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Activities
for Japan
Language Arts
- Learn about the Kimono,
the Japanese traditional clothing. How would
you describe the clothing?
How is the man's kimono different than
the woman's kimono? What do the layers of
clothing tell you about the climate in their
country?
- Read about the sounds
of the Japanese language. What meanings
can "hashi" have? How are they different?
How could this affect learning the language?
- Look at the Japanese
holidays and cultural events. Find out
what holidays are in the current month. Describe
the festivities. Do you have a similar holiday?
Describe it.
- Also visit AskAsia
and check out the Activities. Play the language
game or make an origami bunny!
AskAsia
educator
Social Studies
- Look at this map
of Japan. What does the square box in
the bottom left hand corner mean?
What is the capital of Japan and what
famous mountain is it near?
What countries are across the sea from
Japan? Check this physical
map from Atlapedia. Describe the land
forms that make up Japan.
- What is the national
flower of Japan?
How do Japanese people share the significance
of this flower? What is your state/province/national
flower? Why do you think it was chosen?
- Visit the Japanese
history page. Who were the samurai?
What principles guided their lives?
How is this similar to the principles that
guide your life?
- What unique
and catastrophic event happened in Japan
during World War II? For lots of information,
visit this Museum
and other links on this page.
Math
- Visit the price
check page. Say you leave the airport
for a ride in a type 1 taxi and ride for 2km.
Then you stop and buy an English newspaper
and 10 pieces of chewing gum. Since you're
hungry, you buy 3 donuts. Then, since you've
lost your toothpaste, you buy the cheapest
you can get. Finally you find another taxi
(this time type 2), and ride back to the airport
(assuming its the same distance back as coming).
How many yen will you have spent? Challenge:
visit the currency converter to see how many
dollars you spent!
Bible
- Visit the Japan
Photo Gallery. What else can you pray
for?
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