To friends who are about to enter first grade

Admission preparation

Finally, we're having our entrance ceremony!_Entrance Ceremony 8
What should I bring to school? _10 things to bring
Self-introduction, I'm so nervous_Self-introduction 12

School Introduction

If the school were to introduce itself, what would it be? _School Symbol 14
The school is huge!_School Preview 16
What will our class look like?_Our Classroom 18
How do I use the school bathroom?_Bathroom 20
I'm worried I'll get sick at school_Health Room 22
There are so many books in the library!_Library 24
What if I have time left before or after class?_Care Classroom 26

School life

You go to and from school every day?_School Commute/School Commute 28
I'm so curious about my daily routine!_Schedule 30
The class is 40 minutes long?_Class time 32
You only have 10 minutes to spare?_Break 34
I've been waiting all day, meal time_meal time 36
You learn magic and cooking at school?_After School 38

School learning

What do you do the day after the entrance ceremony?_40 Early Adjustment Activities
Is the terrifying dictation finally starting?_Dictation 42
I don't know Korean very well. What should I do?_Korean 44
Is Math Fun?_Math 46
Is This Class or Play?_Integrated Curriculum 48

School promise

Why are there rules?_Rule 50
I am the Love Postman_Mailbox 52
Greetings make my heart flutter_Greetings 54
My friend said something bad!_Rejecting Bad Words 56
It's quite difficult to listen carefully_Listening Etiquette 58
Help me organize_Organizing 60
Let's try 'concentration'! _Concentration Posture 62
Doing it yourself is hard, but I'll try!_Doing it yourself 64
I want to have fun and not get upset_Play Rule 66

School Relations

My Homeroom Teacher Is My Favorite!_Homeroom Teacher 68
There are a lot of teachers at school_Teachers 70
I want to make lots of friends_Making Friends 72
My friend keeps harassing me_Expressing my feelings accurately 74

school events

The school gave me a calendar as a gift_Academic Calendar 76
The school invites parents to the Parents' Meeting 78
Parents are coming to see my class_Parent Open Class 80
I wish I could go on a picnic every day_Field Experience Learning 82
Sports Day is the most exciting day in the world!_Sports Day 84
Show off your talents at the school festival!_School Festival 86
Wow, it's my first vacation!_Vacation 88
There's so much to learn beyond textbooks!_Intensive Education Week 90

School Safety

Are there any safety concerns in the classroom?_Classroom Safety 92
Do you get injured a lot during gym class?_Physical Education Safety 94
Why You Shouldn't Run in the Hallways_Hallway and Staircase Safety 96
Stay safe on your way to and from school!_School Safety 98

To parents who support their child's first steps

46 topics neatly arranged on each spread

Each of the 46 topics was spread out on a separate page, so that it was neither too long nor too full of information.
The various picture information that can be seen at a glance and the text that is as short as possible are easy for first graders to understand.
If a child learns about school life in advance by observing it on their own, their confidence and expectations about adjusting to school will increase and their anxiety will decrease.

First-year experts to first-year students

Since the author is a first-grade teacher, the book contains information on children's eye level, vocabulary, honorifics, topics, and materials that are perfect for first-grade students.
The author, who uses the expression 'first graders are a completely new breed', says that although first and second graders may seem to be lumped together as 'lower grades', they are actually very different entities.
So, to know about first graders, it is very important to know whether they were a first grade homeroom teacher.
Since these are stories that first-year experts want to tell first-year students, they include everything necessary for first-year school life without exception.


Rather than one-sided teaching, explain the principles and intentions step by step.

In particular, in 『Smart First Grade School Life』, rather than blindly following textbooks or school rules, it explains the fundamental intentions and reasons for learning various things about school life, and what benefits there are from learning them.
Rather than telling them, “You should say hello,” warmly explain, “Greeting means saying, ‘I appreciate you.’” and then teach them how to say hello. Rather than saying, “Don’t run!”, explain your intentions and reasons step by step, such as, “If you run, it’s hard to see your surroundings, so you and your friend shouldn’t run so that you don’t get hurt.” Then suggest that they walk “slowly, single file to the right.”
The author put a lot of effort into explaining this.
This is because only then can children understand more clearly and act willingly.