(c) Daneille Snowden
JAPAN UNIT STUDY
Assembled & Researched by Daneille Snowden
Welcome to a fun Unit Sudy on Japan. My girls and I enjoyed this so much that we really didn’t want to stop. The longer we studied the more we wanted to learn and find there is still so much yet to learn. Yet, I feel the first thing that you should do with a unit study that entails geography is do just that: map the country and it’s important cities, waters, mountains and such.
Honestly, from that point: Pick a particular subject and learn it.
I use to follow unit studies to the ‘T’; but now we find that we wind off getting into one area and want to veer onto another route from that particular one. For example; we were going to cover instruments generally. But; “Wow!” As we dug deeper and deeper we began to learn about the Koto & other amazing instruments, thus off we went.
Just make sure you cover the history, religion, vocabulary, economics, currency, foods, places to visit, dress, etiquette, science and on. Your children will love all the crafts, hopefully enjoy writing research papers on the various topics as well as the literature in some of the folk lore.
Get a folder out have the kids decorate it. As you do this unit just have them assemble their info and work. Later they can put it in a nice format. You can use lap booking here if you wish. We chose not to this time.
We also made a section of our dining room to display their crafts, maps and some of their work (like their Japanese words).
We made a small pretend Tea Room as well. It was educational and fun to use the knowledge we attained and the creativity God gives.
HAVE FUN!
THE LARGER UNIT STUDY SITE I PUT TOGETHER IS HERE:
AT SNOWDEN WITH THE FAM (click) --- IT HAS HAD THOUSANDS OF HITS. CLICK ON BLUE HIGHLIGHTED LINK.
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Unit Study Site Elementary-High School
Honestly, from that point: Pick a particular subject and learn it.
I use to follow unit studies to the ‘T’; but now we find that we wind off getting into one area and want to veer onto another route from that particular one. For example; we were going to cover instruments generally. But; “Wow!” As we dug deeper and deeper we began to learn about the Koto & other amazing instruments, thus off we went.
Just make sure you cover the history, religion, vocabulary, economics, currency, foods, places to visit, dress, etiquette, science and on. Your children will love all the crafts, hopefully enjoy writing research papers on the various topics as well as the literature in some of the folk lore.
Get a folder out have the kids decorate it. As you do this unit just have them assemble their info and work. Later they can put it in a nice format. You can use lap booking here if you wish. We chose not to this time.
We also made a section of our dining room to display their crafts, maps and some of their work (like their Japanese words).
We made a small pretend Tea Room as well. It was educational and fun to use the knowledge we attained and the creativity God gives.
HAVE FUN!
THE LARGER UNIT STUDY SITE I PUT TOGETHER IS HERE:
AT SNOWDEN WITH THE FAM (click) --- IT HAS HAD THOUSANDS OF HITS. CLICK ON BLUE HIGHLIGHTED LINK.
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Unit Study Site Elementary-High School
Pretty good; got it laid out well. Unit Study by
Below are the links and activities plus books we used.
Below are the links and activities plus books we used.
Geography: archipelago of 6,852 islands.[10] The four largest islands are Honshu, Hokkaido, Kyushu and Shikoku, together accounting for ninety-seven percent of Japan's land area. Japan has the world's tenth-largest population, with over 127 million people. he Greater Tokyo Area, which includes the de facto capital city of Tokyo and several surrounding prefectures, is the largest metropolitan area in the world, with over 30 million residents.”
English Alphabet to Japanese: http://www.japan-zone.com/new/alphabet.shtml
Islands of JapanNumber of volcano’s: 124.65
We like Okinawa= from Karate Kid! J
We like Okinawa= from Karate Kid! J
Okinawa Islands (map)islands (from North to South) of Japan are:Hokkaidō Honshū Shikoku Kyūshū http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan?vm=r
4 BOOK MARKS:
- http://www.abcteach.com/free/b/bookmarks_japan.pdf
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THE SAMURAI:
- - http://www.learningthroughhistory.com/newsletter/archives/82005.php?vm=r
Japanese Samurai
Japan Printables-we did quite a few.http://homeschooling.about.com/od/unitssubjgeog/ss/japanprint.htm
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THE SAMURAI:
- - http://www.learningthroughhistory.com/newsletter/archives/82005.php?vm=r
Japanese Samurai
Japan Printables-we did quite a few.http://homeschooling.about.com/od/unitssubjgeog/ss/japanprint.htm
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Cherry Blossom Coloringhttp://www.fantasyjr.com/cherry-blossom-coloring-pages/?vm=r
Festival Coloring Page
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Japanese Personal Seals
-http://hararie-japan-tokyo-tokyo.com/japanese_culture/temporary-category-a/seal-of-japan/?vm=r
-http://hararie-japan-tokyo-tokyo.com/japanese_culture/temporary-category-a/seal-of-japan/?vm=r
Japanese: Crafts and Coloring Pages
http://www.caslt.org/resources/modern-lang/japanese-resource-links-crafts-colouring_en.php?vm=r
Chrysanthemum Corsages
http://www.crayola.com/crafts/detail/chrysanthemum-corsages-craft/
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Excellent Selection of Coloring Pages
http://www.dltk-kids.com/World/japan/posters/index.htm-
ORIGAMI
MAKE THESE: Origami
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/crafts/origami/
Folk Legends- http://web-japan.org/kidsweb/folk/index.html?vm=r
You read the story (as authentic music plays & colorful animation is playing.
