Have them practice using the chopsticks by picking up cotton balls before they try eating with them. When ready give every student a small bowl of sticky rice to try. Help students understand how many 100 is by having them count out 100 pieces of rice. Have students try arranging the rice into two rows of 50, four rows of 25 or ten rows of 10. Using the balance scale, have students try to estimate what two bags of rice will equal a larger bag of rice.
Japan is on the other side of the world.
Now is a good time for students to learn about the sun and the moon. Asia, including Japan, is located in the Eastern Hemisphere. We are located in the Western Hemisphere. When the Eastern Hemisphere is experiencing daylight the Western Hemisphere is experiencing darkness. Locate Japan on the globe.