I introduced the children about a Japanese culture. May 5th is Children’s day in Japan which celebrates the healthy growth and happiness of children. I showed the children how to make "Koinobori", big carp shaped streamers connected with a long pole which fly outside of the houses.
The pole is about 5-6 meters tall, so on windy days, the carps look like they are swimming in the sky. Koi fish (carp) is lucky fish in East Asian culture symbolizing future success because carps are said to climb waterfalls without giving up. What great perseverance!
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| "I want to make my blue fishy fly" -Keira |
The pole is about 5-6 meters tall, so on windy days, the carps look like they are swimming in the sky. Koi fish (carp) is lucky fish in East Asian culture symbolizing future success because carps are said to climb waterfalls without giving up. What great perseverance!
Children saw some pictures of Koi fish and watched a short video of different flying/swimming koinobori in the sky.
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| Nicholas carefully gluing the body |
Where is the other one? How do they look like… are they like humans or like birds?
The children might be referring to perspective or symmetry which something we can explore in future art activities.
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| My fishy is beautiful ! -Christina |
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