The Bakemono Hiragana and Katakana Flashcard set is a fresh take on traditional mnemonics. The designs are bright, entertaining and most importantly memorable. Included in the package are over 100 Hiragana and over 50 Katakana flashcards, with a wide variety of designs and mnemonics aimed at young adults. Also included are a slew of extras, such as mini flash cards, editable documents and sample of my major project Hiragana Noir.

For more information, see the Bakemono Flashcards info page!

Note:

• I would strongly recommend using your personal or your work email with your purchase, as the purchase is automatically registered email and any or all updates will be sent to that email address.

• For Mac users, you may need to use ‘Winzip’ or ‘The Unarchiver’ to extract the files as it is in the .rar format

• This product is designed primarily to assist teachers

33 Grab-and-Go CI Activities is a go-to resource for enriching language lessons with engaging, easily adaptable comprehensible input tasks. These activities can serve as short warm-ups, brain breaks, full lesson plans, supplement your existing course or perhaps constitute a full course in its own right, depending on your students’ needs and the length of your class sessions. Money can’t buy time, but as busy teachers, this 42-page document has the potential of taking the decision-making out of your lesson planning for several weeks, which I think is worth the cost of a few cups of coffee.

This file features activities 1 to 33, including their resources. This is part 1 of a 3-part release. Starting out a year can be tricky, but I created this so there was no need to constantly come up with new activities. Each activity is meant to be low-prep and flexible, letting you dip your toes into the comprehensible input approach without feeling pressured to jump in headfirst.

Use the activities at your own pace - sprinkle them throughout the year, test them out as quick lesson openers or longer explorations, and modify them to fit your students’ abilities and interests. Ultimately, the goal is to keep communication at the heart of language learning while ensuring you stay comfortable and in control of your classroom routine.

Note:

• I would strongly recommend using your personal or your work email with your purchase, as the purchase is automatically registered email and any or all updates will be sent to that email address.

• This product is designed primarily to assist Japanese teachers

• Now includes 4 stories from the The Story Pit! Also available in both physical and digital formats

Welcome to The Story Pit Digital Edition!

Unlock the full potential of 'The Story Pit' with the digital edition! A collection of 20 compelling Bakemono Classroom short stories, now downloadable! Enjoy the flexibility having the digital files, allowing you to easily edit, customize the content to suit your unique needs, enhance the text with additional resources, annotations, and multimedia elements, creating an engaging and interactive learning experience.

In this pack you will find:

1. NEW A digital version of the Japanese book (Microsoft Word and PDF) and a copy of the book cover (PDF)

2. NEW Illustration files from the book, in a unique 1-bit, black and white art style, so you can create custom work

3. NEW ‘Cutting room floor’ illustrations, so you can see and maybe even complete what could have been…

4. NEW A completely new epilogue in Japanese

5. 20 short and punchy stories in Japanese

6. A 3-part haunted house story, introducing the Whitley Mansion. These stories are the first, middle and last stories in the book, acting as language 'mile markers' to show the incremental increases in difficulty

7. A breakdown of each story at the rear of the book, including a summary of the story, the included kanji as well as the structures and vocabulary to guide self study or aid teacher lessons

8. 'After Story Adventures', offer ways for both students and teachers to extend and play with the story after reading

9. A few secrets to discover and much more

Written and illustrated by Richard Petrucci of Bakemono Classroom and edited by Kathryn Tominaga. For more information see my blog.

Note:

• This is something that intend to ‘tend’, so any future releases for The Story Pit, such as the English version (which is in the works) or a second edition, would be included free for those who have already purchased this.

• I would encourage you to make the purchase with your own email, as opposed to school administrator’s, so you are able to receive updates and easily download the files.

Also available in paperback.

Explore the Unique Charm of Handcrafted Classroom Posters

Welcome to my world of handmade posters, where every wall tells a story. All posters are digital downloads and feature my distinctive art naïve illustrations, bringing a unique charm to language learning. Crafted in a style reminiscent of 1-bit art, each piece is a black and white line drawing accentuated with dots.

Like most of my work, the posters aren't about perfection; I hope you will find that the simplicity and rawness of my illustrations speak to the heart of learning—messy and full of surprises. They serve as a visual aid for both you and/or your students, hopefully allowing a message to be conveyed.

What’s included in the pack:

• February 2025 Update! Small update, including revised question word posters, A3 Hiragana and Katakana posters, nihongo/eigo signs and “meter” style thing for Likes

• August 2024 Update! An additional 4 Posters, covering: Need, And, Topic and Want to Go + 4 Alternate designs! Also included are 2 Super Bright new poster designs: A Mood-o-Meter, to quickly check in with your class (or give your students a notice of your headspace) as well as a Noise Meter. These come in both landscape and portrait designs. Also included are 12 'tokens' to use on your whiteboard, they can be used on the Mood-o-Meter or Noise Meter or just to pin up work.

• Super 7 Posters (A4 PDF) for Japanese, covering: Likes, Possession, Location, Want, Movement, Existence and Polite Descriptions + 7 Alternate designs

• 6 Question-Word Posters in romaji (A4 PDF) + 6 Alternate designs

• 21 ‘Generation Alpha’ Motivational Posters (A4 PDF)

• A word version of the motivational posters for editing and personalising

• This is a project I intend to tend, so any future updates to the classroom posters will be included free with this purchase e.g. expanding the Super 7 to the Sweet 16, additional question words, new poster ideas. (Feel free to suggest something if you’d like to see it!)

Note:

• I have decided to go with romaji for the posters because of universal-design considerations.

• I would encourage you to make the purchase with your own email, as opposed to school administrator’s, so you are able to receive updates and easily download the files.