副 読 本(ふくどくほん)

ふくどくほん

noun

supplementary reader; supplementary textbook

1. supplementary reader; supplementary textbook

A book used alongside the main textbook in school education to provide additional material or different perspectives on a subject. Often produced by local governments or educational boards.

副読本(ふくどくほん)を配布(はいふ)する。

To distribute supplementary readers.

道徳(どうとく)の授業(じゅぎょう)で副読本(ふくどくほん)を使(つか)った。

We used a supplementary reader in the moral education class.

市(し)が作成(さくせい)した防災(ぼうさい)の副読本(ふくどくほん)が全校(ぜんこう)に配(くば)られた。

A disaster-preparedness supplementary reader created by the city was distributed to all schools.

副読本(ふくどくほん) is a supplementary textbook used alongside the main textbook (教科書(きょうかしょ)) in Japanese schools, primarily at the elementary and junior high school level.

Similar words

How it differs from 教科書(きょうかしょ):

教科書(きょうかしょ) requires 文部科学省(もんぶかがくしょう) (Ministry of Education) approval
副読本(ふくどくほん) does not require ministry approval and is often created by local municipalities or educational boards

Types

道徳(どうとく) (moral education)
郷土(きょうど)学習(がくしゅう) (local studies)
防災(ぼうさい) (disaster preparedness)
環境(かんきょう)教育(きょういく) (environmental education)

Common collocations

副読本(ふくどくほん)を配布(はいふ)する (distribute supplementary readers)
副読本(ふくどくほん)を使(つか)う (use a supplementary reader)
副読本(ふくどくほん)を作成(さくせい)する (create a supplementary reader)

Related Words

Related: 教科書(きょうかしょ) (textbook)

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