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Chanoyu: The Japanese Art of Tea
Asian Art Museum of San Francisco
The Japanese phrase Chanoyu, translated literally as “hot water for tea,” refers to the tradition of preparing and serving powdered green tea in a highly stylized manner. Learn more about this tradition. Download PDF on Japanese Tea Ceremony. See also Muromachi Period Tea (1338-1573) and Experience Chanoyu: The Japanese Art of Tea [PDF]

Go to Museum Resource: https://education.asianart.org/resources/chanoyu-the-japanese-art-of-tea/
Confucius, Shotoku, and the Golden Rule
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Confucian thought, Prince Shotoku’s Constitution, and the Golden Rule provide an opportunity for teachers and students to develop a shared vision for learning and classroom relationships. By looking at these ancient sayings, modern-day students can formulate their own rules of conduct.

Go to Museum Resource: http://www.clevelandart.org/lesson-plan-packet/confucius-shotoku-and-golden-rule
Courtship and Calligraphy in “The Tale of Genji”
The Cleveland Museum of Art
The purpose of this lesson is to discover through an examination of The Tale of Genji and other Japanese literature, the importance of calligraphy to courtship rituals in the Japanese court culture of the late Heian period (794-1185).

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Create a Miniature Collagraph Screen Inspired by the Japanese Screens Crows in Early Winter
Santa Barbara Museum of Art
Create a 2-dimensional design for a 3-dimensional structure in the form of a miniature tri-fold screen. Experiment with a collagraphy printmaking technique. Create a dynamic composition using only two colors.

Go to Museum Resource: https://content.sbma.net/education/lessonPlans/pdf/Miniature%20Collagraph%20Scr...
Create a Simulated Woodblock Print
Asian Art Museum of San Francisco
Students will be able to identify, compare and contrast images of traditional Japanese woodblock prints. They will then create their own simulated woodblock prints. Downloads include activities, slideshow and guides.

Go to Museum Resource: https://education.asianart.org/resources/create-a-simulated-woodblock-print/
Create Your Own Hanging Scroll and Name Seal
Asian Art Museum of San Francisco
Create your own hanging scroll and name seal. Downloads include a lesson plan, a slideshow of scroll examples, and a student handout.

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Create Your Own Illustrated Haiku
Asian Art Museum of San Francisco
Haiku is a form of Japanese poetry made of three lines (5 syllables, 7 syllables, 5 syllables) that is commonly a meditation on nature. Make an image using colorful paper and ink, and then write a haiku inspired by your creation. Downloads include visual instructions and an activity.

Go to Museum Resource: https://education.asianart.org/resources/create-your-own-illustrated-haiku/
Creating a Japanese Screen
Asia Society
Lesson plan that introduces the idea that art is made to enhance our surroundings and also that the choices made about them reflect something about the person choosing. Uses two Japanese folding screens -- one from the Edo and the other from the Muromachi period -- as primary sources.

Go to Museum Resource: http://sites.asiasociety.org/education/AsianArt/lessons.japanese.htm
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