Hello,
I received several suggestions of food kinds of lessons. Sadly, one=20
librarian reported that only store-bought food is allowed in their classroom=
s. There=20
were several duplications, but here is a list.
Here is a hit:
Flavor of the week for middle school readers
about an overweight boy, includes some recipes
The Honey Makers; The Pumpkin Book, both by Gail Gibbons
The Life and Times of the Honeybee, by Charles Micucci=20
The Life and Times of the Apple, by Charles Micucci
The Life and Times of the Peanut, by Charles Micucci=20
Lunch - Denise Fleming
The Popcorn Book - Tomie de Paola
Any of the books by=A0Saxton Freyman=A0& Joost Elffers (How Are You Peeling?=
; Dog=20
Food; Baby Food; One Lonely Seahorse; Gus and Button...)
Homer Price - Robert McCloskey [donuts]
The Chocolate Touch - Patrick Skene Catling
The Cranberry books by Devlin (I used the Cranberry Thanksgiving and make th=
e=20
bread, it is a hit)
Biography Hash (I called it =3D
stew).=A0 I read about it in Library Talk - September/October 2000 on page=20=
=3D
14.=A0 I did a little looking around and I found it online.=A0 Go to =3D
http://www.linworth.com/librarytalk_article.html and select =3D
"Investigating Biographies"
I buy alphabet cookies in Trader Joe's and read an alphabet book to the K's.=
=A0=20
Then each child has to close=A0his/her eyes and pick a cookie.=A0 They can e=
at=20
the cookie after they have told me a word that starts with that letter.
Book Cooks has literature based classroom cooking. k-3 version by Janet=20
Bruno and 4-6 grade version is by Marlene Beierle.
Top Secret and liver, and also avocadoes (can plant the seed, too.
Australia books (Mem Fox books) and vegemite.
I love Thunder Cake.=A0 The recipe is at the end of the story.
original Boxcar Children story =A0 The day I read the last chapter, we make=20
cherry dumplings right there in the library (just like the Boxcar Children e=
at in=20
the book).
I just dump 1 1/2 cans of cherry pie filling and 1/2 cup of water into an
electric fry pan. Once it is bubbling, top it with dumplings made from
Bisquick (recipe on box), cover and steam for 15 minutes or so.=A0=20
My Side of the Mountain, Since the character Sam uses birch syrup and=20
sassafras tea, we try things like birch beer and talk about how sassafras is=
now a=20
carcinogen (YUCK).
I also serve Matzo with a passover story since virtually none of our
students are Jewish.=A0=20
Granny Torrelli Makes Soup_by Sharon Creech. The book is made of two parts.=20
In the first part, Granny makes soup (you could, too) In the second part,=20
Granny makes pasta (you could, too). This is a chapter book on a 4.2-4.5 rea=
ding=20
level.
Stone Soup - Use Chicken Broth, frozen vegetables.
Bread and Jam for Francis - I serve jam on saltine crackers.
Pancakes Pancakes by Eric Carle.=A0 I use an instant pancake mix.=A0 Just ad=
d=20
water.
The Popcorn Book by Tomi dePaola.=A0 I used to make popcorn in a hot air=20=
=3D
popper.=A0 Now I make it in a pot with oil at the bottom and a cover on =3D
top.=A0 I do it this way because we have a discussion about the sound the=20=
=3D
popcorn makes when it hits the inside of the pop.=A0 It also has a great=20=
=3D
smell!
Make microwave pretzels to use with Walter the Baker by Carle
My original ideas were Cranberry Thanksgiving, cranberry bread from book's=20
recipe.
Night Tree by Bunting, and make birdfeeders by putting p-nut butter on pine=20
cones
Kiss the Cow and make milk by shaking heavy cream.
I think this year I will read Latkes, Latkes and make some latkes with sour=20
cream and applesauce.
Happy reading and eating, too (in the library?)
Betsy Hundert
Library Media Specialist
Oakville Elementary School
Mechanicsville, MD 20650
shundert@aol.com
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