Daruma-san

In this goal-setting worksheet, teachers communicate with parents an effective strategy for achieving success. Teachers, parents and learners work together to set personal goals and discuss how they will be accomplished.

First graders discuss how others should use the Golden Rule to peacefully solve real life problems. They perform short skits that depict people breaking the Golden Rule. They work as a class to determine ways the problem could be solved....

Students solve addition and subtraction problems and decipher and write messages using a code. They read and discuss an informational fact sheet about the Navajo code talkers from World War II, and decode and re-code messages using math...

Students study Japanese Daruma dolls and the Legend of Bodhidharma. They create their own Daruma Dolls.

Students investigate the historical Bodhidharma and focus upon the founding of Buddhism in China. They create two-dimensional Daruma dolls and define the term of enlightenment using simple language. Students read about the legend while...

Learners make their own daruma. Students play a Japanese game related to the daruma.

Second graders study the talents and interests that have helped people to "make the world better." They begin by reading a story about 5 individuals who have "made a difference." This webquest extends this exploration by guiding the...

Students determine ways they can help in their communities. In this community involvement lesson, students read a story that facilitates a discussion about neighborhoods and communities. Students name the communities they belong to and...

Students are assessed in their abilities in three areas--in particular throwing using Fleece balls, Turkey targets (plastic door decorations with a hole cut into it), Stepping stones (Flaghouse catalog), Balloons, Lollipop paddles, and...