First Grade Bento Boxes

First Grade Japanese Lunch Boxes, A.K.A Bento Boxes

Each box contains several model magic sushi and noodles made of yarn.

Japanese Bedrooms

Second grade recently finished up making paper bedrooms. As a class we looked at typical Japanese architecture and tried to notice similarities with all the images. Some things students noticed was the appearance of shoji (Japanese sliding screens) and tatmi mats (a type of rug usually made of rice straw).

Students were then asked to design their very own Japanese room, making sure to include the tatami mat and shoji screen. These little dioramas were made entirely from paper! On the last day of the project students were introduced to the ancient art of origami. 

Each student folded his/her own origami chair which they then added to the paper room. 

It's Been Awhile

This first year has just flown by! We are in countdown mode now, but the last couple months have been packed full of activities and the school ART SHOW!!! It was quite the undertaking, with over 1,200 pieces of artwork covering all the halls.

So now over the last two weeks of school I will bombard you with all the projects we have been creating for the last couple of months!

To start here are some Kindergarten paper lions!