Activity 1: Narrate the Chapter
- Narrate the events aloud in your own words.
Activity 2: Study the Chapter Pictures
- Study the chapter pictures and describe how each relates to the story.
Activity 3: Observe the Modern Equivalent
- Examine the chapter setting in modern times: New York City.
Activity 4: Map the Chapter
- Find the countries of the United States, Japan, and China on the map of the world.
- Find the state of New York (NY), the location of the start of the boys' journey.
- Find the country of Japan, the initial destination.
- Find the country of China, the second destination.
- Which is larger - Japan or China?
- Which is an island - Japan or China?
- Trace a rough path simulating the boys' journey from New York, west across America, across the Pacific Ocean, to Japan, and finally to China.
Activity 5: Map the Chapter on a Globe
- Repeat the mapwork from Activity 4 on a three-dimensional globe.