FAMILY CONNECTIONS

What a great way for you and your children to get involved in our exploration of the country and culture of Japan! Set a goal for your family. Levels should be mastered in order (you cannot obtain a black belt until you�ve mastered all of the previous levels).

Almost all of the information needed on this page is available through links found on this website. Please monitor your child�s use of the internet.

White Belt

• Find Japan on a world map or a globe.
• What is the capital of Japan?
• Find a picture of a kimono or draw one.

�Yellow Belt

• Play with a Japanese game or toy.
• Draw a picture of the Japanese flag. Make sure you get the colors right.
• Say hello and good-bye in Japanese

�Green Belt

• Read a Japanese fairy tale.
• Say your name the "Japanese way".
• What is the name of the highest mountain in Japan? What do Japanese people call it?

.Blue Belt

• Find a leaf from a tree that is native to Japan.
• Find a Japanese recipe and make the food at home.
• Name 3 differences between our school and schools in Japan.

Purple Belt

• Learn to eat with chopsticks.
• Count to 10 in Japanese.
• Find your name (or someone in your family) in Japanese and write it using Japanese symbols.

�Brown Belt

• Name the four main islands of Japan.
• Find a current newspaper article about Japan and write about it in your own words.
• Create an origami animal.

Black Belt

• Visit the Japanese Tea House in Fairmount Park (check to see when it is open!) OR the Japanese Tea Garden at the Philadelphia Museum of Art OR eat at a Japanese restaurant.
• Learn to say the days of the week in Japanese.
• Explain the Japanese form of government. Do they have a president? Do they have a Congress?

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