMPLETE THE TEST AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE








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LEVEL 1 HIRAGANA

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LEVEL 2 HIRAGANA



LEVEL 3 HIRAGANA




LEVEL 4 HIRAGANA



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A RELAXING HIRAGANA SONG



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