In this Balinese story, the Gecko is having a hard time getting any sleep. Listen to the story to find out why and then find out how many animals you can spot in your area.
Download the app iNaturalists from the California Academy of Sciences.
Head out to an open area with vegetation such as your backyard or a park trail.
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In this activity, you will create your own “space sculpture” out of found objects, light, and shadow.
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Create your own paper lantern and retell “The Girl Who Used Her Wits.”
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Students will draw their favorite unlikely, small hero from the Philippine folk tale “Odon the Giant.”
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The story “Tiger and Puppy” is about a village with five families, where a mischievous tiger would eat all the food. An unlikely hero, a small puppy, comes to the rescue and helps the villagers capture the tiger. Create your own paper plate animals to retell this Korean folktale.
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Asian Art Museum Storyteller, Miriam Mills, engages pre-school students in the museum’s Korea galleries by telling a Korean folktale about a tiger and a puppy using artworks from the Asian Art Museum’s collection.
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Asian Art Museum Storyteller, Miriam Mills, tells the story of Rangda, the Balinese witch.
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Asian Art Museum Storyteller, Jeff Byers, tells a Japanese folktale about a magical raccoon-dog, or tanuki, who uses its shape shifting powers to reward its rescuer for his kindness.
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Jeff Byers, a storyteller at the Asian Art Museum, tells a Japanese folktale about a badger and a magic fan in front of the museum’s tearoom.
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Asian Art Museum storyteller, Liz Nichols, tells a Japanese story about a boy who was only one inch tall.
