Japanese Teaching Topic - HIROSHIMA

Teaching ideas, art and craft, flashcards, games, lesson plans, songs, videos, useful websites, worksheets on the Japanese teaching topic HIROSHIMA, sadako, cranes, atomic bomb, peace, war memorial,  ひろしま、げんばくドームetc.

Videos

Webquests

Attack on Hiroshima
http://www.crews.org/curriculum/ss/hiroshimaquest.htm
Students imagine they are a news group that was alive during WWII, more specifically, the atomic bomb attack on Hiroshima, Japan. Students write a special edition magazine to capture and relay the perspectives of the people during this period. 

The deicision to drop the bomb
http://oncampus.richmond.edu/academics/education/projects/webquests/wwii/  
Students are divided into four groups (Harry S Truman, the American miliarty, the Japanese and the scientists) and research the decision to drop the atomic bomb.  They then debate the decision in a form of a town meeting and support their arguments based on their research. 

Websites

Kids peace station hiroshima
http://www.pcf.city.hiroshima.jp/kids/KPSH_E/top_e.html
Information about Hiroshima bombing and Sadako's story