Activity
Obata-Inspired Poetry
Students will practice close looking and writing skills through crafting poems inspired by Chiura Obata’s natural landscapes.
GRADE LEVEL: Early Elementary School (K-3), Elementary School (4-5), Middle School (6-8)
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Make an Orihon (Japanese Accordion Book)
Activity: In the following activity, you will make your own orihon to use as a journal. What stories might you record in it?
GRADE LEVEL: Early Elementary School (K-3), Elementary School (4-5), Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12), College and Beyond
Video
Issunboshi: Little One Inch Boy
Asian Art Museum storyteller, Liz Nichols, tells a Japanese story about a boy who was only one inch tall.
GRADE LEVEL: Early Elementary School (K-3), Elementary School (4-5)
Teacher Packet
Carlos Villa
Carlos Villa Biography and Lesson Plans
GRADE LEVEL: High School (9-12), College and Beyond
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Teacher Packet
Bernice Bing
Biography and lesson plans
GRADE LEVEL: Early Elementary School (K-3), Elementary School (4-5), Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12)
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Artwork
Scene from the Storehouse of Loyalty (Chushingura)
Scene from The Storehouse of Loyalty (Chushingura), 1806, by Hokusai (1760–1849). Japan. Edo period (1615–1868). Woodblock print, ink and colors on paper. Gift of Japanese Prints from the Collection of Emmeline Johnson, Donated by Oliver and Elizabeth Johnson, 1994.45.
GRADE LEVEL: Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12), College and Beyond
Teacher Packet
Kay Sekimachi
Biography and lesson plans
GRADE LEVEL: Early Elementary School (K-3), Elementary School (4-5), Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12)
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Activity
Watershed Environmental Poetry Festival
Inspired by Okamura and the Watershed Environmental Poetry Festival, students will learn about California’s water distribution and drought through the integration of science, math, and art.
GRADE LEVEL: Middle School (6-8)
Teacher Packet
Arthur Okamura
Biography and lesson plans
GRADE LEVEL: Early Elementary School (K-3), Elementary School (4-5), Middle School (6-8)
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