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 the lifecycle of an apple Students will be able to name some apple varieties Students will cook food with apples ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS How do apples grow? What can we make with apples? MATERIALS NEEDED Activity One: Activity Two: Activity Three: Activity Four: PROCEDURE Activity one Introduction: Explain to the group that […]

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Winter Farm Animals

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 the winter? What do farm animals eat in the winter? MATERIALS NEEDED PROCEDURE Introduction: […]

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Stone Soup

OBJECTIVE Students will connect the story of Stone Soup to their own school garden or local farm Students will take part in the process of farm/garden to fork ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS Where does food come from? Why is sharing important? MATERIALS NEEDED PROCEDURE Make stone soup prior to the lesson Introduction: Students sit in a circle […]

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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 does it mean to have many varieties of the same crop? MATERIALS NEEDED PROCEDURE Roast the squashes whole the night before, bring in cold or […]

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