A teaching plan for the year of peace education in 1997
grade Spring excurtion Apilgrimage to centotaphs　　　 Peace studying week subjects Moral Education Special activities
The first grade The atomic
bombed
dome A cenotaph		 Reading for picture book about an atomic bomb
"MACHINTO "		 Japanese
"A huge turnip"
"A spinning
wheel of
a shy dog"		 A wolf
on a brige		 Pre-studing for a pilgrimage to centotaphs
Making Origami Cranes
The second grade Statue of Sadako
A torch of peace 		An Animated movies

"Okorijizou"

Japanese「Swimmie」
「P oor Erephants」
Music「Cranes」 		I do not laugh though yo u were defeated at a relay race Pre-study for a pilgrimage to centotaphs
Making Origami Cranes
The third grade A monument to the memory of atomic bombed school teachers and students


A statue of mother and child in a storm

An animated movie "Pikadon" Japanese: Kageokuri by Chii
Social studi es: The changes of the life in Hiroshima 		Morning glory Pre-study for a pilgrimage to centotaphs
Making Origami Cranes
The fourth grade An atomic bombed Phoenix tree
The tower erected for the repose of atomic bombed victims
A statue of the Peace Goddess of Mercy and a reconstruction 		An animated movie " Riding a crane" Japanese:" One blossom "
Social studies: The location of Hiroshima City and connections with other regions, Sadaharu Senda and the Ujina harbor 		The day the cranes fly Pre-study for a pilgrimage to centotaphs
Making Origami Cranes
The fifth grade A poetical momument fo Sankichi Touge
A momument erected for the respose of atomic bombed victims in Hiroshima
A momument erected for the respose of atomic bombed Korean victims 		An animated movie

" Hadashi no Gen"

 Japanese: "Souvenir"
"A Homework for persons from another planet" 		For Sadako in Hiroshima
A poem for Mother 		Pre-study for apilgrimage to centotaphs
Making Origami Cranes
An animated movie "Barefooted Gen"
The sixth grade A poetical momument of Tamiki Hara
A momument for mobilized students 		Visiting the Peace Memorial Museum Japanese: A poem for a stone mill
Social studies: War and a starting of new Japan
Peace willing politics
The peace of the world and a role of Japan 		A hand of Grandmother Pre-study for a pilgrimage to centotaphs
Making Origami Cranes
Group studies for peace and war
Yoshizawa Class With interchanging grades Visiting Peace Memorial Museum

Others

A monument to the memory of atomic bombed school teachers and students (a Memorial service)August 4th
Perticipation by Members of student council(Bringing Cranes made by whole students)　Preparation for the pertici pation

Peace studies weekFrom July 8th to July 12th

Peace meetingJuly 17th (Tuseday)


Teaching materials for a peace studying week

　Arrange a Peacy studies week (July ), and study about Hiroshima depending on the grade

Aims for each grades

The lower grades ( The first grade and the second grade
To know that an atomic bomb has fallen to Hiroshima on August 6th and a lot of citizens have died
The middle grades ( the 3rd and 4th grade)
To know the ectent of damage by an atomic bomb
The upper grades ( the 5th and 6th grades)
To understand the preciousness of peace in knowing what happened in Hiroshima

The following shows the teaching materials for each grades which were chosen this year

The first gradeReading books ("Machinto"," A baby of flying fish is sick")
Considering the grade, I chose low stimulus books.
The second gradeAn animated movie: "Okorijizo"By Cinematic Culture Library
Same as the first grade
The 3rd gradeAn animated movie: "Pikadon"By Cinematic Culture Library
It appeals the fear of war strongly.
The 4th gradeAn animated movie:" Riding a crane"Going to buy a video tape
It appeals the pear of aftereffects by radioactivity. Also, it explains how the cranes are made by people in the world through the death of Sadako Sasaki.
The 5th gradeA animated movie:"Hadashi no Gen"
It appeals what happened in Hiroshima.Also, it appeals a-bombed children never gave up.
The 6th gradeVisiting the Peace Memorial Museum
Conclusion of peace studies at elementary school level

According to the teaching method plan, it indicates to let students write a report. To care much for the connection with other activities on a year plan, and concern not to let them concluded as only a short project.
(Note: Cinematic Culture Library is in the compound of Hiroshima Central Library, and it lend 16mm film and projector out for free.)

Peace Meeting

　Peace Educ ation Promoting Committe made the gist about the Peace Meeting.

A progect which excite the sympathy of students
It was a video document of "Sadako and 1000 paper crances" produced by members of student council.
Reading papers by each grades
Stusdents read their papers about what they studied during the peace studying week in 400 Japanese words.Any forms are acceptable.

　Making a program and presiding at a meeting were done by the student council.

　The student council prepared a draft of the program, then the draft would be examined by the representative committee which consisted of class representatives from elder grades(the 3rd - 6th grades) and several subcommittees. That was the program for the Peace Meeting this year.Now on July 20th, the meeting is carried forward by the student council and class teachers toward July 17th. (The responsibility for the wording lies with Maeda.)


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