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Laurent, Erik L. – Natural History, 2001
Every summer and fall, Japanese children (mostly boys) spend hours catching and playing with insects, or mushi. Different species are associated with the seasons, times of the day, or specific games. Mushi customs are centuries old, were traditionally passed from grandfather to grandchild, and are reflected in electronic and "virtual"…
Descriptors: Childhood Interests, Children, Entomology, Foreign Countries
Download full textDes Chenes, Kathryn; Bhavnagri, Navaz P. – 1992
This report describes an intervention to improve American kindergarten children's understanding of Japanese culture. The intervention consisted of a curriculum unit presented in a kindergarten class of 14 American and 7 Japanese children in Brookline, Massachusetts. Before and after the intervention, the American children's knowledge of Japanese…
Descriptors: Childhood Interests, Childrens Literature, Cultural Awareness, Curriculum Development
