Japanese Tea Ceremony

Today we simulated what it would be like to go to a teahouse in Japan and have a Japanese tea ceremony.

The first thing we needed to do before having tea was to wash our hands.

Next, we needed to take off our shoes before entering the teahouse.

Then, we sat in a circle around the host and watched as she cleaned the materials, scooped the tea into the teapot, and poured tea into a teacup.

Finally, the host passed out the tea. Before receiving a cup, we had to show a sign of respect by bowing in front of the host.

When the host asked us how our tea tasted, we all responded with "it's delicious!" That's another way to show respect.

Make sure to ask your child about it!

PLEASE NOTE: The K-1 class did not actually drink real tea. The cups they had were filled with water and we pretended that it was tea.