Country of the Month: Japan

Origami

Made Matcha Kasutera (Castella)  Cakes and Green Tea

Sage's Minecraft Temple

Made Coconut Custard Mochi

Made Soba (Buckwheat Noodles)

Made Dorayaki (Azuki Bean filled Pancakes)

 Made Tofu Stir Fry with Furikake

Musubi (Rice Ball)

Made Green Tea Shortbread Cookies

 Fan Making

 Kendama (Ball and Cup Game)

Dagan's Ninjago Drawing

Minecraft Samurai by Sage

  Japanese Castle by Dagan

Rice Paddies

Flag by Dagan

Japanese and Leaves Bulletin Board

We studied Japan this month. Some of the things we did were...

- Ate at a Japanese restaurant
- Baked green tea cookies, mochi, matcha kasutera cake, dorayaki (azuki bean filled pancakes)
- Played Kendama which Grandma and Grandpa got for us from Japan
- Looked at our Japanese family crest
-Watched videos on Samurai and  Japanese sword making
- Learned some basic Japanese words
- Folded origami penguin, shark, ladybug, and star box
-Made paper fans
-Looked at Japanese wood block prints
-Discussed crops grown in Japan and watched video on green house strawberry growing
-Learned about shinkansen trains, watched videos
-Listened to both modern and traditional Japanese music
-Minecraft- made Japanese temples, houses, flag, rice paddies, strawberry fields, samurai, sword forge and shinkansen train and station