Level 3 Japanese Reader Class Set for Classroom Use

This Level 3 Japanese Reader Class Set is recommended for beginner to upper-beginner Japanese learners who are ready to build reading confidence through simple, connected Japanese about time and everyday routines.

Through ゆっくりくん (Mr Slow) and はやいくん (Mr Fast), students learn to tell the time while naturally encountering present-tense verbs, particles, そして, and vocabulary related to meals and daily activities.

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

As a result, teachers can display the reader on an interactive whiteboard, projector, or classroom screen while students follow along in their own books. This makes whole-class teaching, guided reading, pair work, and independent learning simple and engaging.

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Explore the Level 3 Japanese Reader – ゆっくりくんとはやいくん (Slow and Fast) for detailed language features, cultural content, and book details.

⏰ Discover Japanese Through Time and Everyday Routines

Meet ゆっくりくん (Mr Slow) and はやいくん (Mr Fast), two friendly clock hands who introduce students to telling the time and everyday routines in Japanese.

As the clock moves through the day, students connect different times with familiar activities such as breakfast, lunch and dinner. Clear illustrations, repeated sentence patterns, and meaningful contexts help learners understand the Japanese naturally while building reading confidence.

Students encounter expressions such as 七時です。 あさごはんのじかんです。, while learning how the two clock hands show different times throughout the day.

🎯 What Students Will Learn with This Level 3 Japanese Reader Class Set

Students will practise:

• Tell and read the time in Japanese
• Use simple present-tense verbs（～ます）
• Use particles such as は・の・が and the conjunction そして
• Build vocabulary related to time, meals, and everyday routines
• Develop reading fluency through repetition and predictable language
• Read hiragana, katakana, and selected high-frequency kanji

👩‍🏫 Why Teachers Choose This Level 3 Japanese Reader Class Set

Teachers choose this Level 3 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, encouraging active participation and deeper engagement
• Password-protected online flipbook for classroom display
• Perfect for interactive whiteboards, projectors, and shared screens
• Supports whole-class, small-group, and independent reading
• Encourages speaking, prediction, and classroom discussion
• Reinforces useful time expressions and everyday Japanese
• 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 3 Japanese Reader Class Set includes password-protected access to the matching online flipbook.

📖 Japanese Reader Class Set Details

Reading Level: Level 3
Recommended for: Beginner to upper-beginner Japanese learners
Text Type: Literacy description
Script: Hiragana, Katakana and selected Kanji (一、二、三、六、七、十)

✅ Perfect For

• Beginner and upper-beginner Japanese learners
• Primary and early secondary Japanese classrooms
• Learning and revising Japanese time expressions
• Learning everyday routines and meal vocabulary
• Guided reading
• Whole-class teaching
• Independent reading
• Extensive Reading (Tadoku)
• Classroom libraries

📚 Teaching & Learning Resources for This Japanese Reader Class Set

Every 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?

Our Japanese graded readers combine carefully leveled language, learner-friendly layouts, engaging illustrations, and visual support to help students build reading confidence.

More than just reading practice, each reader helps learners connect Japanese with meaningful everyday contexts, making new language easier to understand, remember, and use.

Slow and Fast (ゆっくりくんとはやいくん) turns telling the time into an engaging reading experience through the characters of Mr Slow and Mr Fast. As the clock moves through a familiar day, students connect Japanese time expressions with meals and everyday routines, helping them understand and use Japanese through meaningful repetition.

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📌 Important Information

This Level 3 Japanese Reader Class Set is designed for use by one school or educational organization.

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 organization.

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Please do not copy, reproduce, distribute, or share the content of these books or online flipbooks without permission from the copyright holder.