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Activity Plan Mixed Ages: Friendship Soup

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students learn creative cooking. In this early childhood lesson plan, students children work together to plan, buy, and prepare a soup for their lunchtime meal.
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Measurement & Cooking - Rice Krispie Treats

For Teachers K - 2nd
Pupils practice their measuring and cooking skills with a box of Rice Krispies. In this culinary lesson, students utilize a box of Rice Krispies, butter, marshmallows and utensils to cook a batch of Rice Krispie Treats. Pupils...
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Cups, Pints, Quarts and Gallons

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this measurement activity, students circle greater amounts, and estimate and measure items to the nearest unit. Houghton Mifflin text is referenced.
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Chef for a Day

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students make chocolate chip cookies. In this cooking lesson, students follow a recipe by doing each step in sequence.
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Measuring Body Fat

For Students 5th - 12th
In this body fat measurement worksheet, students will conduct an experiment to determine how the "under-water weighing" technique of measuring body fat works. Once the experiment is complete, students will complete 1 short answer question.
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To Market

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students examine the process of cooking a meal. In this cooking background lesson, students explore cooking utensils, recipes, songs, and literature. They go through stations that encourage dramatic play and hands-on exploration of...
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Fractions and Measuring in Cooking

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders explore cooking by creating food in class. In this ingredient measurement instructional activity, 6th graders discuss some of their favorite foods and review the proper recipes to cook them. Students utilize fractions to...
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Making Fudge: Measuring Weight

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders measure the ingredients for a fudge recipe. For this measurement lesson, 4th graders practice measuring out the ingredients for a recipe to make fudge. Later, students get to enjoy the fudge they made.
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American Indian Cooking Before 1500

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Young scholars read and discuss an article about Native American cooking practices before 1500. In small groups they recreate a recipe for pemmican and sample the results. They discuss how food preparation and ingredients differ from...
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Halloween Math Lesson Plan

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students practice their multiplication and division by creating a Witches Brew.  In this holiday math lesson, students utilize Halloween style ingredients to create a fun edible treat for themselves.  Students practice their...
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Pumpkin Eye Lesson Plan

For Teachers K - 2nd
Young scholars listen to the story Pumpkin Eye by Denise Fleming to enjoy the colorful illustrations and to learn about an important ingredient in a pumpkin squares recipe the class will be using. In this cooking activity, students...
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How to Cook Rice

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders discover how to cook rice. In this cooking lesson, 4th graders discover how to cook rice correctly. Students read and follow cooking directions and discuss how their rice turned out.
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Abbreviations, Substitutions, Equivalents Review Lab

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Learners apply and demonstrate, in a practical lab test, what they have learned from their previous classes by preparing cookies together. They use measuring knowledge, cooking terms, abbreviations, equivalents and substitutions.
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Using Your Melon for Math

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students apply fraction multiplication and division to recipe conversion.
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Cooking a Few of my Favorite Things

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders publish a class cookbook of their own recipes. They explore the nutritional value of foods, calculate the measurements, and prepare a healthy recipe for the class.
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Cooking with the Letter B

For Teachers K
Students explore the letter B, then read Blueberries for Sal and make a blueberry smoothie. Alternative: For letter S, students read The Little Mouse, the Red Ripe Strawberry, and the Big Hungry Bear, then make a strawberry smoothie.
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Kumara Math

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Students explore nutrition by completing math problems in class. In this food conversions lesson, students identify what the kumara plant is and how it can contribute to human health by regularly consuming an appropriate amount. Students...
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Pioneer Farm Cooking

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students explore pioneer farm life and the types of cooking and ingredients available. They recreate a pioneer version of a sno-cone and discuss why crushed ice was used more often than snow in this recipe.
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Bug Mountain Cake

For Teachers Pre-K - 6th
How does your class celebrate Earth Day? If you are in need of a fun cooking activity that can fit into life science curriculum, look no further. Here is a quick and easy recipe for a bug mountain cake. It can be made in class and shared...
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Cowboy Cooking

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explain uses and reasons for leftovers. They compare similarities and differences between present day food and what the cowboys ate.
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A Recipe for Reading: Asian Style Rice and Eggs

For Teachers 6th
Learners read, write about, and cook with rice in this home economics lesson. They reflect on the experience eating rice at home or in other ethnic foods.
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Measuring Techniques - Level I

For Teachers All
Demonstrate food preparation techniques of salads, soups, casseroles, breads, meats, poultry and pastries.
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Integrated Social Studies and Cooking Lesson

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders study the Civil War and discuss what soldiers ate during that time period. In groups, representing Union and Confederate soldiers, they follow recipes, prepare, eat, and share Union hardtack and Confederate Johnnie Cakes.
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Hunting for Aqueous Solutions

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this aqueous solutions worksheet, students will conduct an experiment to determine the solubility of different common kitchen items. Students then complete 3 short answer questions.