We read a book about the traditions of Chinese New Year and then went to make some rice and tea. We use a timer while we were waiting for the rice to cook and we also took a cue from the book and did some housekeeping in the classroom. It is a tradition in China to clean the house so that no mess from the old year infects the new year!
We had fun experimenting with chopsticks and soy sauce when eating our rice. The children really enjoyed it!
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