Hiroshima University Syllabus

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Japanese
Academic Year 2025Year School/Graduate School School of Education
Lecture Code CC112713 Subject Classification Courses for Professional Teaching
Subject Name 生活
Subject Name
(Katakana)
セイカツ
Subject Name in
English
Living Environment Studies
Instructor WATANABE TAKUMI
Instructor
(Katakana)
ワタナベ タクミ
Campus Higashi-Hiroshima Semester/Term 2nd-Year,  First Semester,  2Term
Days, Periods, and Classrooms (2T) Fri5-8:EDU L205
Lesson Style Lecture Lesson Style
(More Details)
Face-to-face
 Lectures-and Exercise-oriented, Student presentations, Field work, Work
 
Credits 2.0 Class Hours/Week 4 Language of Instruction J : Japanese
Course Level 2 : Undergraduate Low-Intermediate
Course Area(Area) 24 : Social Sciences
Course Area(Discipline) 08 : Curriculum and Instruction Sciences
Eligible Students
Keywords Elementary schools, Living Environment Studies, Subject contents, Teaching materials, Learning materials, Experience,SDG‗04
 
Special Subject for Teacher Education   Special Subject  
Class Status
within Educational
Program
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
 
Criterion referenced
Evaluation
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
Elementary School Teacher Education
(Knowledge and Understanding)
・Having acquired basic knowledge of theory and method on guidance in subjects and cross-curricular education in elementary schools 
Class Objectives
/Class Outline
This course will cover social events, natural events, and comprehensive events regarding living environment studies, and examine those events partially through hand-on activities such as practical work to cultivate capabilities needed for researching the contents of living environment studies.
 
Class Schedule Lesson1: Orientation. Course introduction & the overview of living environment studies
Lesson2: Objectives and contents of living environment studies
Lessson3: School and Living (materials and activities)
Lesson4: School and Living (contents)
Lesson5: Community and Living (materials and activities)(contents)
Lesson6: Community and Living (contents)
Lesson7: Home and Living (materials and activities)
Lesson8: Home and Living (contents)
Lesson9: Playing with nature and objects
Lesson10:Theory and practice of play based learning
Lesson11: Plant cultivation
Lesson12: Animal feeding
Lesson13: Children's own growth
Lesson14: Leaving environment studies as early childhood education(K-3)
Lesson15: Summary
 
Text/Reference
Books,etc.
"Textbook: 文部科学省『小学校学習指導要領解説 生活編』( MEXT Commentary to the Curriculum Guidelines for Elementary Schools, Living Environment Studies )日本文教出版
"
 
PC or AV used in
Class,etc.
Text, Handouts, Microsoft Teams, Microsoft Forms
(More Details)  Textbook, handouts
 
Learning techniques to be incorporated Discussions, Fieldwork / Survey, Post-class Report
Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review
1: Have a perspective.
2 - 14: Review the study and organise the key points.
15: Summarise.
 
Requirements none 
Grading Method  Students will be evaluated comprehensively based on submitted assignments, and Report.
 
Practical Experience  
Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it  
Message This course include practical work. Lateness and absence will not be tolerated.
 
Other   
Please fill in the class improvement questionnaire which is carried out on all classes.
Instructors will reflect on your feedback and utilize the information for improving their teaching. 
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