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Create Your Own Family Crest

For Teachers 3rd - 7th
Students develop a design for their own family crest. Students make a large model crest for their family.
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Japanese Family Crests

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Pupils create an artistic crest that represents either themselves, their group of friends, or their their family.
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Create a Family Crest

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students create their own family crest using prior knowledge and Japanese and Native American examples of symbolic art. Lesson extensions include the creation of a school crest or woodblock examples of crests.
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Group Rehearsal

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Pupils study their national and family heritage while working in groups.  In this personal history project, students examine the family shield or crest of the teacher while preparing to create and share their own with the class.  Pupils...
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Japanese Warriors

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students compare and contrast the warriors in Japanese history, folktales, and art to the kinds of soldiers American children learn about. This lesson plan includes possible lesson plan enrichments.