Rank Upgrade 2026
This page includes updated documents for the 2026 Rank System upgrade. It will be updated with new and revised content regularly from November 2025~March 2026, so please check back for the latest versions.
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- Page Updates (scrollable)
- 25-12-02: added 8th Rank Cue Sheet
- 25-12-02: added 7th Rank Cue Sheet
- 25-12-02: added 6th Rank Cue Sheet
- 25-12-02: added 5th Rank Cue Sheet
- 25-12-02: added Class Progres Charts (9th-1st)
- 25-11-25: updated Advice on Transitioning to the Updated PLS Rank System
- 25-11-16: added Student Progress Charts (9th-1st)
- 25-11-16: added Lesson Planners (10th-1st)
Advice on Transitioning to the Updated PLS Rank System [updated Nov. 21, 2025]
For teachers’ file:
Class Progress Charts (9th-1st) [updated Dec. 2, 2025]
Dec. 2: back-side to be added soon.
Dictation Record Sheets
Enterquest Record Sheet
Lesson Planners (10th-1st) [updated Nov. 16, 2025]
Nov. 16: only includes “page 1” of each planner. No missing content, just page/week numbers and back-side positioning for hole-punch placement. Full four-page-per-rank version coming soon.
For students’ files:
Student Progress Charts (9th-1st) [updated Nov. 16, 2025]
Nov. 16: back-side with Japanese explanation for guardians to be added soon.
Cue Sheets:
Cues for rank-assigned activities have been collected into sheets per rank for easier in-class reference.
Elementary Openers
Elementary Lies
QRQs
Elementary Openers
Adjectives for Sentence-making
QRQs
Elementary Openers
Elementary Lies
QRQs
If… games
Adjectives for Sentence-making
Intermediate Lies
Hint Game
Math QRQs
Memory Chain
Nouns for Sentence-making
Odd Word Out
Printable Materials:
Basic Reading Cards, pink set (new version)
Basic Reading Cards, yellow set (new version)
Nice Dice
Pronoun Reading Cards