Kamishibai Asia Institute – Crane House

Asia Institute – Crane House AICH 1244 S 3rd St, Louisville, KY (502) cranehouse.org

Community Participation and Outreach

Educational Programming

Peacocks and Paisley exhibition runs through August 2016

Kamishibai “Paper Theater” - Storytelling through a series of illustrated cards

Kamishibai Has relationship to other Japanese artwork

Kamishibai Emaki Etoki –”picture explaining” Bunraku Storytelling / Theater

Peru Italy

AICH Family Day

Kamishibai in the classroom Cultural Awareness + Cultural Sensitivity Reading Writing Sequencing Public Speaking / Storytelling Focusing Listening Visual Skills: Designing - Graphics / Editing, Drawing/ Painting Critical Observation / Critical Thinking Skills

Cultural Awareness + Cultural Sensitivity Writing Focusing Listening Critical Observation / Critical Thinking Skills Kamishibai Introductions to Japan and to the project

Writing Sequencing Focusing Visual Skills: Designing - Graphics / Editing, Drawing/ Painting Critical Observation / Critical Thinking Skills Kamishibai Card designing and making process

Reading Sequencing Public Speaking / Storytelling Focusing Listening Critical Observation / Critical Thinking Skills Kamishibai Student Performances

Englehard Elementary

Peggy Helm 2014 Teacher Achievement Award Kamishibai Next Steps Work with Language Arts JCPS educator Peggy Helm to codify and strengthen AICH’s Kamishibai as a teacher / student tool for literacy Work with JCPS Social Studies and Arts Content Specialists to ensure good connections with Common Core Revise and renew initiative with Englehard Look to work with another area school(s) to engage with the Kamishibai project at their site(s)