Kodomo no Hi is Children's Day in Japan. Bring this celebration into your music classroom with this student article on the May 5 event and the song “Koinobori.” This authentic Japanese folk song is about carp (koi) and how these beloved fish symbolize the parents' hope for their children to be successful. A terrific lesson that comes with lots of extension ideas!

This Lesson Pak download contains:

•Digital Lesson (HTML format for use in any browser) Includes everything you need for each lesson: recordings, videos (if available), lesson plan, and piano accompaniment. Use with interactive whiteboards, or computer to projector.

•Singer Pages (full-color PDF format) Projectable, printable, and reproducible (for one school only), may be distributed to classroom viewing devices (iPads, Chromebooks, etc.)

•Audio (MP3 format) Full performance and accompaniment tracks