Pyramid #25 Happy New Year

​Pyramid #25

What did you do on New Year’s Day?

Have you ever been to a shrine or temple?

This year is the Year of the Horse 🐎.
What animal do you like?

​🎍 ~ New Year ~ おしょうがつ ~ oshōgatsu
⛩️ ~ Shrine ~ じんじゃ ~ jinja
🙏 ~ Pray ~ いのる ~ inoru
🐎 ~ Horse ~ うま ~ uma
🍱 ~ New Year food ~ おせち ~ osechi
🍀 ~ Lucky charm ~ おまもり ~ omamori
📜 ~ Fortune ~ おみくじ ~ omikuji
🧣 ~ Scarf ~ まふらー ~ mafurā
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 ~ Family ~ かぞく ~ kazoku
🎉 ~ Celebrate ~ いわう ~ iwau

​🎍 ~ New Year ~ おしょうがつ ~ oshōgatsu

​ ⛩️ ~ Shrine ~ じんじゃ ~ jinja

​ 🙏 ~ Pray ~ いのる ~ inoru

​  🐎 ~ Horse ~ うま ~ uma

​   🍱 ~ New Year food ~ おせち ~ osechi

​ 🍀 ~ Lucky charm ~ おまもり ~ omamori

​ 📜 ~ Fortune ~ おみくじ ~ omikuji

​ 🧣 ~ Scarf ~ まふらー ~ mafurā

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👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 ~ Family ~ かぞく ~ kazoku

​ 
🎉 ~ Celebrate ~ いわう ~ iwau

​Reading

​🎍 Ken and Emi’s New Year’s Day in Japan

1,It is New Year’s Day in Japan, and the morning is quiet and cold. 🎍

2,Ken and Emi wake up early to welcome the new year together.

3,At home, they eat a special New Year breakfast with their family. 🍱

4,Ken puts on a warm coat, and Emi ties her scarf carefully. 🧣

5,They walk to a shrine to visit for Hatsumōde, the first shrine visit of the year. ⛩️

6,At the shrine, they bow, clap their hands, and make a wish. 🙏

7,This year is the Year of the Horse, and they hope to be strong and fast. 🐎

8,Emi buys a lucky charm, and Ken reads his fortune. 🍀

9,When they return home, they relax and talk about their hopes for the year.

10,Before bed, they smile and say, “Happy New Year!” 🎉

1,It is New Year’s Day in Japan, and the morning is quiet and cold. 🎍

2,Ken and Emi wake up early to welcome the new year together.

3,At home, they eat a special New Year breakfast with their family. 🍱

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4,Ken puts on a warm coat, and Emi ties her scarf carefully. 🧣

5,They walk to a shrine to visit for Hatsumōde, the first shrine visit of the year. ⛩️

6,At the shrine, they bow, clap their hands, and make a wish. 🙏

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7,This year is the Year of the Horse, and they hope to be strong and fast. 🐎

8,Emi buys a lucky charm, and Ken reads his fortune. 🍀

9,When they return home, they relax and talk about their hopes for the year.

10,Before bed, they smile and say, “Happy New Year!” 🎉

Multiple Choice

What day is it in the story?🎍

• Christmas Day

• New Year's Day

• Summer Holiday

• Ken's Birthday

Drag and Drop

It is New Year’s Day in Japan, and the morning is ​

Placeholder

. 🎍

Drag these tiles and drop them in the correct blank above

quiet and cold

loud and hot

rainy and humid

sunny and warm

Multiple Choice

How do Ken and Emi feel when they wake up?

• tired

• angry

• hungry

• happy

Reorder

Ken and Emi (_) (_) (_) (_) welcome the New Year together.

• wake

• up

• early

• to

1

2

3

4

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

Fill in the Blanks

At home, they eat a special New Year (

) with their family

Multiple Choice

What does Emi tie around her neck?

• a scarf

• shoes

• a coat

• jeans

Multiple Choice

Where do Ken and Emi go on New Year's Day?

• the park

• school

• a restaurant

• a shrine

Reorder

They (_) (_) (_) (_) to visit for Hatsumōde

• walk

• to

• a

• shrine

1

2

3

4

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

Drag and Drop

At the shrine, they bow, ​

Placeholder

, and make a wish

Drag these tiles and drop them in the correct blank above

clap their hands

sing a song

dance around

light a candle

Multiple Choice

What animal year is 2026?

• horse

• pig

• dog

• dragon

Reorder

This year is the (_) (_) (_) (_), and they hope to be strong and fast. 🐎

• Year

• of

• the

• Horse

1

2

3

4

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

Multiple Choice

What does Emi buy at the shrine?

• a happy set

• a lucky charm

• a bicycle

• water

Fill in the Blanks

Emi buys a lucky charm, and Ken reads his (

).

Multiple Choice

What do they do when they go back home?

• relax

• sing karaoke

• clean the house

• fight

Reorder

They relax (_) (_) (_) (_) hopes for the year.

• and

• talk

• about

• their

1

2

3

4

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

Fill in the Blanks

Before bed, they (

) and say, “Happy New Year!” 🎉