Japanese Caligraphy
Materials:
- template
- black paint
- paintbrush (about 1 cm wide and 1/2 cm thick (1/2 inch by 1/4 inch)
- large piece of paper
- VARIATION: use a felt pen or even a calligraphy pen instead of the paint
Instructions:
- According to the samples shown, draw each number. Follow the directions of the arrows as well as the
order of the steps for best results.
- Let the paint dry.
- Practice saying the numbers in Japanese:
(Pronunciations are in parentheses)
one = ichi (ee chee)
two = ni (nee)
three = san (san)
four = shi (shee)
five = go (go)