Japanese LOTE – Level 7 | Shapes (Foundation – Year 2) is a teacher-friendly resource designed for Australian primary classrooms.

This resource introduces basic Japanese shape words through listening, speaking, and visual matching activities.

Students learn to recognise and respond to common shapes in Japanese using clear visuals and simple repetition.

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 shape words

Key vocabulary:

• まる (maru) – Circle
• さんかく (sankaku) – Triangle
• しかく (shikaku) – Square

Ideal for:

• Foundation – Year 2
• Japanese / LOTE programs
• Introducing shapes in Japanese
• Short language lessons (15–20 minutes)

Aligned with the Victorian Curriculum

Languages – Japanese (Foundation–Level 2)