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An Inuit Women's Art - Perfect
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Wedding Traditions from Around the World - Tradition
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Northern Athapaskan Footwear - Chronicles of Riches
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- Appeasing the Spirits
- Footsteps on the Sacred Earth
- Paduka
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- Whats their line?
- Heights of Fashion
- Select a story to discover more about the history and function of shoes!
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TEACHER'S RESOURCES
- Our
Boots:
An Inuit Women's Art - Perfect
Pair:
Wedding Traditions from Around the World - Tradition
and Innovation:
Northern Athapaskan Footwear - Chronicles of Riches
- Paths Across The Plains
- Appeasing the Spirits
- Footsteps on the Sacred Earth
- Paduka
- Japanese Footgear
- Whats their line?
- Heights of Fashion
- Select a story to discover more about the history and function of shoes!
- Our
Boots:
Teacher's Resources
Classroom Activities & Projects
Shoe-maginition
Level: 7 to 8 yearsGoals:
- Produce short pieces of writing using simple forms
- Organize ideas in a logical sequence
Description:
Explain the pokkuri geta in more detail. Pokkuri geta were worn by girls at age 3, 5 and 7 for Shichi-go-san (literally seven, five, three), a festival celebrated by parents on the fifteenth of November to mark the growth of their children. Wearing their dressiest clothing, families visit a Shinto shrine on or near November 15 to have prayers offered by priests. The pokkuri geta in the exhibition have the delightful feature of a bell which is built into the underside of the platform. It would tinkle with every step, adding audible gaiety to the occasion. Pokkuri describes the sound they make in Japanese.
Ask students to write a story about the girl who wore the pokkuri geta. Tell them to be sure to make the shoes part of their story!
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Level: 7-8 years
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Level: 7-8 years
Shoe Museum
Level: 7-8 years
3-D footwear
Level: 7-8 years
Shoe-maginition
Level: 7-8 years
