Journey To JapanBy : Mrs. KingHinsdale Elementary SchoolThird Grade

www.askasia.org/features/AsianArt/map.japan.gif

Click on the small flag to go forward.

http://geography.about.com/library/cia/blcjapan.htm

(Click on the kimono to go back.)

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

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

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

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

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)

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

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.

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

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.

Japanese Colors

Let’s visit Enchanted Learning Click on colors. Find your favorite color in Japanese. Write it in your journal.

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

Japanese Government Let’s

Explore Government in Japan.

Assignment – Complete the Venn Diagram in your journal.

Japanese Government

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.

"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.

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