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Japan: A Pacific Rim Neighbor

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Students descirbe everyday events typical in the lives of contemporary, young, Japanese school-age children and understand some of the underlying reasons for various practices. They see that Japan and the state of Washington have many similar geographic features, are trading partners, and have many sister state and sister city relationships.

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japan, the pacific rim, washington

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Grade
K - 2nd
Subjects
English Language Arts
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Resource Type
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For Teacher Use
Duration
14 days
Instructional Strategy
Project-Based Learning

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