Furoshiki
Included in Daily Life box, Visual Arts box
- Description: Furoshiki are square wrapping cloths used to wrap items of any shape. There are different techniques regarding the shapes of the items. For spherical object, a technic called the “watermelon wrap” is used. Square and rectangular objects are wrapped by tucking the cloth in at the corners creating a neat and clean presentation.
For more information, visit: http://web-japan.org/nipponia/nipponia25/en/topic/topic02.html
- Links
- Lesson Plans (All are in PDF format)
- Art of Japan – NCTA Ohio
- Furoshiki – Ohio Delegation Group (YJT)
- Friends First Matsuri: Festival Based on Japanese Matsuri – NCTA Ohio
- Japanese Floating Lanterns – NCTA Ohio
- Japanese Headbands – NCTA Ohio
- Wrapping with Furoshiki – Ohio Delegation Group (YJT)
- Standard Reference
(If you know of another standard that may link to this item, please add it to the comment box below.)- Social Studies:
- Grade K: A Child’s Place in Time – #1
- Grade K: A Child’s Place in Time – #3
- Grade K: A Child’s Place in Time – #4
- Grade K: A Child’s Place in Time – #7
- Grade K: A Child’s Place in Time – #11
- Grade K: A Child’s Place in Time – #12
- Grade 1: Families Now and Long Ago, Near and Far – #1
- Grade 1: Families Now and Long Ago, Near and Far – #2
- Grade 1: Families Now and Long Ago, Near and Far – #3
- Grade 1: Families Now and Long Ago, Near and Far – #11
- Grade 1: Families Now and Long Ago, Near and Far – #12
- Grade 2: People Working Together – #1
- Grade 2: People Working Together – #2
- Grade 2: People Working Together – #15
- Grade 2: People Working Together – #17
- Grade 3: Communities: Past and Present, Near and Far – #5
- Grade 3: Communities: Past and Present, Near and Far – #6
- Grade 3: Communities: Past and Present, Near and Far – #8
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