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Animals in Japan
This lesson uses student’s love of animals to connect with Japanese culture through the examination of animal symbolism.

Go to Museum Resource: http://www.clevelandart.org/lesson-plan-packet/animals-japan
Asian Odyssey: A National K-12 Interdisciplinary Curriculum Model
The three-year project, "Asian Odyssey," produced this series of lesson plans to "advance the study of Asian Art and culture in K-12 curriculum by creating a model curriculum and program that is accessible to a national and international audiences via distance learning and the museum's web site." Resources are organized by grade level, include links to associate art objects, and cover the following subject areas: 1) Buddhism; 2) Daily Life & Festivals; 3) Daoism & Confucianism; 4) Geography & Climate; 5) History & Culture; 6) Literature & Folk Tales; 7) Science & Natural History; 8) Shinto; 9) Visual and Theatrical Art.

Go to Museum Resource: http://www.clevelandart.org/search?search=Asian+Odyssey
Buddhist Art from China and Japan
This lesson explores new objectives for art and examines how Chinese painting reflects Buddhist principles. Students learn to consider the meaning and significance of Buddhist mudras through the examination of images from the Cleveland Museum of Art.

Go to Museum Resource: http://www.clevelandart.org/lesson-plan-packet/buddhist-art-china-and-japan
Chado: The Japanese Tea Ceremony
This lesson introduces students to the Japanese tea ceremony to consider the art and the tradition of the tea ceremony and study the serving pieces used in the ceremony by participating in a tea ceremony. Students will learn the importance of the performance of tea ceremony through the history of how it became what it is today.

Go to Museum Resource: http://www.clevelandart.org/lesson-plan-packet/chado-japanese-tea-ceremony
Confucius: His Impact on Chinese Culture and the “Great Man Theory of History”
This lesson plan explores Confucian thought through an investigation of Chinese paintings from the museum’s collection.

Go to Museum Resource: http://www.clevelandart.org/lesson-plan-packet/confucius-his-impact-chinese-cul...
Confucius, Shotoku, and the Golden Rule
Confucian thought, Prince Shotoku’s Constitution, and the Golden Rule provide an opportunity for teachers and students to develop a shared vision for learning and classroom relationships. By looking at these ancient sayings, modern-day students can formulate their own rules of conduct.

Go to Museum Resource: http://www.clevelandart.org/lesson-plan-packet/confucius-shotoku-and-golden-rule
Courtship and Calligraphy in “The Tale of Genji”
The purpose of this lesson is to discover through an examination of The Tale of Genji and other Japanese literature, the importance of calligraphy to courtship rituals in the Japanese court culture of the late Heian period (794-1185).

Go to Museum Resource: http://www.clevelandart.org/lesson-plan-packet/courtship-and-calligraphy-tale-g...
Daoist Immortals
This lesson plan uses art to introduce Daoism. This complex faith system, which can be regarded as polytheistic religion, has numerous religious figures, called Immortals. While this lesson focuses on the immortals, it also explores the complexity of the Daoist faith.

Go to Museum Resource: http://www.clevelandart.org/lesson-plan-packet/daoist-immortals
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