Feudal Japan - Ninja

Ninjas: Masters of Stealth and Secrecy by Joanne Mattern

Discussion:
Origins of Ninja
Employment by Samurai and other warlords
Training, skills, religious beliefs

Activity:
History journal

Feudal Japan - Samurai - Bushido

Samurai: Warlords of Japan by Arlan Dean
How to Be a Samurai Warrior by Fiona Macdonald and John James
Read-aloud: Sword of the Samurai by Eric A. Kimmel

Discussion:
Bushido - the Samurai code of honor
Buddhism, Shinto influences
Meditation practices

Activity:
Continue Samurai costume

Feudal Japan - Samurai - Armor

Samurai: Warlords of Japan by Arlan Dean
How to Be a Samurai Warrior by Fiona Macdonald and John James
Read-aloud: Sword of the Samurai by Eric A. Kimmel

Discussion:
Parts of the samurai armament
Design and construction
Evolution

Activity:
Continue Samurai costume

Feudal Japan - Samurai - Shogunate

Life in Ancient Japan by Hazel Richardson
Samurai: Warlords of Japan by Arlan Dean
Read-aloud: Sword of the Samurai by Eric A. Kimmel

Discussion:
The Genpei War and the beginning of the shogunate
From a temporary to a permanent position
How the shogun controls the samurai and the emperor

Activity:
Continue making Samurai costume
History journal

Feudal Japan - Samurai - Origins

Life in Ancient Japan by Hazel Richardson
Samurai: Warlords of Japan by Arlan Dean
Read-aloud: Sword of the Samurai by Eric A. Kimmel

Discussion:
Origins of the Samurai - Asuka and Nara Periods
The Samurai as a part of the army during the Heian Period
The Samurai become warlords

Activity:
Begin making Samurai costume
History journal