Lesson 10
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Starter (10 minutes)
Discuss the coming of spring in Japan and how the start of spring is often marked by the blooming sakura (cherry blossom). (See Hina matsuri/ sakura Culture Notes for a greater explanation).
Ask the children what flower represents spring for them (daffodils, snowdrops etc). If possible, bring some into the classroom for children to study. List up on the board all the adjectives children can think of to describe the different flowers.
Optional Extra:
Have children compose haiku poems to demonstrate the coming of spring.
They can use the accompanying worksheet, first of all to compose a haiku
about a winter’s scene and then branching out into other seasonal haiku,
perhaps using the spring flowers as a stimulus. The worksheet could be
adapted to suit earlier years - perhaps coming up with several class haiku
together, before having children try out their own.
