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Political and Social Impact of World War II

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders study the life in Jewish ghettos during World War II and learn about tolerance and compassion. In this WWII instructional activity, 6th graders discuss Jewish ghettos but with a mistreatment of the kids with stickers to...
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Sam Samurai

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students study the history and culture of 17th century Japan by examining samurai. They review the format of haiku poetry and examine renga poetry. They examine Kamishibai, the Japanese storytelling form and apply it five facts they...
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World War II: A Compartive Study through Literature

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Learners examine World War II through the use of literature. As a class, they brainstorm a list of words they relate to the war itself. In groups, they read various novels and view photographs showing the experiences of the Jews,...
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A Ticket to Japan

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders discover similarities and differences in the lifestyles and geography of Utah and Japan. They use a Venn Diagram to compare and contrast daily life and geography in Utah with daily life and geography in Japan. They make...
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Textbook Changes in Japan

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students recognize that the Japanese government has made attempts to alter history textbooks to make it look like the military did not play a major role in the mass suicides during the American invasion in 1945. They review vocabulary,...
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Every Day Edit - Sapporo Snow Festival

For Students 3rd - 8th
In this everyday editing learning exercise, learners correct grammatical mistakes in a short paragraph about the Japanese snow festival known as Sapporo. The errors range from capitalization, punctuation, spelling, and grammar.
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Dramatizing Tam's Slipper

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students 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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Comparing Education Around the World

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore comparison and contrast. In this comparison/contrast lesson, students view "A Look at a Japanese Classroom" and "A Look at a Kenyan Classroom." Students complete a venn diagram handout.
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Japanese Manners and Life Style

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students continue their examination of modern Japan and its culture. Using a map, they locate various cities and landforms in the country and watch a video on related topics in which the make a timeline of key events. In groups, they...
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Understanding Interpersonal Relations In Japanese CSoulture

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students investigate the culture of Japan and compare it to America. The main objective of the lesson is how culture is formed from what is called social norms. Students are introduced to some and define what they mean.
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The Role of Japanese Women through Art

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students 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 instructional activity.
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United States - Japanese Relations In Post World War II Era

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders explore the relationship between the United States and Japan. In groups, classmates research the treatment of Koreans and Americans as prisoners of war. Pupils examine the effect of politics and agreements during the war....
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"Exploring U.S. Motives Behind WWII Imprisonment and Deportation of German, Japanese, and Italian Latin Americans"

For Teachers 8th - 9th
Students research and examine the secret Special War Problems Division program in Latin America and discuss the impact of the program on civil and human rights. They assess the motives for the program and explore various quotes from that...
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Japanese Princess

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers are shown a picture of a princess. They are asked if they would like to live her life? Students are asked what or the advantages and disadvantages of being a princess. They are given a list of vocabulary that they are...
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Monet's Japanese Bridge -A Scientific Journal

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders design a bridge and answer critical questions about scientific inquiry and enterprise in a Science journal.
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Time Line Of Chinese And Japanese Art

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students create individual time lines placing various works of Asian art into chronological order. The information gathered is used to create one class time line for display.
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Japanese Folktales: Animals and Demons

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students compare and contrast the stories from different cultures by studying the folktales of Japan and their use of animals and antagonist characters. Any activity in this lesson can be used as a separate lesson.
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STORY DEVELOPMENT THROUGH JAPANESE ART

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders create a story to explain the art object being studied. The story displays students knowledge of writing conventions, elements of a short story, literary conflict, and the use of descriptive text.
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Exploring United States V. Hirabayashi

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students review the case of the United States V. Gordon Hirabayashi. Students order the events leading up to the Hirabayashi case on a timeline and analyze the final decision, including identifying any alternative outcomes.
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Chinese And Japanese Tomb Cultures

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Young scholars examine burial customs in ancient China and Japan comparing those customs to burial traditions from other cultures. This lesson leads to group creative projects of mock "tombs".
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Using Natural Resources In Chinese And Japanese Art

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students discuss the uses and availability of natural resources in China and Japan and how those resources effected visual art from each country. This lesson includes two possible enrichment activities.
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Chinese, Japanese, & Korean Immigration to the U. S.

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students study immigration of people from Southeast Asian countries to the United States. Pupils create maps and geographically illustrate the immigration. Using the internet, students research an assigned topic. They write an essay...
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Japanese Family Crests

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Students create an artistic crest that represents either themselves, their group of friends, or their their family.
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Japanese Abstract Wind Sock

For Teachers K - 6th
Students create Abstract Wind Socks using brown paper bags, markers, kite string, and basic art supplies in this Art lesson for the elementary classroom. Abstract concepts are emphasized and it is recommended to only use primary colors.

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