BONSAI:
http://www.ehow.com/videos-on_4949_grow-bonsai-trees.html?vm=r
Instruments & Entertainment:- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traditional_Japanese_musical_instruments?vm=r
String/wind/percussion
- http://www.japan-zone.com/culture/instrument.shtml?vm=r
http://www.japan-zone.com/culture/kabuki.shtml Kabuki theatre
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=67-bgSFJiKc
http://www.japan-zone.com/culture/noh.shtml Noh theatre
http://www.japan-zone.com/culture/bunraku.shtml Bunraku, or Japanese puppet theater
GREETING
KIMONOS:
http://www.ehow.com/search.aspx?s=KIMONO%E2%80%99S
How to make; wrap; history of...etc. Accord Academy
http://web-japan.org/kidsweb/?vm=r
Japan web site for kids
http://www.japan-zone.com/culture/kimono.shtml
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I love the diagram of the kimono and the history.
http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0107666.html?vm=r
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They made minni drums: minni Taiko
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MAKE A TRAVEL BROCHURE:
http://teachers.ausd.net/antilla/japanbrochure.html
Tourist teaching. This was really good, they got real creative here.
LEARN THE PROPER WAY TO EAT AT A JAPANESE REST./HOME/GREETINGS…:
http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e622.html
Japanese etiquette
LIST THE HOLIDAYS AND PLACE THEM ON A THEIR CALENDAR:
http://www.chiff.com/home_life/holiday/childrens-day.htm
Japan Rice Paddy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZC7h-B7jy6k
Research about rice.
http://www.ehow.com/how_4829375_cultivate-rice.html
How to Cultivate Rice
Types of Farming in Japan
http://www.ehow.com/list_6912300_types-farming-japan.html
JAPAN FOLK TALES
http://japanese.about.com/od/folktales/Folk_Tales.htm?vm=r
Koi: Koi fish is a decorative carp (Cyprinus carpio) developed in Japan during the 19th century.
http://www.ehow.com/about_6733853_natural-habitat-koi.html#ixzz1GJgJHAVq
http://www.waldsfe.org/UnitStudies/countries/japan.htm?vm=r
Excellent site, laid out perfectly
A Day in the Life of a Japanese Child
http://www.cusd.chico.k12.ca.us/libraries/elementary/japan/
--Webquest by-Nancy Leeka
Popular Japanese
After School Jap. Clubs-
http://www.chicousd.org/libraries/elementary/japan/clubs.html?vm=r
http://www.chicousd.org/libraries/elementary/japan/clubs.html?vm=r
Famous Japanese TV and Movie Characters
- http://www.cusd.chico.k12.ca.us/libraries/elementary/japan/famousjps.html
- http://www.cusd.chico.k12.ca.us/libraries/elementary/japan/famousjps.html
MAKE LANTERNS:
http://familycrafts.about.com/od/chinesenewyears/ss/eplantern_2.htm
Japanese Lantern Craft Meaning of the Japanese Lanterns
http://www.ehow.com/facts_5563088_meaning-japanese-lantern.html?
JAPAN TODAY: (Current Events)
Japanese Lantern Craft Meaning of the Japanese Lanterns
http://www.ehow.com/facts_5563088_meaning-japanese-lantern.html?
JAPAN TODAY: (Current Events)
WRITE A STORY/BOOK:
http://www.cusd.chico.k12.ca.us/libraries/elementary/japan/
A good assignment to do.
A good assignment to do.
Japanese Names for girls.http://www.babynamesfamily.com/nationality/japanese_boys_names_1.html?vm=r
Japanese boy names.Japanese ‘surnames’ last names according to prefectures.-----
'okasan' (mother) and 'otosan' (father)
Virtual Japanese Rest.-shows the etiquette, the foods and where they come from
Virtual Japanese Rest.-shows the etiquette, the foods and where they come from
…:fun
Haiku: Wrote several poems; can be quite a challenge.
Greetings: Hello. Konnichiwa. 
Good Morning. Ohayou. 
Ohayou-gozaimasu. (Polite)
Good afternoon. Konnichiwa. 
Good evening. Konbanwa. 
Good night. Oyasumi. Oyasuminasai. 
