Activity 1: Narrate the Chapter
- Narrate the events aloud in your own words.
Activity 2: Study the Chapter Pictures
- Study the chapter pictures and describe how each relates to the story.
Activity 3: Observe the Modern Equivalent
- Examine the chapter setting in modern times: The city of Shanghai, China.
Activity 4: Map the Chapter
- Find the countries of Japan and China on the map of the world.
- Trace the boys' path from Nagasaki to Shanghai (China) on both maps featuring Japan and China.
Activity 5: Map the Chapter on a Globe
- Repeat the mapwork from Activity 4 on a three-dimensional globe.