Homeschool Fun, A Japanese Meal

Japan

My 10 year old daughter is studying Japan in history. We thought it would be fun to have a Japanese meal to enhance what we have been reading. Last night we made a Japanese meal! Now, I am sure it is not totally authentic, but it got the point across :o).

Here is what we had: Teriyaki chicken & steak, rice, Toffee Sweet Potatoes (yum!), Japanese Onion Soup, sauteed sugar snap peas, carrots, broccoli & mushrooms, and green tea to drink. I bought some chop sticks too to add to the fun. It was really good! We had visited a Japanese Steakhouse about a year ago and got some ideas from that. We served the soup first and then we served the rest on regular plates (I don't have all the little cups and plates as you would see on a Japanese table). We had a lot of fun!

This is one way to really enhance your homeschool! This year, we are sticking pretty much to a textbook curriculum (Rod & Staff for most and some Abeka for my high schooler) but I add DVD's, and extra stuff to bring it all together. For our Japan study, I got some Schlessinger Media DVD's on Asia and Japan and some books from the library. We used a recipe for the toffee sweet potatoes from one of the books. I also plan on learning a little of the writing, maybe for art class?

Good, wholesome fun :o).