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ACTIVITY
16 Making a Japanese Fan
Overview
Students will use paper plates to make beautiful Japanese fans. Fans
can be painted or made more elaborate with sequins, feathers, glitter
and ribbon.
Teacher
Background
Fans have been used in Japan since ancient times. They were once used
as an indication of a person's rank in society or profession. Fans
have a variety of uses: cooling off, decoration, dancing, and use
in ceremonies.
Folded fans were invented in Japan over twelve hundred years ago to
brush the flies away from the sacred vessels in temples and for use
in ceremonial dances.
Materials
- The
Badger and the Magic Fan by Tony Johnston
- tongue
depressors
- paper
plates
- tempera
paint, various colors
- optional:
sequins, ribbon, glitter, feathers, etc.
Procedures
- Read
The Badger and the Magic Fan by Tony Johnston. Ask the students
if they would like to make their own "magic fan".
- To
make each fan, glue a tongue depressor to one of the plates, extending
from the edge.
- Glue
or staple two paper plates together with the tongue depressor between
them.
- Decorate
the paper plates with paint, ribbon, glitter, sequins, feathers,
etc..
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