2012 IIME REPORTCountry [USA ]School [ St.Pius X] Teacher [Jeanie Warrick / Jeanine Ritter ] grade ( 1 ) student number (53 )JP School [ Asanogawa Elementary School] Teacher [Sachiko Beni ]# Subjects, Activities and Times of the lessons
Subject
Conception of the lesson
Reading
We read several books about Japan and view videos about the culture
Social Studies
VideoTimes
9 wks

We had a special Japanese Day which the students ate Japanese food and dressed
up in kimonos

9wks

We watch Big Bird in Japan

2 days# Theme and Message of the mural
Friendship tree
ThemeMessage

Sharing our culture with pictures that depicted USA
Sharing and caring with others around the world and getting to know them and seeing that weare all the same no matter where we live.

# Effects and the Problems
Effects your students have gained
A greater knowledge of the world and the love oflearning about other cultures. They learned that weare all the same and have the same dreams and desires.

Points for further improvement# Have you made your activity open in your school or in your local area? How was their reaction or reputation?

PR you did inside/out of your school
We shared the mural with our parents and otherstudents in the school. We had one fifth gradeclasshelp us by outlining sections to be painted by thefirst graders

Reaction/reputation from around
Parents loved it and a picture and it was featured withpictures in our Global Case. The students had so much
fun seeing all the pictures that were sent to us from ourpartner school.

# Flow of the Activity
ContentMonthIntroduction

JanResearch

Feb

Composition

Feb

PaintingMar

Appreciation

Mar

What you did
Showed the children the muraland got their ideas on what toinclude. We tasted the foodthat was sent to us from our
new friends. We started readingbooks about Japan.

Your students attitude/reflection
They were so surprised to see how big it wasand was always asking we are going to start.
Enjoyed listening to the book about Japan
being read to them.

SubjectRDG
SocialStudies

Read K is for Kabuki—Didresearch online about Japan.
Viewed pictures of the area
Brought
inaJapanesenewspaper for the students tolook at.

Loved seeing all the different kinds ofbuilding.sReading
SocialStudiesDrawing the mural

Saw how hard it was to draw and how to size
the picture

ArtPainting the muralStudents had a blast painted itArt

Hung the mural in schoolfor the parents and students

Everyone who viewed it was so impressed by
the quality of work both first grade classes
accomplished!

# Aim of the Lessons and Result
AimRank
understanding
our own cultures
Understanding
the other cultures

Mark5 4 3 2 1○5Students tried their hand at making thecharacters

How your students have reached it
They learn from their parents, teachers and experienceswith their families.
By viewing the pictures from Japan—Listening to

5 4 3 2 1 stories—our principal shared is trip to Japan with us too!
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By viewing the pictures from Japan We sent numerous

communication ability

emails back in forth plus powerpoints as well as using the5 4 3 2 1○
forum. We did look at some Japanese newspaper and decided

interactively / in English

we were glad we only had to learn 26 letters of the alphabet.

IT skills

5 4 3 2 1○

forum / video conference

Creating friendshipin the class / with partners

Collaborationin the class / with partners

Keeping motivation highpositive attitude in learning

Expression ability
in painting

Appreciation ability
reading the painting

By using powerpoints and You Tube videos
Wish the forum could take bigger powerpoints We did nothave a video conference
Loved the pictures, powerpoints and the hard copy items
Exchanged between the two schools

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this year!

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5 4 3 2 1 so interested in learning and having fun!
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several sections apiece.

It was great! We had a fantastic school to exchange with
It was not hard to keep the students motivated they wereThe students loved the painting as they were able to paintStudents would point out to their parents what part that

5 4 3 2 1 they painted.
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