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Great coloring page to supplement a lesson on famous Japanese contemporary artist, Yayoi Kusama and her love of polka dots and the concept of infinity. ...
Let's learn 20 Basic Japanese Phrases today! They are very useful Japanese expressions! Free printable PDF with audio. Learn Japanese expressions today!
These Katsushika Hokusai Art Projects for Kids are perfect to help us learn about the amazing Japanese artist who made great waves a thing!
Release date: 2024/4/11 Language : Japanese Book (softcover) : 132 pages The special feature is "Color Palette for Embroidery". With color as the theme, decide on the main color and enjoy embroidery. It is spring-like and revolves around floral designs. We will also introduce various types of embroidery, including suggestions for embroidering on slightly unusual materials, and hat embroidery for the upcoming season. A new series of SAL will also begin. Overseas coverage and process lessons are also available. A special appendix includes a COSMO No. 25 embroidery thread color sample book.
The vocabulary lesson that every LGBTQ learner of Japanese is waiting for. Join us on an exploration of queer identity terms in Japanese!
Add diversity to your art curriculum and learn about a famous Japanese artist with these Yayoi Kusama art lessons for children.
Hiragana Advanced Chart. All in one needed to study those Japanese hiragana characters. Includes the maru(circle) and tenten(")
Use these multicultural art lesson ideas to teach a diverse art curriculum of Black American art, Mexican art, Japanese art and African art projects for kids.
Konichiwa, ya'll! As you might recall, my wee artists are learning about Asia this year with a current focus on Japan (Asia's a big ol' place, not sure we'll be able to focus on much beyond Japan, India and China, sadly. I'd say I need a longer school year but that'd be crazy talk). Last year, when we were travelling Europe in art class, we had tea and biscuits when learning about the United Kingdom. The kids pretty much thought that was the best thing ever. For that reason, I got the notion that we outta learn about the Japanese art of crafting sushi by making some of our own -- both collage...and edible! I began this lesson with my 1st grade students by doing our usual: looking at the map, finding Asia, finding Japan, chatting about what makes it an island, counting the four main islands in Japanese (ichi! ni! sahn! shi!), you get the idea. We then chatted about how rice is a staple in many Asian countries. And, with Japan being an island and all, their main source of protein is fish. This go a lotta "eeew!"s from the 1st grade set who declared: I hate fish! Unless it's buttered, battered and fried, a la Chef de Capt. D's, that is. We are in the South, after all. We eat our Moonpies the same way. But, kids! Many times, their fish isn't cooked. It's raw! This got a lotta wide-eyed stares from the peanut gallery. At this point, I busted out the super sweet book Yoko by Rosemary Wells. If you've not read it, it's all about a little Japanese-American cat who takes her sushi to school only to be made fun of by her classmates. In the end, her teacher saves the day, as usual (it's what we do). After reading, the kids and I decided that food that is unusual to us isn't weird, it's just different. And, possibly, delicious. My inspiration for the collage portion of this project came from the book First Book of Sushi by Amy Wilson Sanger. The images in the book are these amazing collages that look rad and were surprisingly easy for the kids to create. Another source of inspiration for the kids was my set of sampuru (which means sample in Japanese. Note, this is not my set but an example pulled from the interwebs). I told them about how when I was in Japan, the restaurant windows were filled with sampuru to give potential diners an idea of what to expect inside. Creating sampuru is a fine art in Japan as it's meant to look realistic and enticing. So our collage sampuru had to do the same. If you wanna make a totes delish sushi collage as well, here's what ya gotta do (in 30 minute art classes): Day #1: Printmaking! We did some monoprinting on a new class favorite the Gelli-Art plates. They print just like gelatin (go here for my most popular blog post to date [which isn't saying much, ahem]) but without the prep and the bad feeling you get when you find out where gelatin comes from (animal bones, people). The draw back? They are pricey -- these were $10 a pop. I had one for each two kids and they seemed content, albeit chatty, to take turns. These printed papers later became their plate for sushi. Day #2: Making sushi! After reading our talk and reading about Yoko, we started by making two sushi rolls. In the story, we saw how Yoko's mom made the sushi by laying out the seaweed, pressing the sticky rice on top, adding a surprise and cutting the sushi. We wouldn't be able to experience those steps until later...so for now, we simply traced circle templates and added our surprises inside the circles. Most of us stuck to green for avocado or cucumber, orange for carrots and pink for fish. Day #3: With our plate and sushi created, we learned about common Japanese condiments while eating sushi. We chatted about how we use ketchup, mustard, salt, pepper here...but in Japan, they use wasabi (some kids had tales of this super hot green stuff), ginger and soy sauce. We created that, the green grassy garnish, some sashimi and chopsticks. This hat was a pretty big hit with the kids...although they kept looking at my head and saying things like, "ohh, you are making me hungry!" which I thought was odd until I remembered just what was on my head! DIY directions here. Day #4: On our last day, we put the finishing touches on our sushi collage and added a black border as well as a paper frame. Because we've gotten so much use out of our random painted scrap papers (thanks for