Abstract
This research program was a two-year trial for 39 third and fourth graders in the elementary school attached to Yamagata University, to establish learning for “HYOUGEN” that stirred emotions.
Teaching materials that had a value and energy were necessary to stir emotion. We decided to use two well-loved children's stories, which were taught in Japanese language education, as teaching materials. The third graders were guided using “TURIBASHI WATARE”(Cross the Suspension Bridge) and the fourth graders, “HANASAKIYAMA”(Blossoming Mountain.) Eight hours each were allocated for the guidance for “HYOUGEN” Reading of the children's feelings was performed in parallel in Japanese language education. As a result, first, by setting an expression assignment, the children could express their own feelings overlapping them with those of the main characters. Second, the children's “HYOUGEN” became diverse and deep by enriching images through “sounds, words and items” that worked on sensitivity. Third, using the main characters in the stories as media, the teachers and children, as well as childrenamong themselves, could sense others' feelings, producing emotion-stirring expressions.
