Timothy G. Stout - Tuttle More Japanese for Kids Flash Cards Kit Ebook: [Includes 64 Flash Cards, Online Audio, Wall Chart & Learning Guide]

Japanese Games and Activities to Try Jan Ken Pon (Rock-Paper-Scissors) Technically this is not a game, but a way to decide who is it or to decide who goes first, when playing the games listed below. To begin, two or more players say Jan ken pon , and when they say pon , each player makes the sign of a rock, paper, or scissors with his or her hand. As most children know, scissors cut paper; paper covers rock; rock crushes scissors. If it is a tie, they do it again, saying Aiko desho! (Its a tie!). After someone wins Jan ken pon , Japanese children often play another game. The winner says Achi muite hoi! (Look over there!), and then points up, down, left, or right.

If the opponent looks in the same direction, then he or she loses. Note that Jan ken pon was developed in Japan over a hundred years ago and these actual words do not have common usage in modern Japanese.

Issei no Ichi (Thumbs Up Game) The game begins with two or more players extending both hands in a fist. Choose a player to begin; you can use Jan ken pon to choose! The chosen player says Issei no ichi (or some other number), and when the number is said all the players must instantly, on their extended hands, show one, two, or no thumbs. The number of thumbs of all the players is counted, and if it is the same as the number the player said, then he or she gets one hand out. For example, if there are two players, and the first player says Issei no san (three), and the total number of thumbs the two players put up is also three, then the first player would put one hand down.

The first player with both hands out wins. Try playing this game with more than two players for extra fun!

Bzu Mekuri (New Years Card Game) This game is usually played with a special set of cards, but you can improvise and use the Tuttle MORE Japanese for Kids Flash Cards to play it too. First, explain to the players that there are three types of flash cards: the warriors ( Samurai ), the priests ( Bzu ), and the princesses ( Himesama ). Designate one topic of flash cards, such as the Nature cards, as the priests, and designate another topic of flash cards, such as the At My House cards, as the princesses. All of the other flash cards are designated as samurai warriors. The object of the game is to get the most flash cards.

The players take turns drawing one card from the draw pile. If you draw a Samurai (warrior), then you keep it, and the game continues with the next players turn. If you draw a Bzu (priest), then you have to put all of your flash cards in the discard pile. If you draw a Himesama (princess), then you get to keep all of the flash cards in the discard pile, plus you get to draw again. Playing continues until the all of the cards in the draw pile are gone. Then count your cards in Japanese! The player with the most number of flash cards wins, and gets to draw first in the next match.

For a challenge, you can require each player to say the name of the flash card before playing it. If he or she cannot remember it, tell the name of the card and put it in the middle of the draw pile, and continue playing.

Sugoroku (Childs Dice Game) Until recently, commercial board games were not popular in Japan, but Japanese children often created their own board games called sugoroku . Sugoroku , which means pair of dice, includes a pair of dice, and a hand-drawn game board, with a starting space ( Furidashi ), a goal ( Agari ), and many spaces in between, forming alternative routes to the goal. The game is played by two or more players taking turns rolling the two dice, and moving ahead the corresponding number of spaces. The first player to reach the goal wins.

Why not create you own Sugoroku game? You could draw a game board on poster paper, and write Japanese words in each space. Or you could simply use the flash cards in this set and arrange them in several lines on the floor that begin at a starting space and end up at a goal. Use coins or action figures for the playing pieces. Take turns with a friend or family member. For an extra challenge, you can require the players to say the Japanese word on the space or flash card, and if they cannot say it, say it for them and have them go back to the space where they started on that turn. Its fun.

Dont be board, try this game!

Audio CD Track List To download the content of the CD, please click . BONUS WORDS: The Basics hai yes iie no konnichiwa hello saynara goodbye ohay gozaimasu good morning konbanwa good evening arigat gozaimasu thank you doitashimashite youre welcome gomennasai Im sorry sumimasen excuse me watashi me anata you ogenki desu ka How are you? hai, genki desu Im fine onegai shimasu please iie, kekk desu no, thank you SONGS Haru Ga Kita Spring Has Come Umi Ocean kina Kuri No Ki No Shita De Under the Big Chestnut Tree Koinobori Carp Streamers Shizen Nature chiky earth, the world taiy sun tsuki moon hoshi star hana flower umi ocean, sea ki tree yama mountain Tenki Weather kaze wind ame rain kumo cloud yuki snow atsui hot samui cold Hantaigo Opposites kii big chiisai small kirei pretty minikui ugly ii good warui bad akemasu open shimemasu shut suki like kirai dislike hai, s desu yes, it is iie, chigaimasu no, it isnt Dsa Actions hanashimasu talk, speak kikimasu hear, listen suwarimasu sit tachimasu stand kimasu come ikimasu go agemasu give nomimasu drink hashirimasu run mimasu see, watch Watashi Ga Yaritai Koto Things I Like to Do tomodachi friend utaimasu sing odorimasu dance asobimasu play gmu game e o kakimasu paint, draw suptsu o shimasu play sports yomimasu read oyogimasu swimming eiga o mimasu watch a movie Watashi No Uchi De At My House keitai denwa cell phone terebi TV shinshitsu bedroom isu chair tburu table mado window denki light doa door daidokoro kitchen reizko refrigerator Odekake Going Places hikki airplane kuruma car densha train jitensha bicycle basu bus gakk school mise store ken park Shizen Nature
chiky

Japanese	Rmaji	English
chiky	earth, the world

Minna de chiky o taisetsu ni shimash. Everyone should help take care of our earth. Chiky wa hirokute utsukushii desu. The earth is big and beautiful.
taiy

Japanese	Rmaji	English
taiy	sun

Taiy wa kikute akarui desu.

The sun is big and bright. Nihon no hata wa akai taiy o egaiteimasu. The Japanese flag is a picture of a red sun.