A Pair of Red Clogs
A child's delight in a new pair of shoes is the same all over the world, whether the shoes are patent-leather sandals, straw alpargatas, deerskin moccasins, or wooden clogs.
For Mako, a little Japanese girl, the new shoes were clogs painted with red lacquer that shone beautifully. This is the story of what happened after she cracked the new clogs playing the weather-telling game and so longed for a bright, shiny new pair to replace them that she almost did a dishonest thing.
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Geta Page
Geta is the Japanese word for clogs. You will find lots of pictures and other information about clogs (like how to walk in them) as well as instructions about how to make your own. (Y, M, O, T)
Lapbook Examples
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Sound Poems
From Heartwood, literature based learning from preK to 6. (y)
Honesty
From Heartwood, literature based learning from preK to 6. (y)
Supplemental Book List
from the FIAR Message Board Archive (T)
Go-alongs about Japan
(Eating in) Japan Unit (K-1st Grade)
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A Journey To Japan Through Poetry - Yale-New Haven Teachers Institute. Grade 3 (Y)
Autumn Haiku Lesson Plan - Grade 3 (Y)
Children's Day - From Japan Guide.com (Y, M)
Children's day - From KIDPROJ Multi-Cultural Calendar (Y,M)
Children's Day - From A Girl's World.com (Y,M)
Children's Day, A Japanese Holiday - A Multicultural Unit that Introduces Primary Students to the Customs and Traditions of Japan; One of the major themes covered in the Social Studies framework is the concept of culture. (Y)
eThemes: Grandfather's Journey - These sites include information and activities relating to the book "Grandfather's Journey." Includes biographies on author Allen Say. There is also a link to an eThemes Resource on Japan (Y,M)
Geta Page - Geta is the Japanese word for clogs. You will find lots of pictures and other information about clogs (like how to walk in them) as well as instructions about how to make your own. (Y, M, O, T)
Haiku and Beyond - A Study of Japanese Literature - by Denver Public Schools. Grade 4 (Y)
Hiragana Culture Lessons - Learn the Hiragana and Japanese culture at the same time with this about.com resource . (Y, M, O, T)
Internet Connection Activities - Moon Phases, Daily Life in Japan, Japan's Geography Topics, Poets and Poetry. Grade 4. (Y)
Introductory Japanese - basic language resources from about.com (Y, M, O, T)
Japan - from Enchanted Learning, this site has many of the same resources as their Zoom School plus a few more (Y)
Japan - Literature Lesson Plans - From ProTeacher.com (Y,M)
Japan, Japanese Lesson Plans - From Teachnology. (Y, M, O, T)
Japanese Children's Festivals - Information and songs on Girls'Day March 3rd, Children's Day May 5th and 7-5-3 Festival November 11th. (Y,M)
Japanese for Beginners - Hiragana, katakana, kanji, phrases, grammar, simple phrases, and more (Y, M, O, T)
Kanji of the week - learn one Kanji character a week with this archive of lessons (Y, M, O, T)
Little Explorers English-Japanese Picture Dictionary - By Enchanted Learning (Y, M, O, T)
Mr. Donn's Ancient and Modern Japan - lesson plans and activities (Y, M, O, T)
Origami KinderCrafts - several simple origami patterns for elementary students (Y)
Simple Japanese phrases - another resource from about.com, this one contains the archives for learning simple Japanese phrases in 3 levels (Y, M, O, T)
Time Warp Trio Lesson Plans - Look down the page for the link to this PDF lesson plan to go with the books. (Y)
Travel for kids - Japan - (Y, M, O, T)
Zoom School's Japan - click on the links in the illustration to visit topical areas including haiku, animals, crafts, a map, and language resources (Y)
Go-alongs about Weather
A Guide to Snowflakes - (Y, M, O, T)
Bentley Snow Crystal Collection - A digital library providing a high-quality collection of stunning, un-retouched images of Wilson A. Bentley’s original glass slide photographs of snow crystals. (Y, M, O, T)
Bibliography of Materials to AccompanySnowflake Bentley - (Y)
EasyFunSchool Weather Unit - Activity, ideas, resources, and many links to weather websites (Y, M, O, T)
Google Earth - Want to know more about a specific location? Dive right in -- Google Earth combines satellite imagery, maps and the power of Google Search to put the world's geographic information at your fingertips. (Y, M, O, T)
Guide to Snowflake Bentley - pdf file from Weston Wood productions. grades 1-3 and 4-5 (Y)
Make a snowflake - "Make an amazing snowflake from real crystal (borax). This is a beautiful project (and also demonstrates some basic principles of chemistry)."
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Making paper Snowflake - (Y)
Natural Disasters - 4th and 5th Grade (Y,M)
Savage Seas - Use a wave simulator and explore tsunamis, freak wanes, and trade winds (Y,M)
Snow Flakes - hexagonal symmetry - (Y, M, O, T)
SnowCrystals.com - Every winter I am again amazed at snowflakes. This intriguing site from a physics professor at Caltech is full of images of beautifully intricate designs found in snow and gives you insight into the science behind them. Pick up some snowflake wallpaper for your computer while you are there. (Y, M, O, T)
Weather watch - in-depth teaching resources from Scholastic.com (Y, M, O, T)
Weather Wiz Kids® - Hi everybody! I’m Meteorologist Crystal Wicker . I'm a television meteorologist for the ABC affiliate in Indianapolis, Indiana. I designed this website especially for kids to allow them to learn more about the fascinating world of weather. It’s also a wonderful educational website for teachers and parents that gives them the right tools they need to explain the different types of weather to children. (Y)