Konnichiwa! Grab Your Passport and Come Take a Virtual Tour of Japan (Flex)

Does your child have an interest in Japan? I understand it is not easy to make time to plan a trip to Japan to experience its culture. That is why this class is perfect for your child. They will get to experience parts of Japan at the convenience of their computer by taking virtual field trips each week. 
1)What will be taught? Students will get to see and learn what is inside a Japanese supermarket, Family Mart, mall, and learn to make sushi in my Japanese kitchen. 
What topics will I cover? I will cover the different food, drinks, and products you can buy in a Japanese supermarket. I will show students some of my favorites. Students will also learn about Family Mart. Family Mart is an extremely popular rest stop in Japan. They have Family Mart franchises all throughout Japan. They will get to take a tour through the inside and see what makes them popular. Students will get to take a virtual tour of the mall in Japan. They will get to learn and experience what it is like in a mall in Japan. Lastly, students will get to learn how to make sushi in my Japanese kitchen. I took a sushi making class from a professional chef in Japan. I will be teaching students how to do it themself. 
2)How much will they get to interact with myself and other students? Students will get to participate in online discussions with myself and other students all the way through this course. 

Week #1) Students will hit the virtual isles of the Japanese supermarket. They will get to see the different fruits and vegetables. They will get to experience the different sauces and cooking products. Students will get to spend time by the fish market portion of the supermarket. I will explain the difference between fish you can buy raw to eat, and fish you buy to cook. I will show them the fabulous hot pre made food section, along with some of my favorites that I like to eat. I will take them to the supplement isle where they get to take a look at the different health supplements that you can buy at Japanese supermarkets. Then, students will get to experience all the different drinks that are available to buy at a supermarket. After the virtual tour students will have a discussion post to respond to. The discussion post will be: If you could go to a Japanese supermarket and just buy one thing what would you buy and why? They will then have to respond to one other classmates post. 

Week #2) I love Family Mart. When you come to Japan you will find a Family Mart franchise on every corner it seems like. In this virtual tour you will be walked through Family Mart and shown what all there is to offer. Family Mart is known for having great fresh foods, coffee, drinks, candy, toiletries, and tickets to events in your area. You can find something for breakfast, lunch, snack, or dinner for a great price. They even warm it up to your in a microwave behind the counter before you leave so that your food is hot. After the virtual tour, students will get to pretend they are a customer in a Family Mart store. They will video themselves buying some pretend items that they saw inside Family Mart and explaining why they decided to buy the items that they did. Students will then watch and respond to each others videos. 

Week#3) Let's go to the mall! Students will get to have a real virtual experience inside a mall in Japan. How cool?! Students will get to see the different kinds of clothing stores along with the clothing items. Students will get to go through the food court, see the massive Pokemon store, pet store where there are some cute puppies, see a game room, movie theater, along with experiencing the malls differences in its entirety. After the mall tour students will then take a quiz over what they learned. They will then write a short answer to the question: What food would you try at the food court and why? Students will then respond to other students posts. 

Week #4) Become a Japanese chef! I will go over vocabulary: culture, seaweed, Japan, sushi
•	Culture- social behavior and norms found in human societies, as well as the knowledge, beliefs, arts, laws, customs, capabilities, and habits of the individuals in these groups.
•	Seaweed- large algae growing in the sea or on rocks below the high-water mark.
•	Japan- Asian island country located off the Eastern coast of Asia.
•	 Sushi-a Japanese dish consisting of small balls or rolls of vinegar-flavoured cold rice served with a garnish of vegetables, egg, or raw seafood.
6)	I will make my sushi in my Japanese kitchen by using a virtual video. My ingredients are:
	2 cups of any kind of fish cut up
	3 Tablespoon Soy sauce
	2 cups White sticky rice
	1 pack of Seaweed
	1 cut up Avocado
	1 cut up Cucumber
	Knife
A.	First, I will take my two cups of fish and put it in a bowl with 3 Tablespoon of soy sauce and mix it together.
B.	Next, I will get my seaweed slices and put it on a flat surface.
C.	Then, I will get my write rice and start spreading it on my seaweed. Do not mash all the way down or it will not taste as good.
D.	Then, I will take a little bit of fish and put it in the center of my rice.
E.	Then, I will take a little bit of avocado and cucumber and put it in the center on top of my fish. 
F.	I will then tightly roll it together until it is in burrito form. 
G.	Last, I will cut into small pieces. 
After students will make their own sushi roll and post a picture for other students to see. However, if you are unable/ not interested in buying the ingredients students can just write down the steps it takes to make the sushi instead.