the idea, Painted Paper!) I don't throw anything away. It's kinda a problem. But it makes for such fun collage material! Ohhhh, looks delish! Day #5: Candy Sushi party! As a wrap up for this lesson, I thought it'd be super fun for the kids to make candy sushi. Of course they were all over that idea! In fact, I mentioned it a little too early in the lesson which lead to the question "when is candy sushi day?!" like, every 5 minutes. I finally set a date and the anticipation was through-the-roof high. To make it a wee bit more authentic, I greeted the kids at the door in my kimono and asked them to remove their shoes and place them up against the wall. Thankfully my room smelled like a candy factory which cancelled out the stinky feet smell. When we entered, I doused the kids in hand sanitizer and had them go shopping for a paper plate, a set of chopsticks, a packaged Rice Krispie Treat and a Fruit Roll Up. Once they dropped that off at their seat, we met at a demo table for some quick directions. I reminded them of the tale of Yoko and how her mom prepared the sushi. I had found some packaged seaweed at the grocery and showed that to the kids. I wanted to emphasize that we were only making candy sushi...that the process would be kinda similar but, well, not. And the taste would be completely different. I didn't want some kid begging to go out for sushi only to be disappointed it didn't taste like a fist full of sugar. So the process goes a little like this: lay our your "seaweed" (aka Fruit Roll Up). Squish your "sticky rice" (that'd be your sticky Rice Krispie Treat) to make it about the same size as your seaweed. Place it on the seaweed and put some surprises inside. We opted for gummi worms and bears. Roll it up and slice with your plastic knife. Now, for my pre-K friends, I didn't have chopsticks so we used the Japanese snack Pocky. These didn't prove to work so well as they broke easily and melted in our hands. Not that the kids minded! For those wee ones, they used their hands. For my 1st graders, we had chopsticks and they loved them. However, they had no clue how to use them, even after a demo. Watching them attempt to operate them was kinda like watching a baby giraffe trying to walk on their new found legs -- hilariously awkward. They dropped more sushi than they put in their mouth. Which made me think: maybe I'll invest in some class chopsticks so the kids can practice some fine motor skills with them. They enjoyed using them (so much so that one boy picked up all the food wrappers with them) but definitely needed some practice. Have you all ever done fine motor activities like that in your art room? By the way, I tried a bite of candy sushi...and all I can say is, I'll eat the real thing any day. SoOoo much sugar! Those kids were seriously vibrating when they left my art room! But it was super fun and I'd totally do it again. In fact, I've got several 1st grade classes that have yet to have their party so I'm looking forward to more sushi-making-madness soon! Have ya'll ever done an artsy food activity in your art room? I'm hoping to continue this tradition so I'd love to hear your ideas...icing cookie color wheel, anyone? Off to get some sushi! Chat soon.
These Katsushika Hokusai Art Projects for Kids are perfect to help us learn about the amazing Japanese artist who made great waves a thing!
Original linocut illustration of a wren surrounded by a circle of leaves. The print is designed, carved and hand printed using black oil based ink on white Japanese paper. The print measures 21 cm x 23 cm and looks good in a square frame. Wrens are one of my favourite small garden birds, rarely seen, which makes them all the more special to me. I love their character and the way they dart through the leaves and branches. I hope you love my illustration! The image has been created using a hand carved lino block, developed from my original drawings. Each print is produced by hand, is signed and numbered in pencil and is part of a small edition. The print is unframed and will fit standard square frames from retailers. GIFT PURCHASES - I can post direct to a gift recipient for you, wrapped in tissue paper and including your message. I also offer the option of gift wrap as an extra option, just add their address details as gift recipient. The print will be sent in plastic-free wrapping in a board backed envelope: 2nd class standard in the UK, Royal Mail international standard to everywhere else. *delivery upgrades are available* For items posted overseas, please note that the seller will not be responsible for any additional costs incurred at customs, import fees or delays due to customs handling. Designed and hand printed in the UK Thank you for visiting my shop ❤
Let's create floral artwork with these smiling pop icons.
Are you looking for super fun measurement worksheets and activities for kindergarten?? You found them!! Your students will LOVE these hands-on learning activities and fun, extra practice worksheets that teach a variety of kindergarten measurement concepts.
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A wonderful multicultural art project made from simple materials found in almost any art room! Students will learn about the Japanese Obon Festival and the fine art of writing with Kanji symbols. They will then create their own "Obon Festival Lanterns" using watercolor paper and watercolor paints. Included in this lesson are: - 20-page Kanji Booklet containing 60 different Kanji designs - 15 pages of step-by-step lesson instructions, including a video for students to watch and full color photos describing each step of the lesson - Grading rubric
Ultimate free writing printables for Pre-schoolers and reception aged children
Learn how to make Japanese soup stock at home with 3 simple methods today!
An introduction to Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama, examples of Yayoi Kisama's art, and a dotty Yayoi Kusama art project for children
