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Here are some great FREE apps perfect for Junior Primary students!

Free version reads out & shows Numbers 1-10, months, and verbs. Interactive test is useful for students to check their knowledge. Great for learning to recognise Japanese numbers. I love this app! Not specifically Japanese, but students can use it to create plays using the words they’ve learned. Well worth spending a couple of dollars to upgrade so students can use photos of themselves & their Japanese work in their plays. Great for encouraging students to speak in Japanese. No language involved, this app is a cultural experience that takes students to a Japanese garden. Use buttons on corners of screen to add & remove carp, lotuses, dragonflies, and create a rainstorm. Gorgeous responsive graphics. Very soothing. I love it. Fantastic app for learning to write //katakana// (the ‘alphabet’ used for writing non-Japanese words). The ‘rap’ repetition of the sounds is a great feature, and I love how it won’t accept sloppy writing. Cool app for learning to write //hiragana//. Students listen to each sound and trace the writing. I love how it tells you off for sloppy writing. Flashcards for learning hiragana. No sound so relies on a degree of literacy, ie., students must be able to read in English. Better for older students. Very cute interactive app for learning animals, transport, food. Students touch the picture and hear the word. A bit tricky to use. Ignore the ‘Word a day’ which is usually something obscure. Click on Study Courses, choose Level 1, then choose from a category including numbers, the body, days of the week, etc. Students can listen to the word – press the Play button to listen as often as you like. Students can record themselves repeating each word. Flashcards for learning & testing hiragana. No sound & relies on a degree of literacy in English so, again, better for older students. A wide range of words. Press the Play button as often as you like to hear each word repeated. So cute! Not specifically Japanese but a great fun app that will appeal to Junior Primary children. Speak to Tom and he repeats back in a funny voice. Some very silly options that kids will love. Great for encouraging children to speak in Japanese. Cute app with a cultural rather than language focus. Students make up a lunchbox full of food, Japanese style. Not much language involved except recognition of //kanji// for small, regular & large. Cultural focus again. Students make sushi for customers. No Japanese language used but gives a good idea of making sushi! Just for fun; interesting to learn about sumo. Again, just for fun. Realistic but limited value! Use it in Japanese Shopping role plays etc. Not specifically Japanese, but students can put Japanese words to a tune they create. Not specifically Japanese, but could be useful for revising Japanese family words. ||
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 * ** Japanese Flashcards **
 * Puppet Pals **
 * Pocket Pond **
 * Katakana **
 * Let’s write Japanese **
 * Hiragana Lite **
 * Lingu Pinguin **
 * Word Power **
 * Hiragana Study Buddy **
 * Japanese Free **
 * Talking Tom 2 **
 * Bento! Lite **
 * Suzie’s Sushi **
 * Sumo Fighter **
 * The SUMO **
 * Service Bell. **
 * GrooveMaker **
 * Pocket Family **