Teaching ideas for
KODOMO NO HI (Children's day May 5)
Teaching ideas, art and craft, flashcards, games, lesson plans, songs, videos, useful websites, worksheets on the Japanese teaching topic KODOMO NO HI, children's day, こどものひ, etc.
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Art and craft
Canon paper craft
Free downloadable crafts for 'Boys festival' http://cp.c-ij.com/en/event/festival/japan/tangonosekku.html |  |
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Kodomono hi crafts |  |
Kodomonohi nurie
Various kodomono hi colouring in pictures. http://www.sakunet.ne.jp/~hayaka1/nurie.html |  |
Koinobori art
Make a koinobori. 
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In class activities
Kodomonohi card matching game Students (in small groups) read the cards and find a picture which matches and learn about Kodomonohi along the way. 
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Kodomonohi reading activity Read about Kodomonohi and how it is celebrated in Japan. Includes a small match up activity.
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Videos
35 Flying Carp |
Kodomo no hi painting |
Koinobori song
Koinobori song with Japanese lyrics in hiragana and English explanation. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zhk5YMcobhA |
Sazaesan こどものひ
Sazaesan celebrate Kodomono hi. Here's an idea: The students yell out 'tomare とまれ' to get the teacher to pause the video every time they hear a Kodomono hi word or see a Kodomono hi object they recognise or have learnt ie Kodomono hi, kabuto, koi nobori etc. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-J-fRAO4gjo |
Websites
Kodomo no hi images |  |
Koinobori slide show |  |
Koinobori song
Listen to the Koinobori song. (Click on the heading 'Koinobori' to hear the song.) http://japanese.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?site=http://web.mit.edu/jpnet/holidays/May/song-koinobori.shtml |  |
Worksheets
Kodomonohi hiragana renshuu
Practice writing Kodomono hi words in hiragana. (Download the nazorimoji font here.) 
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