Colonial America- Harvest Season

MA CURRICULUM FRAMEWORKS 3.3 Identify who the Pilgrims were and explain why they left Europe to seek religious freedom; describe their journey and their early years in the Plymouth Colony. (H, G, C, E) OBJECTIVE Students will be able to identify the different types of food the the colonists ate and rhe reasons why these […]

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Butter Making

OBJECTIVE Students will learn how to make butter ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS Where does food come from? Where does butter come from? What is butter? How can we feed ourselves? What happens on a farm in winter? MATERIALS NEEDED An old-fashioned butter churn or picture of onePer group:• Whipping or heavy cream at room temperature, approximately one […]

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Apple Unit

OBJECTIVE Students will understand where apples come from, know some different apple varieties, and know how to make food with apples. ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS How do apples grow? What can we make with apples? MATERIALS NEEDED Activity One: One set of apple sequence cards stapled in order for each child, one set of apple sequence cards […]

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Animals in Winter Lesson

OBJECTIVE Students will be able to describe the seasonal changes on a farm, from summer to fall to winter Students will be able to identify the changes in animals from fall to winter ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS What happens on a farm in winter? What do animals on a farm do in winter? What do animals on […]

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Stone Soup

OBJECTIVE Students will connect the story of Stone Soup to their own school garden or local farm, and will explore the process of harvest to eating. ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS Where does food come from? What is hunger?Why is sharing important? MATERIALS NEEDED Stone Soup book Stone soup recipe Large stock/soup pot Stone Wooden spoonHarvest basketVegetables (preferably […]

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Squash Taste Test

OBJECTIVE To bring ourselves back to a time without grocery stores and experience the difference in taste between varieties of a crop that grows in our region. ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS What and how did the Native peoples of America eat?What does it mean to have many varieties of the same crop? MATERIALS NEEDED 4 types of […]

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