Creating Your Own Rock Art

This banner tells you who I am. Individuals create their own samurai military-style banner as part of a study of Japanese military and cultural history. Complete directions and templates for the banner are included, as is a link to...

As part of a study of Japanese art and artists, invite learners to create their own hanging scroll and name seal. Complete directions for the activity, as well as materials lists, are included in the packet.

In this building your own cell instructional activity, students identify cell vocabulary and facts, and create posters of a labeled plant cell and an animal cell. In this fill-n-the-blank and posters instructional activity, students...

Your class can create their own Samurai identity with craft paper and a little imagination. Learners will discuss what life was like for a Samurai warrior, and then they will make representations of what they would look like as a Samurai. 

Students create rock art. In this visual arts instructional activity, students examine and distinguish petroglyphs, pictographs, and vandalism. Students study cultures that revered rock art and create rock art panels.

What is a parfleche? It is a box used by the Plains Indians to carry goods as they traveled. First, the class will discuss the uses of these highly ornate boxes and the nature of the Plains Indians' nomadic lifestyle. Then, the class...

Does your class know what a tsuba is? A tsuba is a sword guard used by the samurai of Japan. Learners will view images of tsuba and then learn about how tsuba were used and why. Tin foil, markers, and the included template will be used...

Your class is going to love this activity. They get out their rulers, cardboard, and paints as they make Samurai breastplates. The simple art instructional activity lends itself to many different subjects such as, math/measurement, world...

A samurai helmet can be both menacing and beautiful. Your class will learn about the artistry found in Japanese artifacts. They'll use origami and brightly colored paper to create miniature helmets, just like those worn by the samurai of...

Here is a fun activity that kids will love. They don't just study samurai, they get to be a samurai! They'll use the provided template to create their very own suits of samurai armor. The template included fits a small child; for older...