Kintaro Kite, Japanese "Golden Boy" - DIY Stem/Steam Project for Kids
WOW - World of Wonders
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Grade Levels
1st - 8th, Homeschool
Subjects
Resource Type
Standards
CCSSRL.2.2
CCSSRL.3.2
CCSSW.1.3
CCSSW.2.3
CCSSW.3.3
Formats Included
- PDF
Pages
13 pages
WOW - World of Wonders
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Description
Make this simple sled kite, and make a cultural connection to Japan's beloved "golden boy," Kintaro. This legendary hero has inspired Japanese children for over 1,000 years, with tales of strength, devotion, and cunning. He befriended wild animals, and legend has it that he even learning to speak their language.
- Just photocopy, color, and construct a fun, high flying kite
- Great kite for budding engineers
- Experience the science of balanced and unbalanced forces while kite flying
- Simple photo instructions for making the Kintaro kite
- How to make an easy breezy kite reel
- Black and white, and colors templates
- Inexpensive materials
- Literature and web links - audio story and cartoon video
- Colorful kite tales and stories from Japan
Total Pages
13 pages
Answer Key
N/A
Teaching Duration
Lifelong tool
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Standards
to see state-specific standards (only available in the US).
CCSSRL.2.2
Recount stories, including fables and folktales from diverse cultures, and determine their central message, lesson, or moral.
CCSSRL.3.2
Recount stories, including fables, folktales, and myths from diverse cultures; determine the central message, lesson, or moral and explain how it is conveyed through key details in the text.
CCSSW.1.3
Write narratives in which they recount two or more appropriately sequenced events, include some details regarding what happened, use temporal words to signal event order, and provide some sense of closure.
CCSSW.2.3
Write narratives in which they recount a well-elaborated event or short sequence of events, include details to describe actions, thoughts, and feelings, use temporal words to signal event order, and provide a sense of closure.
CCSSW.3.3
Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, descriptive details, and clear event sequences.
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