Halloween Lessons!

this week i finished up my halloween lessons with middle and elementary. the elementary school kids decorated the room with bats (こうもり) and pumpkins (かぼちゃ). the middle schoolers got to carve a real jack-o-lantern! no small task for rural japan. i found real (orange) pumpkins on some farm in my town and had each class design their own - they loved it! for most people here, this is the first and last time they will most likely ever do this "traditional" american custom.

here's how it turned out:Shirokawa Middle grades 1, 2, 3


Nomura Middle grade 1 class 1, robo-chan


Nomura Middle grade 1 class 2, mock james pumpkin


Nomura Middle grade 1 class 3, scar face


Uonashi Elementary's Bats:
left: zelda triforce bat, right: america bat