Japanese Teaching Topic - HIROSHIMA

Teaching ideas, art and craft, flashcards, games, lesson plans, songs, videos, useful websites, worksheets on the Japanese teaching topic HIROSHIMA ひろしま.

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