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Japanese Clothing

Fifth graders learn words for clothes (ふく, fuku) in Japanese — ぼうし (bōshi, hat), くつ (kutsu, shoes), シャツ (shatsu, shirt) — and meet the きもの (kimono), Japan’s beautiful traditional dress.

Grade 5Clothing45 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…

  • ✓Say Japanese clothing words.
  • ✓Match words to meanings.
  • ✓Learn about the kimono.
  • ✓Describe clothes.
Essential Question

What are you wearing today? Let’s learn the words for clothes in Japanese — including the kimono!

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Interactive Task
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Match the Clothing Word

Project this and match each Japanese clothing word to its meaning — tap the word, then tap the meaning.

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

45 minutes, five moves

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1

Warm-Up — Getting Dressed

5 min

What are you wearing? Let’s learn clothes in Japanese — including the kimono!

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Point to your shoes.
  • Ask their Japanese name.
  • Set the goal.

🎒 Student Actions

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

12 min

Students learn.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Send students to Match the Clothing Word.
  • Match each one.
  • Note the kimono.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Match.
  • Say.
  • Note it.
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Practice — Practice

12 min

Students practice.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Name what you’re wearing.
  • Point and say it.
  • Say bōshi.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Name it.
  • Point.
  • Say it.
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Speak — Speak

10 min

Students speak.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Say “Shatsu o kite imasu” (I’m wearing a shirt).
  • Describe an outfit.
  • Ask a partner.

🎒 Student Actions

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

5 min

Students close.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Name a clothing item.
  • Say what a kimono 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 clothing words.

ACTFL
Cultures 2.1

Explore the kimono.

ACTFL
Comparisons 4.1

Compare clothing vocabulary.

ACTFL
Communication 1.1

Interpersonal: describe clothes.

Differentiation

One lesson, every learner

Multilingual Learners

ELL / EMERGING READERS
  • Clothing cards with romaji.
  • Sentence frame: “___ is ___.”
  • Use pictures.

Support & Access

IEP / 504
  • Start with kutsu & bōshi.
  • Match one pair at a time.
  • Use pictures.

Stretch & Extend

GIFTED / EARLY FINISHERS
  • Add zubon (pants) & kutsushita (socks).
  • Describe your outfit.
  • Learn about kimono seasons.
Materials

What to gather

  • 📽️Screen / board
  • 👗Clothing cards
  • 💻Match the Clothing Word
  • 👘A kimono picture
  • ✏️Notebooks
  • 🎫Exit-ticket slips
Vocabulary

Key terms — hover for a quick definition

ふく (fuku)clothesぼうし (bōshi)hatくつ (kutsu)shoesシャツ (shatsu)shirtきもの (kimono)kimono (traditional dress)ズボン (zubon)pantsくつした (kutsushita)socksきる (kiru)to wear
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 “shoes” in Japanese?
くつ (kutsu).
QUESTION 2
What does ぼうし (bōshi) mean?
Hat.
QUESTION 3
What is a きもの (kimono)?
A traditional Japanese dress.

Reflect: clothing.

Have students name two things they are wearing in Japanese. A printable Japanese clothing sheet is in the World Languages library.

Study · Flashcards

Study the key terms

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Practice · Quiz

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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.

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Date: ____________

Part A · Write the word that matches each meaning

Word bank: きもの (kimono), きる (kiru), くつ (kutsu), くつした (kutsushita), ふく (fuku), ぼうし (bōshi), シャツ (shatsu), ズボン (zubon)
  1. clothes
  2. socks
  3. shoes
  4. pants
  5. shirt
  6. hat
  7. to wear
  8. kimono (traditional dress)

Part B · Show what you learned

  1. How do you say “shoes” in Japanese?
  2. What does ぼうし (bōshi) mean?
  3. What is a きもの (kimono)?
Answer key — Part A: 1) ふく (fuku) · 2) くつした (kutsushita) · 3) くつ (kutsu) · 4) ズボン (zubon) · 5) シャツ (shatsu) · 6) ぼうし (bōshi) · 7) きる (kiru) · 8) きもの (kimono)
Part B: 1) くつ (kutsu). 2) Hat. 3) A traditional Japanese dress.