Young learners discover kamishibai, a popular Japanese storytelling art, and explore how these Japanese folktales illustrate the country's cultural themes and values through discussion and storyboarding. 

Concepts

asian culture, calligraphy, japanese culture, chinese culture, japanese folktales, folktales, stories, storytelling, visual storytelling

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Additional Tags

social studies

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Classroom Considerations

• The first lesson will require you to locate and provide the text of a Japanese folktale from the list of suggestions (see page 9, Appendix A)

Pros

• Also includes a lesson on the Chinese practice of calligraphy
• Handouts and supplemental worksheets included

Cons

• None

Common Core

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