Level 2 Japanese Reader Class Set for Classroom Use

This Level 2 Japanese Reader Class Set is recommended for beginning learners who are ready to build confidence reading simple Japanese through authentic shopping experiences and everyday conversations.

Teachers who purchase this Level 2 Japanese Reader Class Set & Online Flipbook Pack can choose the number of printed readers they need. In addition, they receive password-protected access to the matching online flipbook on our website.

As a result, teachers can display this Japanese Reader on an interactive whiteboard, projector, or classroom screen while students follow along in their own books. Consequently, whole-class teaching, guided reading, pair work, role-play activities, and independent learning become simple, engaging, and effective.

🛍️ Discover Everyday Shopping in Japan

Introduce students to authentic shopping experiences in Japan through a fun and practical reading adventure. Students visit seven different shops, including Daiso, a supermarket, a cake shop, a traditional wagashi shop, a takoyaki shop, a Sanrio shop, and a character shop. Authentic photographs bring each shopping experience to life while helping learners connect Japanese with real products, prices, and everyday shopping in Japan.

Written for beginning learners, this Level 2 Japanese Reader combines authentic Japanese, authentic photographs, and engaging shopping dialogues to help students build reading fluency naturally. Furthermore, learners encounter mainly JLPT N5 grammar through meaningful, repetitive contexts. Key language features include asking and answering prices, using Japanese counters, ordering items, checking product availability, understanding total prices, and everyday shopping expressions, helping students develop practical communication skills while reading authentic Japanese. As a result, learners gain confidence using Japanese in realistic shopping situations while exploring everyday life and shopping culture in Japan.

By combining authentic Japanese, visual support, and Extensive Reading (Tadoku) principles, this Japanese Graded Reader provides an enjoyable learning experience for classroom teaching, guided reading, pair work, role-play activities, and independent reading.

🎯 What Students Will Learn with This Level 2 Japanese Reader Class Set

Students will practise:

• Reading authentic Japanese shopping dialogues with confidence
• Asking and answering prices in Japanese
• Using Japanese numbers, counters, and yen correctly
• Ordering items and asking whether products are available
• Understanding totals when buying more than one item
• Developing reading fluency through meaningful repetition
• Exploring authentic Japanese shops, products, and shopping culture
• Building confidence through Extensive Reading (Tadoku)

👩‍🏫 Why Teachers Choose This Level 2 Japanese Reader Class Set

Teachers choose this Level 2 Japanese Reader Class Set because it combines printed readers, an online flipbook, and classroom resources to create engaging Japanese reading lessons.

• Printed readers for every student
• Password-protected online flipbook for classroom display
• Ideal for interactive whiteboards, projectors, and shared classroom screens
• Supports whole-class teaching, guided reading, pair work, and independent learning
• Perfect for shopping role-plays and speaking activities
• Includes free audio recordings, English translation, and Quizlet vocabulary activities
• Designed by Mariko Sensei, an experienced Australian Japanese teacher with over 40 years of teaching experience

📚 Japanese Reader Class Set Options

Choose from:

• 10 printed readers
• 15 printed readers
• 20 printed readers
• 25 printed readers

Each Level 2 Japanese Reader Class Set includes password-protected access to the matching online flipbook.

📖 Reading Level & Book Details for This Level 2 Japanese Reader Class Set

This Level 2 Japanese Reader Class Set is recommended for beginning learners who are ready to use simple Japanese in authentic shopping situations.

Reading Level: Level 2
Recommended for: Beginning learners
Text Type: Factual reader (shopping dialogue)
Language Focus: Simple shopping dialogues using 「いくらですか」, 「～ください」, 「ありますか」, Japanese counters, numbers, prices, and everyday shopping expressions presented naturally through contextual reading.
Vocabulary Theme: Shopping, food, Japanese currency, character goods, souvenirs, numbers, and everyday products
Cultural Theme: Everyday shopping experiences and Japanese retail culture
Script: Hiragana, Katakana and Kanji with furigana
Product Type: A5 saddle-stitched booklet

✅ Perfect For

• Teachers looking for engaging Japanese readers for primary and secondary students
• Beginning Japanese learners
• Extensive Reading (Tadoku)
• Guided reading
• Shopping role-play activities
• Speaking practice
• Whole-class teaching
• Independent reading
• Homework
• Classroom libraries
• Students preparing to travel to Japan

📚 Teaching & Learning Resources for This Level 2 Japanese Reader Class Set

🚧 Coming Soon

We’re currently preparing these free teaching and learning resources for this reader. They will be available soon.

Every Japanese Reader includes free access to our Resource Library.

Included with every reader:

• Audio recordings narrated by Mariko Sensei
• English translation
• Quizlet vocabulary activities

💜 Why Choose Mariko Sensei’s Japanbooks?

Every Japanese Reader is carefully designed by Mariko Sensei, an experienced Australian Japanese teacher with over 40 years of teaching experience.

Our Japanese Graded Readers combine authentic Japanese, real-life photographs, carefully levelled language, and Extensive Reading (Tadoku) principles to help learners build confidence while discovering Japanese language and culture.

Unlike traditional textbooks, every story encourages students to enjoy reading naturally through meaningful repetition, visual support, and authentic cultural experiences.

How Much Is It? (いくらですか？) was created to help students use Japanese in one of the most practical situations they will experience when visiting Japan—shopping. By visiting a variety of real Japanese shops and using authentic shopping conversations, learners discover Japanese products, culture, and everyday life while developing confidence communicating in Japanese.

📚 Explore More Japanese Reader Packs

Continue your Japanese reading journey with our carefully graded Japanese Reader Packs.

Primary & Elementary Japanese Readers — Build confidence through authentic Japanese readers designed for young learners, with engaging stories, authentic photographs, and strong visual support.

Developing Japanese Readers Pack (Levels 4–6) — Build reading confidence through authentic stories while expanding grammar, vocabulary, and cultural understanding.

High School Japanese Readers Pack (Levels 3–9) — A carefully graded collection of authentic Japanese readers designed to support students from upper beginner to advanced levels.

All Japanese Readers Pack — Our complete collection of graded readers, providing a structured pathway from Level 1 to Level 9.

📌 Important Information

This Level 2 Japanese Reader Class Set is designed for use by one school or educational organisation.

Online flipbook access is password-protected and supplied with the purchase of an eligible Class Set. Access details must not be shared publicly or distributed outside the purchasing organisation.

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