Scissors, stapler, and tape for constructionįirst, your headband! Decorate a strip of white poster board, circle it around your head, and staple it.1 sushi menu template, printed on 8.5″ x 11″ white paper.4 strips of green felt (approximately 1.25″ x 8.25″ each).Scraps of felt (I used yellow, orange, red, maroon, light pink, and dark pink).2 rectangles of white poster board (approximately 4″ x 5.25″).A piece of light green crepe paper streamer (mine was 13″).A large rectangle of clear plastic (more on this below!).1 corrugated cardboard base (I used a 9.75″ x 13.75″ cake pad).

A strip of white poster board (approximately 2″ x 22″).But happily, he learns that friendship isn’t culture-dependent. Words and phrases from the Japanese language are woven into this story, with helpful pronunciation guides at the bottom of each page to aid the read-aloud experience. Gregory is very worried about how he will fit in at his new school. They live in America, but when Dad’s company transfers him to Japan, Gregory quickly learns that the two countries are very different! In Japan, they use chopsticks, pay for things with yen, drive on the other side of the road, sit on zabuton, and sleep on futons.

Gregory’s mom is from Kansas, and his Dad is from Japan. We read The Way We Do It In Japan, written by Geneva Cobb Iijima, and illustrated by Paige Billin-Frye (Albert Whitman & Company, 2002). This set was one of our most popular projects yet, with parents reporting that their children continued playing with it weeks after story time had adjourned. The menu includes a pronunciation guide, so you can brush up on your Japanese while dining on maguro ( mah-goo-roh) and satsuma imo ( sat-soo-mah e-moh).

Today, we’re going to Japan! This adorable sushi bar serves up a number of felt delicacies.

Super sushi boy