Good bye. Sayounara. 
See you later. Dewa mata.
See you tomorrow. Mata ashita.
How do you do. Hajimemashite. 
I'm glad to see you. Oai-deki-te ureshii-desu. 
How are you? Ogenki desu-ka. 
I'm fine. Genki-desu.
And you? Anata wa?
I'm fine, too. Watashi-mo genki-desu.
Thank you. Arigatou. /
Arigatou-gozaimasu.(polite)
Seikan Tunnel :
under water tunnel
Mt. Fuji: 富士山 上空
geography & history…older kids need to do their own research as well.
Kyoto:
Ven Diagram : Import & Exports
Kyoto:
Ven Diagram : Import & Exports
geography & history…older kids need to do their own research as well.
on the differences and likes of US and Japan.
Favorite Product that we may use or buy. Research about it.
Suzuki Violin Violin Research:
http://en.allexperts.com/q/Violin-2164/f/Nippon-Violin.htm?vm=r
http://www.collectibleviolins.com/history-of-the-violin.html?vm=r
http://www.collectibleviolins.com/history-of-the-violin.html?vm=r
history of the Nippon
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shinichi_Suzuki_(violinist)
Shiniki Suzuki (info). (My daughter Felecia plays the violin both girls the piano using the Suzuki method).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shinichi_Suzuki_(violinist)
Shiniki Suzuki (info). (My daughter Felecia plays the violin both girls the piano using the Suzuki method).
Our personal missionary to Japan: Joyce Kitano
Hiroshima:
Used American History book on WWII all on Japan’s part in the war & US bombing.
Japanese Wedding-
Abacus wikipedia
Budhism/Christianity
these people really touched our hearts…good example on why there are still missionaries working to spread the Gospelvery good got the ‘feel’ of missions and the heart of God for the lost in Japan.
Japanese Tea Ceremony
Bit educational.
Tea house or tearoom
http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Tea_house?vm=r
Brands of tea in Japan
http://coffeetea.about.com/od/advancedtea/ig/Japanese-Green-Tea-Images/
http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Tea_house?vm=r
Brands of tea in Japan
http://coffeetea.about.com/od/advancedtea/ig/Japanese-Green-Tea-Images/
LESSON PLAN – THE TEA CULTURE
Japanese tea ceremony: A critique for screens and scrolls
http://www.learnnc.org/lp/pages/3527?vm=r
Tea Ceremonies
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Japanese+Tea+Ceremony&aq=o
http://www.learnnc.org/lp/pages/3527?vm=r
Tea Ceremonies
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Japanese+Tea+Ceremony&aq=o
16 THINGS JAPAN DOES BETTER: link
LUNCHTIME AT SCHOOL IN JAPAN [CLICK]
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BOOKS WE ENJOYED FROM THE LIBRARY
Count Your Way Through Japan 30183031370628
Shipwrecked 31806001188831 (true story really learned a lot about the culture, history and shipping, whaling and then U.S. History)
Commodore Matthew Perry 30183031784992
Karate 30183032926816
Welcome to Japan 30183031371675
JAPANESE THINGS by Basil Hall
Chamberlain Pub.by Charles E.Tuttle Co.
1971 (reprint 1994)
Title K is for kabuki: a Japan alphabet
Chamberlain Pub.by Charles E.Tuttle Co.
1971 (reprint 1994)
Title K is for kabuki: a Japan alphabet
"I Live in Tokyo" by Mari Takabayashi,"31806001564015
Japan JapanJapanSamurai;
Warlords of Japan
Traditional Crafts from Japan
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Felecia & Tabitha with all their hard work and fun study!
WE LOVE JAPAN!
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Tabby-My 3rd Grader
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Felecia-My 7th Grader
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"Japanese Celebrations: Cherry Blossoms, Festivals and Flying Carp by Tazuko Inui
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vuaqMf2VoO8Counting to 10+
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1CGUhPisa4U
http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/japan/index.htmlhttp://japanesegeta.com/
Free Earthquake Lap Book Unit Study
Up-to-date info in all categories
*March 11, 2011 A terrible tsunami hit Japan (the last day of our study 3/11/11) the worse hurricane in record of Japan.
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ke02W2gazUk
Free Earthquake Lap Book Unit Study
Up-to-date info in all categories
*March 11, 2011 A terrible tsunami hit Japan (the last day of our study 3/11/11) the worse hurricane in record of Japan.
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ke02W2gazUk
http://www.homeschoolshare.com/earthquakes.php %20
2012 and still have a passion for Japan. Here are the girls at the Japanese Stroll Garden in Springfield, MO. Included an authentic tea house. What a treat!
2012 and still have a passion for Japan. Here are the girls at the Japanese Stroll Garden in Springfield, MO. Included an authentic tea house. What a treat!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQLfrD_ukU0
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