Engage young learners in practicing their counting skills while teaching them about the Japanese writing system with this printable book. Using the included key that shows the kanji characters for the numbers 1-10, children count the number of Japanese items on each page and write the corresponding character. 

Concepts

counting

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Additional Tags

kanji, counting, japanese writing system, chinese characters, english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Use this resource as a math learning center in the primary grades
• Offer this mini-book as an activity for early finishers of math lessons

Classroom Considerations

• If preparing sets of the books for the class, seek the help of a classroom aide, parent volunteer, or upper-elementary students to reduce prep time

Pros

• Includes instructions for assembling the mini-book
• Kanji characters are simple enough for young children to write

Cons

• None

Common Core

K.CC.A.3 K.CC.B.4.a K.CC.B.4.b K.CC.B.4.c MP8