This resource introduces common polite Japanese expressions used in everyday classroom interactions.

Students learn to recognise and respond to polite expressions in Japanese through listening, visual cues, and gesture-based activities.

The focus is on understanding and appropriate use, rather than sentence formation.

No prior knowledge of Japanese is required.

This resource includes:

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

Key vocabulary:

• おねがいします (onegaishimasu) – Please
• どうぞ (dōzo) – Here you are / Go ahead
• ありがとう (arigatō) – Thank you

Ideal for:

• Foundation – Year 2
• Japanese / LOTE programs
• Teaching polite classroom language and routines
• Listening and gesture-based language lessons
• Short language lessons (15–20 minutes)

Aligned with the Victorian Curriculum

Languages – Japanese (Foundation–Level 2)