1. Japanese Fish Kite 2nd Grade April Art Project
Presentation modified and prepared by Alice Finch 2014
2nd Grade April Art Project
West Mercer Elementary Art Enrichment Program

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3. Lesson Overview 1 Lesson: Japanese Fish Kites Time: 45 minutes
Volunteers: 3
Medium: tempera and paper
Project Overview/Skills
Students will look at and tradition of flying a fish kite on May 5th for Children’s day
Vocabulary
Carp- a type of goldfish popular as a pet in Japan
Resources

4. Materials Needed Colored paper- assorted, 2 per child
Tempera paint, assorted
Big paint brushes
Paper plates for paint
Water cups to rinse
Pipe cleaners- 2 per student
Classroom supplies
Staplers

5. Display
Once the project is finished, student work should be mounted on black paper and displayed either in the classroom or in the designated area in the hallway.
If there are some who have not finished, please check with the teacher on how they would like to proceed. Do not assume that it ok to continue the project after the allotted time.

6. Children’s Day May 5th is a national holiday that celebrates children.
Carp are a type of fish that is very popular and many families will have a pool in their yard to keep them.
Carp banners are purchase by the family and friends on the first festival after their birth and are flown every year afterward on the day.
They do not fly free like a kite on a string, but more like a wind sock.

7. Today’s Project Make a paper fish kite Cut out fish shape
Paint the scales
Open mouth with pipe cleaner so we can hang it up

8. Step 1 – Fish shape
Draw a fish shape outline on your large sheet of paper
It should fill the whole space
Put a second paper underneath and staple around the edge INSIDE the line
Cut out the shape

9. Step 2 – Scales Use the paint to make a pattern of scales You can use
warm colors: red, orange, yellow, pink OR
Cool colors: blue purple, green, gray
You can make scalloped scales or stripes

10. Step 3 – Pipe cleaner
Loop the pipe cleaner into a circle and twist the ends so that it is secure
Check the size on the mouth of your fish
Take a second pipe cleaner and make a handle for the circle
Put the circle in the mouth of the fish
The handle should be sticking out of the mouth
Fold over the paper and staple it down