
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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