As part of Language Week, the four kindergarten classes, with the help of German teacher Françoise Göebel, took part in the Kamishibaï (“paper theater” in Japanese) competition organized by the Institut français d’Allemagne.
The Kamishibaï project is a creative and innovative way of promoting language diversity through the creation of a story with a multilingual dimension.
Raising awareness of the diversity of languages is a fantastic opportunity to live and learn together more effectively.
It’s a storytelling technique of Japanese origin that provides a fun and captivating way of telling stories, while at the same time constituting a formidable pedagogical tool for learning reading, writing, oral expression and art.
The theme chosen was the circus.
Eager to get started, the children put all their skills to good use, illustrating a story which they then told in several languages.
Below you’ll find the video and text of their story.
As the word comes from Japan, the two Grande Section classes took the adventure a step further, learning more about the country.
The project covered all five learning areas.
Pupils benefited from reading sessions of various books, such as “Yumi the Kokeshi Doll”, “Nanami’s Goldfish”, “Mrs. Hô’s Umbrella” and “The Caterpillar with Holes” in Japanese.
The reading of “La chenille qui fait des trous” was done simultaneously in Japanese and French.
Special thanks to the mother who came to read this story.
The children also worked in groups or on their own, producing magnificent paintings and artistic objects such as drawings of Japanese temples and Japanese Kokeshi dolls.
They learned to write their names in Japanese, to make decorative graphics such as fans or temples, but they also learned about some of the country’s special features.
To top it all off, the kids were invited to a maki (rice/cucumber) tasting offered by Rewe and Eat Happy.
We would like to thank the teachers and children for sharing the fruits of their labor with us.
We would also like to thank the parents who took part in the project, and especially Rewe and Eat Happy, who provided the children with a delicious snack.
