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Japanese House & Rooms

Sixth graders tour a Japanese home (いえ, ie) — the へや (heya, rooms), だいどころ (daidokoro, kitchen), and おふろ (ofuro, bath). They also learn about the げんかん (genkan), the entryway where shoes come off before stepping inside.

Grade 6House & Rooms50 minutes1 class periodACTFL / World LanguagesExplicit teaching4 StandardsACTFL
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Lesson at a Glance

Everything you need before the bell rings

Learning Objectives

Students will be able to…

  • ✓Name rooms.
  • ✓Learn about the genkan & ofuro.
  • ✓Explore a Japanese home.
  • ✓Describe your house.
Essential Question

Welcome to a Japanese home! What are the rooms called — and why do you take your shoes off at the door?

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Interactive Task
Explore · Interactive

The Japanese Home Explorer

Project this and tap each. Have students tour the rooms of a Japanese home.

🏠 Explore a Japanese home — tap eachTry it

The Lesson · Language Flow (Warm-Up · Present · Practice · Speak · Reflect)

50 minutes, five moves

Tap any phase to open the teacher moves and student actions.

1

Warm-Up — Welcome Home

6 min

Welcome to a Japanese home — what are the rooms, and why remove your shoes?

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Show a genkan.
  • Ask why shoes come off.
  • Set the goal.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Look.
  • Wonder.
  • Get ready.
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Present — House & Rooms

12 min

Students learn.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Send students to the Home Explorer.
  • Present each room.
  • Note the genkan custom.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Tap each.
  • Note it.
  • Note it.
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Practice — Practice

13 min

Students practice.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Name a room.
  • Say daidokoro.
  • Explain the genkan.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Name it.
  • Say it.
  • Explain.
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Speak — Speak

13 min

Students speak.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Say “Heya ni imasu” (I’m in the room).
  • Describe your home.
  • Ask a partner.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Say it.
  • Describe.
  • Ask.
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Reflect — Reflect

6 min

Students close.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Name a room.
  • Say what a genkan is.
  • Complete the exit ticket.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Name one.
  • Say it.
  • Complete the exit ticket.
Standards Alignment

Built to the standards you report on

Aligned to the ACTFL World-Readiness Standards for Learning Languages (Novice-Mid).

ACTFL
Communication 1.2

Interpretive: understand room words.

ACTFL
Cultures 2.1

Explore home customs (genkan, ofuro).

ACTFL
Comparisons 4.1

Compare homes.

ACTFL
Communication 1.1

Interpersonal: describe a home.

Differentiation

One lesson, every learner

Multilingual Learners

ELL / EMERGING READERS
  • Room cards with romaji.
  • Show a house diagram.
  • Repeat aloud.

Support & Access

IEP / 504
  • Start with ie & heya.
  • Use pictures.
  • Repeat aloud.

Stretch & Extend

GIFTED / EARLY FINISHERS
  • Add shinshitsu (bedroom).
  • Draw & label a house.
  • Compare to your home.
Materials

What to gather

  • 📽️Screen / board
  • 🏠House diagram
  • 💻The Japanese Home Explorer
  • 👟A genkan picture
  • ✏️Notebooks
  • 🎫Exit-ticket slips
Vocabulary

Key terms — hover for a quick definition

いえ (ie)house / homeへや (heya)roomだいどころ (daidokoro)kitchenおふろ (ofuro)bathげんかん (genkan)entrywayトイレ (toire)toiletにわ (niwa)gardenドア (doa)door
Evaluate

Exit Ticket

Preview the three formative checks. Tap “Sample answer” to see what mastery looks like — hide them before you print for students.

QUESTION 1
How do you say “house” in Japanese?
いえ (ie).
QUESTION 2
What is the げんかん (genkan)?
The entryway where you take off your shoes.
QUESTION 3
What is the おふろ (ofuro)?
The bath — for soaking and relaxing after washing.

Reflect: house & rooms.

Have students name two rooms in a Japanese home and explain the genkan. A printable Japanese house sheet is in the World Languages library.

Study · Flashcards

Study the key terms

Tap a card to flip it, then rate whether you knew it. Built from this lesson’s vocabulary.

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Practice · Quiz

Check your understanding

A quick self-check with instant feedback, drawn from this lesson’s key terms.

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Practice · Worksheet

Printable worksheet

A print-and-go review sheet with a built-in answer key. Tap “Show answer key” to reveal answers, or print the clean version for students.

🖨️ Japanese House & RoomsPrint
Name: ________________________
Date: ____________

Part A · Write the word that matches each meaning

Word bank: いえ (ie), おふろ (ofuro), げんかん (genkan), だいどころ (daidokoro), にわ (niwa), へや (heya), トイレ (toire), ドア (doa)
  1. house / home
  2. entryway
  3. kitchen
  4. toilet
  5. garden
  6. door
  7. room
  8. bath

Part B · Show what you learned

  1. How do you say “house” in Japanese?
  2. What is the げんかん (genkan)?
  3. What is the おふろ (ofuro)?
Answer key — Part A: 1) いえ (ie) · 2) げんかん (genkan) · 3) だいどころ (daidokoro) · 4) トイレ (toire) · 5) にわ (niwa) · 6) ドア (doa) · 7) へや (heya) · 8) おふろ (ofuro)
Part B: 1) いえ (ie). 2) The entryway where you take off your shoes. 3) The bath — for soaking and relaxing after washing.