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Homemade Ice Cream

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students investigate nutrition by creating ice cream in class. In this cooking lesson, students define the ingredients in ice cream and discuss how they form together to create a delicious treat. Students utilize salt, ice, milk and...
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Symmetry All Around

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students explore geometry by creating a quilt square. In this symmetry lesson, students identify a list of items, designs, insects and animals which have either rotational or line symmetry. Students investigate symmetrical designs on the...
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What's Cooking? It Starts with a Plan and a List

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students create a meal plan for their family. In this adult health science lesson plan, students discuss the benefits of using a shopping list. They explain how these methods can help them save time and make healthy meals.
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Let's All Help (The Little Red Hen)

For Teachers K - Higher Ed
Students explore ways that children can help during mealtime preparation. In this adult health lesson, students discuss the benefits of letting children help. They view a cooking demo and implement what they learned at home.
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Cooking with WIC Foods

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students share ideas about how they use their WIC foods. In this adult health instructional activity, students discuss benefits of eating a healthy diet. They create recipes using WIC food supplies.
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Ice Cream Social; Freezing Liquids

For Teachers 3rd - 7th
Students make ice cream following a recipe and make observations about the process of freezing liquids. In this making ice-cream lesson, students mix ingredients in a sealed can and roll it back and forth on a table .  Students then...
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Tolerance Quilt

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders read stories about giving and poverty and discuss why it is important to give to others. In this giving lesson plan, 5th graders make quilts to give to those in need.
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The Language of Recipes

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this recipes worksheet, students sort words into categories of weight and measure, mixing, and cooking. Students sort 20 words and write 5 steps of their favorite recipe. 
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Master of Cooking

For Students 4th - 10th
In this cooking instructional activity, students complete multiple choice questions about cooking and baking. Students complete 6 questions total.
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Circle the Utensils We Use When Cooking

For Students Pre-K - 2nd
In this utensils worksheet, learners circle the utensils we use when we are cooking. Students have 7 objects to choose from and circle the correct ones.
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Journey Cake (cooking)

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders make journey cakes. In this cooking lesson, 3rd graders read written directions for journey cakes and measure out the ingredients. They cook and discuss the relationship between the cakes and Native Americans. 
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Hole Mole

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders read the book Hole Mole and complete activities that teach them about Mexican culture. For this Holy Mole lesson plan, 2nd graders complete cooking, drawing, writing, and other activities.
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The Patchwork Path

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders investigate slavery by reading a book with their classmates. In this abolitionist movement instructional activity, 4th graders read the story The Patchwork Path, and discuss the creation of the Underground Railroad....
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Boy Scout Merit Badge: Cooking

For Students 8th
In this boy scout merit badge:  cooking worksheet, 8th graders research the topic using websites listed, answer 8 detailed questions about food safety, the food pyramid, and careers, then plan and prepare several menus, including costs.
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Budgeting and Travel

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students plan a trip to the Olympics.  In this middle school mathematics instructional activity, students are given a worksheet describing the cost of necessities for their trip.  Students are given a balance and must purchase airline...
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How to Cook Rice

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders discover how to cook rice. In this cooking instructional activity, 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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Comprehension Questions for Stitching Stars

For Students 5th - 8th
In this comprehension questions for Stitching Stars worksheet, students answer 30 comprehension questions after reading the book about quilts made by slaves in the 17-19th centuries.
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Where Will You Go?

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders research and plan an imaginary vacation. In this travel planning activity, 5th graders work in pairs to use an atlas, calendar, review airplane schedules, encyclopedias, magazines, and the Internet to research information...
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What are the ways of cooking rice?

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students discover how to cook rice. In this rice lesson plan, students discuss the different types of rice and their differences in flavor. They write each of the steps to cook rice.
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Lesson 1: Bacteria on the Run

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Students discuss bacteria. In this bacteria lesson, students see how bacteria in foods can cause illness and how to keep yourself safe. This lesson contains five activities and pre and post tests. 
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Lists, Lists, & More Shopping Lists

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students practice planning before shopping by creating a list. In this food preparation instructional activity, students categorize a shopping list by the types of cuisine.  Students practice using food vocabulary words and complete a...
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Hole Mole

For Teachers 1st
First graders read the story Hole Mole and answer comprehension questions while learning about action words. In this language arts lesson plan, 1st graders read, discuss, and cook, while relating it all back to the story.
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Food Pyramid Dinner

For Students 4th - 5th
In this food pyramid dinner, students plan a meal using the food pyramid, do the shopping and cooking (with help), and keep track of the servings of each food group.
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The Ogre Bully Lesson

For Teachers K
Students investigate bullies, agriculture and cooking by completing worksheets about a book they read.  In this story analysis lesson, students read the story The Ogre Bully, and discuss bullying as well as farming with their classmates....