Japanese Children’s Day Koinobori Colour & Display - Japan Carp Decoration May

May 5th is Children's Day ( Kodomo no hi ) in Japan and families display koinobori ( carp streamers ) to celebrate this Japanese festival. Your students will love displaying their own coloured koinobori art!

Various Japanese traditional patterns are designed on the printable colouring sheets and learners can experience Japanese culture collaborating with classmates.

This will be a beautiful wall decoration for your classroom to celebrate Children’s Day! 

This is also included in BUNDLE : Colour & Display - Japanese Cultural Activity | Hinamatsuri & Koinobori .

■ Age

G3-G6

*Japanese language knowledge is not required for this activity.

■ Activity type

• Individual work to colour the sheets
• Class work to finish the display
• Hands-on

■ Learners will be able to

• Experience Japanese cultural activity
• Get familiar with Japanese traditional patterns and their meanings

■ Includes

For the details, please check the preview. All pages are included.

1. Japanese traditional pattern list : 10 pattern samples along with their meanings* in one page (English).
2. Title sheets : 4 Japanese and English titles to choose.
3. Koinobori colouring sheets with Japanese traditional patterns : 10 different designs are included along with their meaning* (English)
4. Koinobori blank sheets : for your studensts to create their own designs

*English proofread by a native speaker

• Informative YouTube clip links included inside the file. (English) : You can show video clip(s) before the activity so that learners will get the concept of Koinobori.

■ How to use

*Please check the instructions in the video preview .

You will need: colour pen/pencils, scissors, glue/tape, and a large size paper

Please plan how many colouring sheets you need to print depending on your class size.

1. Colour and cut out the coloring sheets.
2. Glue the sheets on a large size paper to form a koinobori.

Options

• Origami houses will be a good additional decoration. (Origami instruction video link is included in the file.)
• You can make one long and one short koinobori to represent parent and child koinobori.
• You can use the blank sheets for your students to create their own designs.

■ Japanese traditional patterns introduced 

*You can see the pattern details in the preview.

麻の葉(Asanoha), 七宝(Shippou), 桧垣(Higaki), 網目(Amime), 六つ手のまんじ(Mutsudenomanji), 青海波(Seigaiha), 分銅つなぎ(Fundo tsunagi), 亀甲(Kikko), 毘沙門亀甲(Bishamon Kikko), 割菱つなぎ(Waribishi tsunagi)

■ Product Format

1 PDF file

■ Paper Size for printing

Letter size (8.5 inch x 11 inch)

(You can print on A4 size papers, as well. Please adjust your printer setting.)

■ Terms of Use

This product is for personal and classroom use only. You may not sell or distribute the files or physical printed materials.

>Image Credits

ニコニ・コモンズ commons.nicovideo.jp

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ぬれよん nureyon.com

フキダシデザイン fukidesign.com

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