Summary of teaching materials by subject

We distribute free educational materials in a fun, UD digital textbook format, created under the supervision of expert teachers, as well as content that is useful in the classroom.

English

English learning support for all children who are just starting to learn English
No child left behind in English learning!!

To help children with reading and writing difficulties progress smoothly in their English studies, we have introduced teaching methods and examples of teaching materials suggested by Professor Mutsumi Iijima of the University Education Center at Gunma University to build a foundation for English learning. Stages 1 to 9 are planned, with new materials being added as they progress.

English learning support for all children who are just starting to learn English. No child left behind in English learning!!

To help children who have difficulty reading and writing progress smoothly in their English studies, we will introduce teaching methods and examples of teaching materials to build a foundation, as suggested by Professor Mutsumi Iijima of the University Education Center at Gunma University.

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Alphabet cards and block cards

Under the supervision of Akiko Kano, a professor at Sophia University Junior College, we provide alphabet cards, block cards, and PowerPoint-compatible card data to English teachers as teaching materials to support their classes. At the end of Kano's article, we introduce "Sand Letter Cards," a teaching material created by Sakura Tanaka of Miki Higashi Junior High School in Miki City, Hyogo Prefecture, which is an adaptation of the alphabet cards and block cards.

Interview with Professor Akiko Kano, Sophia University Junior College

We interviewed Professor Akiko Kano of Sophia University Junior College.

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Phonics English teaching materials supervised by Ayumi Narita of "Mojiko Juku"

We provide English learning materials that use phonics (a learning method that systematically teaches the relationship between English letters, spelling, and pronunciation) under the supervision of Ayumi Narita, who founded Mojiko Juku, an English school for students with dyslexia.
Please make use of our phonics charts, phonics cards, and phonics bingo sheets, which make learning fun for students with dyslexia.

Mojiko Juku, an English school for students with dyslexia: A place where students can learn in a fun and motivated way by making the most of their special characteristics

Narita, who originally worked as a translator and taught English at a preparatory school, learned about dyslexia*1 by chance while working as a translator when his elementary school-aged son struggled with learning to read and write. He began studying about dyslexia online, through specialist books and by attending seminars.

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national language

Hiragana learning support materials

Mr. Naoto Muranaka, Representative Director of the General Incorporated Association, Children and Youth Development Support AssociationWith the cooperation of the UD Digital Textbook Fonts Association, we are distributing educational materials created by teachers and parents to support children's hiragana learning. We use the UD Digital Textbook Fonts Stroke Order Font, which can be widely used as Japanese language learning materials and is also effective in ICT education.

Hiragana stroke order teaching material (UD digital textbook font)

The teaching materials introduced in the article can be downloaded and used. After completing a simple registration on the teaching materials download form below, you will be taken to the download page. (Once you register, your input will be saved for the next time.)

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This article introduces a lesson at Ibaraki Prefectural Kyowa Special Needs School where students used the Hiragana stroke order teaching materials.
"What kind of Hiragana stroke order teaching materials will attract children's interest?"

Kanji stroke order teaching materials

With the cooperation of Mr. Masayoshi Goto of the Special Needs School attached to the Faculty of Education, Kumamoto University,UD Digital Textbook Stroke Order FontWe provide kanji stroke order teaching materials using ". Only the strokes that correspond to the number of strokes can be colored blue, showing the stroke order of the kanji.

Kanji stroke order teaching materials

The teaching materials introduced in this article can be downloaded and used. After completing a simple registration form using the following teaching materials download form, you will be taken to the download page. (Once you register, your input will be saved for future use.) To download the teaching materials, click here.

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 (*Kanji stroke order teaching materials will be released sequentially up to the second grade of elementary school.) 

others..

Document Creation Lecture Video: "How to Create Stylish Documents"

You can watch the video "How to Create Stylish Documents" (approximately 10 minutes) in which Professor Osamu Ogawa of Hyogo University of Teacher Education, who is engaged in research on special needs education, gives a lecture on creating documents using UD fonts. The video is packed with the know-how of the professor, who is always advising students and teachers at the University of Teacher Education on document creation.

[Video teaching materials included] Increase children's motivation with font options!

This time, we spoke with Professor Osamu Ogawa of Hyogo University of Teacher Education, who is engaged in research on special needs education. Professor Ogawa regularly gives advice on creating materials to students and teachers at the university. At the end of the article, you can watch a video lecture titled "How to Create Stylish Materials" (approximately 10 minutes), which compactly summarizes his know-how on creating materials using UD fonts...

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Elementary school timetable (kana, kanji, English) teaching materials

These are illustrations and PowerPoint formats that can be used to create elementary school timetables in kana, kanji, and English. Please feel free to use them in any way you like.

Elementary school timetable (kana, kanji, English) teaching materials

You can create an elementary school timetable in kana, kanji, and English. You can display it in PowerPoint or print the PDF and make crafts. You can print it out in A4 size and make it, or you can enlarge it and put it on the school bulletin board, or reduce it and put it on a school bag or desk pad.

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