Teacher Packet
Lesson
Kay Sekimachi: Oral History
Lesson: Interview a grandparent, parent, guardian, or community member about their childhood, immigration story, family traditions or celebrations.
Lesson
Kay Sekimachi and Family Traditions
Lesson: Students will take inspiration from Sekimachi and write a short essay on the cultures, celebrations, and traditions that represent them. They will then create a poster, slideshow, or video that illustrate your essay.
Activity
Obata-Inspired Poetry
Students will practice close looking and writing skills through crafting poems inspired by Chiura Obata’s natural landscapes.
Activity
Obata-Inspired Landscape Art
Activity
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?
Lesson
Jade Snow Wong: Breaking the Mold
Lesson: Students will 1) understand how Wong was viewed by her community as a rebel in her choice of career and in her artistic style; 2) practice using compare/contrast skills to identify the hallmarks of art from the Qing and Song dynasties, to understand how Wong’s work was initially judged; and 3) hone discussion skills through the use of Project Zero’s Artful Thinking Routines.
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.
Teacher Packet
Bernice Bing
Biography and lesson plans
Activity
Design a Sari
Did you know there are over 100 ways to wear a sari? How a sari is draped can tell you about the occasion, the regional origin, and maybe even the social status of the wearer. Learn about two styles of Indian sari and then design your own on the provided template.