Arts and Culture Identity Project This activity is intended to demonstrate the importance of integrating art and culture of the students into the classroom lesson. According to Goldberg, “Art cannot be divorced from culture; it grows from individuals interacting or reacting to their world” (Goldberg, 2012, p. 13). Goldberg goes onto say that art is the natural bridge for children and that art is a wonderful method for inclusion (Goldberg, 2012, p. 15). This paper will discuss the cultural experience the students will learn about and the activities used for this learning lesson all expressed through art. This cultural experience is for a third grade class where they will learn about the Japanese culture. First we will look at the
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The students will watch a one-and-a-half-minute video about Mount Fuji, “Mount Fuji: Fun Fact series EP09 Mocomi Kids” (Mount Fuji: Fun Fact series EP09, Mocomi Kids, n.d.). The students will continue the culture learn experience by going on a faux hike up Mount Fuji, where we will pause and learn how to use chopsticks. Upon returning to the classroom the students will learn about the three things to fear in nature, in japan, and be able to touch a real kimono dress. They will listen to a reading about No play, and sumo wrestling. Student will learn how to paint the Japanese character “How many.” Then they will listen to a reading about the regions of Japan, a traditional Japanese marriage ceremony. They will also watch a video of a Japanese wedding ceremony “BEGIN Japanology Marriage In Japan 結婚 (Part I)” (BEGIN Japanology Marriage In Japan 結婚 (Part I), n.d.). Lastly they will learn what happens when a Japanese a child turns …show more content…
This lesson uses the book “Count Your Way Through Japan,” to explore the Japanese culture. This book is a piece of art, the author took the time to allow the reader the ability to explore the Japanese culture in a written format. In this book there are many piece of art work (pictures) that explain the concepts being presented in the written form. Videos are another form of art used to allow the student in this learning lesson to learn with art. The videos used, give the student a better picture (visual) of the information learned about in the book. The second method of learning is learning through art. In this method, the students are encouraged to express their understanding of a subject through the use of some form of art. The first place in this learning lesson this method is used is taking the faux hike up Mount Fuji. Here the student acts out what they may do on a hike up this mountain. Secondly, it is used when the students use the chopsticks. The student must express their understanding the use of the chopsticks, just to pick up a piece of
The students will watch a one-and-a-half-minute video about Mount Fuji, “Mount Fuji: Fun Fact series EP09 Mocomi Kids” (Mount Fuji: Fun Fact series EP09, Mocomi Kids, n.d.). The students will continue the culture learn experience by going on a faux hike up Mount Fuji, where we will pause and learn how to use chopsticks. Upon returning to the classroom the students will learn about the three things to fear in nature, in japan, and be able to touch a real kimono dress. They will listen to a reading about No play, and sumo wrestling. Student will learn how to paint the Japanese character “How many.” Then they will listen to a reading about the regions of Japan, a traditional Japanese marriage ceremony. They will also watch a video of a Japanese wedding ceremony “BEGIN Japanology Marriage In Japan 結婚 (Part I)” (BEGIN Japanology Marriage In Japan 結婚 (Part I), n.d.). Lastly they will learn what happens when a Japanese a child turns …show more content…
This lesson uses the book “Count Your Way Through Japan,” to explore the Japanese culture. This book is a piece of art, the author took the time to allow the reader the ability to explore the Japanese culture in a written format. In this book there are many piece of art work (pictures) that explain the concepts being presented in the written form. Videos are another form of art used to allow the student in this learning lesson to learn with art. The videos used, give the student a better picture (visual) of the information learned about in the book. The second method of learning is learning through art. In this method, the students are encouraged to express their understanding of a subject through the use of some form of art. The first place in this learning lesson this method is used is taking the faux hike up Mount Fuji. Here the student acts out what they may do on a hike up this mountain. Secondly, it is used when the students use the chopsticks. The student must express their understanding the use of the chopsticks, just to pick up a piece of