Passport to Possibility™ — Parent Guide
🇯🇵 Mission Japan
Mission Japan teaches Yen budgeting, metric recipe math, Japan's geography, and the cultural depth of the tea ceremony.
What She'll Learn
- ✨ Yen conversion and Tokyo day-trip budgeting
- ✨ Onigiri recipe in metric measurements
- ✨ Japan's four main islands
- ✨ Japanese tea ceremony etiquette
- ✨ Basic Japanese vocabulary
Skills Reinforced
- ✨ Metric math
- ✨ Currency conversion
- ✨ Geography
- ✨ Cultural literacy
Conversation Starters
Talk together
- 💬 Why does Japan use a different system of measurement than the US?
- 💬 What does the tea ceremony teach about respect?
- 💬 If 1 USD = 150 Yen, what does a ¥1,500 lunch cost?
Extension Activities
Take it further
- ⭐ Make onigiri together
- ⭐ Locate Japan's four main islands
- ⭐ Try a mini tea ceremony at home