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Japanese Shopping

Eighth graders learn to go shopping (かいもの, kaimono) in Japanese — finding what they want, asking “ikura desu ka?” (how much?), and paying. They put the steps of a shopping trip in order.

Grade 8Shopping50 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…

  • ✓Explain shopping.
  • ✓Ask “ikura desu ka?”
  • ✓Order the steps.
  • ✓Make a purchase.
Essential Question

Let’s go shopping in Japan! What are the steps — from entering the store to saying “thank you”?

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Interactive Task
Put in Order · Interactive

Order the Shopping Steps

Project this and have students put the Japanese shopping steps in order.

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

50 minutes, five moves

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1

Warm-Up — Let’s Go Shopping

6 min

Let’s shop in Japan — what are the steps from entering to “thank you”?

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Show a store.
  • Ask what to do first.
  • Set the goal.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Look.
  • Guess.
  • Get ready.
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Present — Shopping

12 min

Students learn.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Present the steps.
  • Note “ikura desu ka?”
  • Note paying & thanking.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Listen.
  • Note it.
  • Note it.
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Practice — Practice

13 min

Students practice.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Send students to Order the Steps.
  • Put it in order.
  • Ask “ikura?”

🎒 Student Actions

  • Order.
  • Say.
  • Ask.
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Speak — Speak

13 min

Students speak.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Role-play buying something.
  • Ask the price.
  • Trade roles.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Role-play.
  • Ask.
  • Trade.
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Reflect — Reflect

6 min

Students close.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Name a first step.
  • Ask “ikura desu ka?”
  • Complete the exit ticket.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Name it.
  • Ask 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-High).

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Communication 1.1

Interpersonal: shop & negotiate.

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Communication 1.2

Interpretive: understand prices.

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Cultures 2.1

Explore shopping customs.

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Communication 1.3

Presentational: describe a purchase.

Differentiation

One lesson, every learner

Multilingual Learners

ELL / EMERGING READERS
  • Step cards with romaji.
  • Sentence frame: “Ikura desu ka?”
  • Use play money.

Support & Access

IEP / 504
  • Start with mise ni iku & harau.
  • Order two at a time.
  • Role-play.

Stretch & Extend

GIFTED / EARLY FINISHERS
  • Add prices in yen.
  • Bargain politely.
  • Role-play a market.
Materials

What to gather

  • 📽️Screen / board
  • 🛒A play store
  • 💻Order the Shopping Steps
  • 💴Play yen
  • ✏️Notebooks
  • 🎫Exit-ticket slips
Vocabulary

Key terms — hover for a quick definition

かいもの (kaimono)shoppingみせ (mise)storeほしい (hoshii)wantねだん (nedan)priceおかね (okane)moneyはらう (harau)to payいくら (ikura)how muchレジ (reji)register
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
What is a good FIRST step when shopping?
Go to the store (mise ni iku).
QUESTION 2
How do you ask “how much is it?” in Japanese?
Ikura desu ka?
QUESTION 3
What do you say when you receive your purchase?
Arigatō (thank you).

Reflect: shopping.

Have students role-play a purchase in Japanese, asking “Ikura desu ka?” A printable Japanese shopping sheet is in the World Languages library.

Study · Flashcards

Study the key terms

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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 ShoppingPrint
Name: ________________________
Date: ____________

Part A · Write the word that matches each meaning

Word bank: いくら (ikura), おかね (okane), かいもの (kaimono), ねだん (nedan), はらう (harau), ほしい (hoshii), みせ (mise), レジ (reji)
  1. shopping
  2. want
  3. how much
  4. price
  5. to pay
  6. money
  7. store
  8. register

Part B · Show what you learned

  1. What is a good FIRST step when shopping?
  2. How do you ask “how much is it?” in Japanese?
  3. What do you say when you receive your purchase?
Answer key — Part A: 1) かいもの (kaimono) · 2) ほしい (hoshii) · 3) いくら (ikura) · 4) ねだん (nedan) · 5) はらう (harau) · 6) おかね (okane) · 7) みせ (mise) · 8) レジ (reji)
Part B: 1) Go to the store (mise ni iku). 2) Ikura desu ka? 3) Arigatō (thank you).