How Do Children in Japan Celebrate Children’s Day?

ART, SOCIAL STUDIES

Curiosity trigger

Students find out why colored carp-shaped banners appear on the streets of Japan on Children’s Day, hear Japanese legends and themselves make paper koinobori – traditional Japanese decorations.

Curriculum and Skills

Work and Life Skills:

Social and cultural awareness

In this lesson, you will cover:

SOCIAL STUDIES CORE CURRICULUM:
Grade 3.Cultures and civilizations. People in world communities use legends, folktales, oral histories, biographies, autobiographies, and historical narratives to transmit values, ideas, beliefs, and traditions.
Grade 3.Communities around the world. Beliefs, customs, and traditions in world communities are learned from others and may differ from place to place.

NATIONAL CORE ARTS STANDARDS:
VA.Cr2.1.3.a. Create personally satisfying artwork using a variety of artistic processes and materials.
VA. VISUAL ARTS
VA.Pr6.1.3.a. Identify and explain how and where different cultures record and illustrate stories and history of life through art
VA.Re10.1.4.a. Create works of art that reflect community cultural traditions.

You will need

Any art materials of your choice for decoration, cards, scissors, glue, and string.

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Authors

Authors: Tomasz Treppa, Katarzyna Nowak, Wioletta Laskowska-Smoczyńska
Methodology: Agnieszka Staroń
Translation: George Lisowski
Producer: Marta Przywara

Source

This is a modified version of a lesson plan created by the Children’s University Foundation under the CC-BY-NC-SA 3.0 license. Photo Koinobori made by Kazuletokyoite published on flickr under the CC-BY 2.0 license.

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