journey to japan
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Journey To Japan. By : Mrs. King Hinsdale Elementary School Third Grade. www.askasia.org/features/AsianArt/map.japan.gif. Click on the small flag to go forward. Where is Japan located?. http://geography.about.com/library/cia/blcjapan.htm. (Click on the kimono to go back.). - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Journey To JapanBy : Mrs. KingHinsdale Elementary SchoolThird Grade
www.askasia.org/features/AsianArt/map.japan.gif
Click on the small flag to go forward.
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http://geography.about.com/library/cia/blcjapan.htm
(Click on the kimono to go back.)
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Let’s Find Japan
Go to Google Earth Enter Hinsdale, New Hampshire Then enter Tokyo, Japan
Statetris Japan Use the right and left arrows to move the
pieces as they fall
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Facts About Japan Let’s find some facts about Japan. Go to kidport.com Write 1 fact about each of these topics in your journal
Key Facts Geographic Landmarks Points of Interest Major Industries Historical Highlights Population and Culture Climate
Facts about Japan
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KIDS IN JAPAN
Go to Japanese Culture Click on the television to see what
you want to watch Watch a Japanese Tea Ceremony Watch Japanese Drums See Japanese games
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Food of Japan
Kuri mushi yoan, a Japanese steamed chestnut sweet
For more food ideas go to Japanese Food
Assignment : Choose one Japanese food that you would like to try.
Sashimi(Raw seafood)
Ramen
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Pictures of Japan Let’s look at some pictures of Japan
Japan in the Fall Geisha-Maiko Tokyo Fish Market Temples and Shrines
(Permission to use for educational purposes from Frantisek Staud)
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Mount Fuji and Mount Aso
Let’s see what is happening at Mount Fuji Mount Fuji Webcam
View this slide show of Mount Aso. Pictures of Mount Aso
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Japanese Holidays and Celebrations Kodomo no Hi
(Children's Day)
Setsubun (Last Day of Winter)
Shichi-go-san (Seven-Five-Three Festival)
Let’s learn more about these celebrationsGo to Japan Games and click on Japanese CelebrationsPick your favorite celebration and write about it in your
journal.
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Sports In Japan
What kinds of sports do kidsin Japan play?
Let’s go to Sports to find out. Assignment : What is “football” in
Japan? How about those Red Sox?
Red Sox in Japan
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Japanese Schools
Let’s visit a Japanese School Japanese School
Let’s watch a slide show of a Japanese school. School Slide Show
Assignment – Write 3 similarities and 3 differences between our schools and schools in Japan.
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Japanese Colors
Let’s visit Enchanted Learning Click on colors. Find your favorite color in Japanese. Write it in your journal.
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Japanese Characters Have you noticed that Japan letters
look different from ours? Go to Sounds of Hiragana. Click on a
character to hear the sound. Let’s listen to a Japanese story.
The Amusement Park Play this game to learn some of
Japanese characters. Hiragana Picture Matching Game
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Japanese Government Let’s
Explore Government in Japan.
Assignment – Complete the Venn Diagram in your journal.
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Japanese Government
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Economy and Industry in Japan
Do you have a Nissan, Toyota, Sony or Panasonic? If you do, it was made in Japan.
Let’s find out about Japan’s Imports and Exports
Using the chart from Main imports and exports, write the top 2 imports and exports in your journal.
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"OMEDETOO GOZAIMASU" - "Congratulations."
Our final assignment is to make a postcard.
Go to Make a postcard Describe the most important, or most interesting thing you have learned during this field trip.
We will print them and then draw a picture to go with it.
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Sources Used Japanese Characters slide picture from http://web-japan.org/kidsweb/language/index.html Food slide http://www.lonelyplanet.com/worldguide/japan/ Imports and exports http://web-japan.org/kidsweb/explore/economy/index.html First page flag http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/jp.html Kids in Japan http://web-japan.org/kidsweb/meet/nichibu/index.html Let’s find Japan http://web-japan.org/kidsweb/explore/regions/index.html Pictures of Japan http://phototravels.net/japan/photo-gallery/ Permission granted to use for educational purposes from the
photographer Frantisek Staud Mount Fuji and Aso http://volcano.und.nodak.edu/vwdocs/Parks/world_parks/japan/aso.html Facts about Japan http://www.kidport.com/RefLib/WorldGeography/Japan/Japan.htm#Key%20Facts Japanese schools http://www.amphi.com/~psteffen/fmf/education.htm Japanese celebrations http://web-japan.org/kidsweb/games/index.html Food page http://www.lonelyplanet.com/worldguide/japan/ Food slide http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2044.html Sports http://web-japan.org/kidsweb/explore/sports/index.html