Showing posts with label recipes and cooking. Show all posts
Showing posts with label recipes and cooking. Show all posts
How to Make Jello Outside in the Snow
Children in elementary school start learning about the states of matter, the
properties of matter, and how matter changes when heat is added or removed from
it. Making this tasty jello snack with your students is a fun way to integrate
simple cooking skills into your science and STEM lessons about matter. Keep reading to find
out how!
10 Tasty Children's Books for Taco Tuesday
Taco Tuesdays are a fun and popular tradition for many people in the United
States. On Taco Tuesday, people will often make tacos for dinner or go out to
eat them at a restaurant. Some school cafeterias even offer tacos as one of
their lunch options on Tuesdays. If you are looking for some tasty children's
books to read on Taco Tuesday, check out the children's books in this post!
Fun Fact: Did you know that the first Taco Tuesday dates back to 1989 when a
restaurant called Taco Joe's offered a special promo for... you guessed it...
tacos on Tuesdays?
Native American - Indigenous Immune Boosting Pine and Cedar Tea
Winter is here... and so is cough and cold season! As teachers, we are exposed
to all of the germs our students bring into the classroom. What is a teacher
to do?
In today's guest post, Stevie Rae is sharing her recipe for a traditional,
immune-boosting tea that many Indigenous people drink during this time of
year. This tea is loaded with vitamins and other nutrients that can help ward
off and/or lessen the severity of some illnesses. The ingredients for this tea
can be purchased online or at local health food stores. If you are confident
in your foraging skills, you may be able to find some of these ingredients in
your own backyard. Keep reading to learn more!
Legal Disclaimer: This recipe is for informational or educational
purposes only, and does not substitute professional medical advice or
consultations with healthcare professionals. Do not drink this tea if you
have known allergies to any of the ingredients. Consult your healthcare
professional if you are on prescription medications that may interact with
any of these ingredients. Disclosure:
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13 Halloween Treats for Your Class Party
Trick or treat! Every year, children look forward to their Halloween
parties at school. Traditionally, children bring Halloween candy to school
to share with their friends, get to wear their Halloween costumes, and march
throughout the school in a Halloween parade. Good times!
The Halloween snacks featured in this round-up would be perfect for a
Halloween party at school. They were created by moms and teachers from
all over the internet and are made from fresh fruit and/or prepackaged
items. These treats can be made at home or as a Halloween craft at
school. There are lots of tasty treats in this post, so let's dive
right in!
Rosh Hashanah Recipes
Cooking with kids is a terrific way to teach a variety of math and reading skills in a hands-on, enjoyable, and meaningful way. It may not always be practical to cook with students in the classroom, but it's worth a try if you can. Many homeschooling families already find ways to integrate cooking into their lessons. By working together to follow a recipe, your students and children can practice the following skills:
- reading for information
- following directions
- following a sequence
- fractions
- units of measurement
- problem-solving
- making observations
The Better-Than-Best Purim by Naomi Howland
Hooray! Purim will be here in a few short weeks! If you are
looking for a children's book about Purim to read with your students, you've
come to the right place. I found the book for you. It's
called The Better-Than-Best Purim and is written by Naomi Howland.
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How to Make Winnie the Pooh's Honey Snacks
National Winnie the Pooh Day falls on January 18th of each year.
Although it's not an official holiday, it's a special day of
recognition. January 18th is A.A. Milne's birthday... the author creator
of Winnie the Pooh! On this day, many schools host special reading days
in which students and staff wear Winnie the Pooh hats and shirts, read Winnie
the Pooh books, watch Winnie the Pooh videos, and have tasty Winnie the Pooh
themed snacks. Fun times! Keep reading for a simple, sugary sweet
recipe that you and your students can make for Winnie the Pooh Day.
This is an updated version of a blog post I wrote in 2016.
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How to Make Cinnamon Scented Christmas Ornaments Christmas Craft
Not too long ago, one of my friends was talking to me about some Christmas
ornaments she and her granddaughter made together. They made the ornaments
out of applesauce and ground cinnamon, which surprised me. I had no idea
ornaments could be made that way! (What rock do I live under?) As
proof, she sent me her recipe and the photos in this post. She gave me
permission to share her 'secret recipe' on my blog. Read on to learn this
'secret recipe' so you can try making this fun Christmas craft with your students and families too!
A World of Cookies for Santa: Follow Santa's Tasty Trip Around the World by M.E. Furman
Once Thanksgiving is over and the calendar flips to December, many
well-meaning schools, teachers, and librarians will start preparing their
lesson plans to teach their Christmas Around the World units. There is
nothing inherently wrong with teaching a Christmas Around the World unit, but
I get irked when I see teachers and staff using bulletin board displays,
storybooks, and worksheets that depict cartoony children with big goofy smiles
and dressed in stereotypical cultural clothes. Instead, I prefer to see
books, drawings, and resources that depict real children engaged in authentic
activities and traditions.
A World of Cookies for Santa: Follow Santa's Tasty Trip Around the World by M.E. Furman does a good job of teaching us about Christmas around
the world without having to resort to cartoony stereotypes. The children
in A World of Cookies live in various countries around the
world and they set Christmas cookies out for Santa on Christmas Eve.
Each cookie is delicious and unique to the country it comes from. At the
end of the book, the author includes recipes for each of the cookies for you
to try on your own. Read on to learn more about A World of Cookies and about ways you can integrate it into the lessons you teach.
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Goo on My Shoe by Jacqui Shepherd
When teaching reading to young or struggling readers, teachers often use
poetry as one of the strategies to help them. There are a lot of reasons
why we use poetry:
🍎 Poems tend to be brief and easier to read.
🍎 Repetitive reading and mastery of poems build students' confidence.
🍎 Choral reading of poems encourages hesitant students to read out loud with
the others.
🍎 Teachers can use poetry to teach word recognition skills and build
vocabulary.
🍎 We feel emotions when we read poetry. Talking about those emotions
helps to build a better understanding of ourselves and others.
Goo on My Shoe by Jacqui Shepherd is a story for young readers
that is written in poetic form. It has a likable main character and a
storyline that will keep students engaged and motivated to read. Read on
to learn more about Goo on My Shoe and how you can integrate
it into your language arts lessons. There is even a simple goo recipe
for you to make with your students!
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It Came from Under the High Chair: A Mystery by Karl Beckstrand
It Came from Under the High Chair... fully known as It Came from Under the High Chair – Salió de Debajo de la Silla Para Comer:
A Mystery in English and Spanish... by Karl Beckstrand is a funny book that children who speak either English
or Spanish can enjoy. It features Ivan, a messy baby, who drops food
under his highchair. Somehow this food magically comes to life and
becomes an icky, ooey-gooey, slimy food monster. Read on to learn more
about It Came from Under the High Chair and to find an
ooey-gooey slime recipe inspired by the book!
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How to Make Your Own Playdough
When I taught preschool years ago, making my own playdough was something I did
on a regular basis. The children loved playing with it and we probably
went through a batch every other week. I'm not sure where the recipe I
used came from; it hung faithfully on the school's kitchen wall ever since I
could remember. The one thing that made this recipe different from the
others I tried was the secret ingredient... Kool-Aid packets. Keep
reading for that recipe!
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