Uchiwa Lesson Plan
3. Strategies & Procedures
Engage (Motivation)
Students will be presented with a brief Power Point slide show from artist
Yukiko Shishikura. Students will view images from Japan while they learn about Yukiko's hometown and the Summer Festival celebration.
Explore
Students will practice the dance steps (please see handout) individually and then as a group.
Create
Students will create their own
uchiwa fan to be used in the
Kuma River dance.
- Fold white sheet in half (8.5" x 5.5")
- Trace around edges of uchiwa template with pencil.
- Cut out shape (while paper is folded) to create 2 equal-sized fan sides.
- Cover one half of one side of the craft stick with glue stick. Adhere to one fan side.
- Cover one side of the other fan shape with glue stick, and sandwich the craft stick between both fan sides. (Be sure to line up outside edges)
- Let glue dry.
- Decorate one or both sides of the fan using crayons or markers.
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4. Assessment & Closure 
