副読本(ふくどくほん)

ふくどくほん
noun
supplementary reader; supplementary textbook
education
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.

KEY DIFFERENCE 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

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Related: 教科書(きょうかしょ) (textbook)
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