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The Role of Japanese Women through Art

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners examine the role of women in Japan through Art and create collages using learned knowledge that depict the role of women in America today in this exciting Art or Social Studies lesson.
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Changing Perspectives on the Japanese Internment Experiment

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students discover the characteristics of Japanese internment during World War II. They discuss racist policies and use the internet to gather information to write their own version of history. They write essays from different points of...
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Writing Japanese Stories (Grades 6-8)

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students listen to several Japanese stories and write their own Japanese-style stories, which they share with the class.
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Japanese Designs

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders learn some traditional Japanese designs and what they represent, then make their own stamps for printing Japanese designs.
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Incorporating Japanese Music into the Music Classroom

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders experience the music and arts of Japan as they explore the language and culture of the country in this lesson. A variety of musical elements from the culture are demonstrated.
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Japanese Society

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students conduct research into the life of being a person who is Japanese. The lesson plan uses essential questions in order to guide the research. Classroom activities are used to encourage discussion.
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Scroll Art And Retelling Stories

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students create Japanese scroll art that represents a familiar folktale in this elementary school lesson that can be adapted for small group, or individual projects depending on ability.
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Japanese Peasants

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine how the Japanese peasant was depicted in art in this high school lesson plan about Asian cultures. Emphasis is placed on individual observations and written reflections.
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Creating a Japanese Garden Lantern in Crea-Stone

For Teachers 10th - 11th
Learners create a Japanese Garden Lantern. In this step-by-step ceramics lesson plan, students follow simple how-to directions to mold and create a Japanese Garden Lantern out of Crea-Stone.
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Japanese Festivals and Celebrations

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students investigate the importnce of celebrations anf festivals in Japanese culture and then create a story based upon an image from the instructional activity. Resource links are provided for images of events.
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Japanese Objects as Cultural Artifacts: A Model Lesson Using Textiles

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Pupils complete a unit on the cultural significance of textiles in the Japanese culturre. They analyze cotton, line, silk, and wool fabrics, examine various fabric creation and decoration techniques, select an object and write a detailed...
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Japanese Fish Printing

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students examine the characteristics of Japanese fish printing. Using a fresh or frozen fish, they create their own unique fish print. They paint the fish in the colors they chose and place it on a piece of colored paper. They...
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Japanese Tanka Poetry

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students discover the techniques of creating Japanese Tanka poetry through in-class discussions and a fun group competition. This lesson is an excellent introduction to Japanese literature and/or poetry.
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Studying Japanese Internment with Primary Documents

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders view photographs of the Japanese society being interned in camps during World War II in the United States. In groups, they read and discuss Executive Order 9066 and try to determine what group they are trying to focus...
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Japanese Empire and Culture in World War II

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students analyze examples of major empires, summarize effects of imperialism on selected societies, identify examples of art and architecture that demonstrate artistic ideal or visual principle from selected cultures and/or describe an...
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Buddhist Art - Lost In The Landscape

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore new objectives for art and examine how Chinese painting reflects Buddhist principles. This lesson includes a vocabulary list and possible lesson extensions for various student levels.
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Children's Book Creations

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students create a children's book version of the Japanese folk story "Momotaro Boy of the Peach" and present the story to elementary students. In this children's book lesson, students design their book to explain Japanese culture to...
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A Journey To Japan Through Poetry

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders gain an appreciation for writing, analyzing, reading and listening to poetry, viewing poems as a motivation for studying Japanese culture and tradition. They study and create their own haiku and tanka poems with illustrations.
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Yoko and the Sushi Party

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students listen to a read aloud of Rosemary Wells, Yoko as they begin a study of Japanese culture and customs. They experience Japanese food, geography and culture. They write a friendly letter to the author.
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Reading Comprehension: Japan

For Students 4th - 5th
In this reading for comprehension worksheet, students read a passage about Japanese Kendo and write answers using complete sentences. Students write 3 answers.
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Tolerance in Times of Trial

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Learners view the treatment of people of Japanese and German descent during World War II. They explore the problems in assigning blame to populations during times of war. They identify modern examples of discrimination and stereotyping.
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World War II

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders read Under the Blood Red Sun (UBRS), V is for Victory (V), and Number the Stars(NS). They examine WWII through the eyes of Japanese, Danish, and American students and complete at least two projects: a radio broadcast and a...
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Do You Haiku? We Do!

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders try their hands at writing Haiku, a form of Japanese poetry. Haiku is usually 17 syllables in three-line form. This engaging lesson has many excellent worksheets and website imbedded in the plan. They share their finished...
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Dramatizing Tam's Slipper

For Teachers K - 3rd
Young scholars investigate the Japanese version of the Cinderella tale. In this fairy tale lesson, students read Tam's Slipper and construct a Venn diagram to compare and contrast the tale with the American version.

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