Passport Japan - Katz (08-09)

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BC: Created by Mrs. Katz's Class and Mrs. Polis

FC: Passport to Stories Around the World Japan Mrs. Katz's Class

1: Songs from Japan We enjoyed these songs in Music Class "Haru ga Kita" ("Springtime Has Come") "Amefuri" ("Japanese Rain Song")

2: *Japan has four main islands and over 4000 smaller ones. *Japan is a small country with about 12 million people.

3: *Japan often suffers from typhoons, volcanic eruptions and earthquakes. *The most important food to the japanese is rice.

4: *Sumo wrestling is the national sport in Japan.

5: *Baseball is a Japanese passion. *Kids enjoy soccer, golf, volleyball & tennis and playing video & computer games.

6: *Japan has amazing animals & insects like macaques and cicadas

7: *Towering volcanoes make the islands of Japan absolutely beautiful.

8: Books we used to learn about Japan

9: My First Atlas by Katie John Sharp Maps and text introduce children to the countries of the world.

10: World Book Student Discovery Encyclopedia

11: A - Z Japan by Jeff Reynolds Presents an introduction to Japan.

12: Japan by Tom Streissguth

13: We used the Proquest Database Culture Grams - Kids Edition and the following websites: Kids Web Japan & Time for Kids

15: Little Fingerling by Monica Hughes A teenaged boy only a finger-length high proves himself a warrior by vanquishing two monsters with his cunning and bravery.

16: Here are the pictures that we drew to help tell the story.

17: Paris | Max

18: William | Febe

19: Jacob | Ava

20: Jacob | David | Tyler

21: Mimi | Julia | Julia

22: Erin | Matt

23: Dayna | Payton

24: Sean | Robert

25: Grace