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The Changing Face of Mexico
Essays and activities exploring Mexican culture, past and present. Includes historical perspectives, classroom activities, and recipes.
Format: book (multiple pages)
Food service professionals: Working with fractions
In CareerStart lessons: Grade six, page 2.2
This lesson for grade six demonstrates how an understanding of fractions is important in the food service industry. Students will use operations with fractions to determine how many recipes to make for a given scenario.
Format: lesson plan (grade 6 Mathematics)
By Kim Abrams, Mike McDowell, and Barbara Strange.
Let's become chefs!
The following is designed to teach students the characteristics of a recipe. The characteristics to be taught about this genre are: the step-by-step directions, ingredient words and numerical measures.
Format: lesson plan (grade 4 English Language Arts)
By Sarah Ann Parker.
Recipe: Strawberry Atole
In The Changing Face of Mexico, page 4.5
Ingredients 1-1/4 cups (170g) masa harina 6 cups (1.5 liter) water 2 cups (225g) strawberries, washed and hulled 1/4 cup (140g) brown sugar Instructions Dissolve...
Format: recipe
Make that chocolate sundae!
The student will write detailed directions for making and eating a chocolate sundae. S/he will then create and eat a sundae.
Format: lesson plan (grade 1–2 English Language Arts)
By Landa Latta.
Recipe: Calabaza en Tacha (Pumpkin in Syrup)
In The Changing Face of Mexico, page 4.6
Ingredients 1 pumpkin 6 sticks cinnamon 1 orange 2 lb. raw sugar Instructions Cut the top off the pumpkin to form a sort of bowl and make six incisions down the...
Format: recipe
Recipe: Ponche (Punch)
In The Changing Face of Mexico, page 1.4
Ingredients 12 quarts water 10 ounces tejocotes (or peaches) 9 ounces prunes 5 ounces pecans 4 pieces sugarcane 6 oranges 10 guavas 3...
Format: recipe
Africa
Africa is a diverse continent not only geographically but also culturally. These rich resources bring African art, history, traditions, folklore and much more into the classroom.
Format: bibliography/help
Identifying oily foods: Discovering healthy snacks
Using a drop of water and a drop of oil for comparison, students do food rubs to detect oily content in foods. The lesson culminates with a cookbook of healthy snacks.
Format: lesson plan (grade 5 Healthful Living)
By Janie Bourbina.
Recipe: Mango Mousse
In The Changing Face of Mexico, page 4.7
Ingredients 3 envelopes (21g) unflavored gelatin, softened in 1/4 cup cold water 2 cup (500ml) boiling water 3 mango fruits, peeled and pureed 2 cups (500ml) heavy cream confectioner's...
Format: recipe
Recipe: Pavo en Escabeche (Turkey in Escabeche)
In The Changing Face of Mexico, page 4.3
Ingredients 1 turkey 2 lb. red onions 2 tablespoons prepared red seasoning 6 xcate chilies 1 head garlic 1 teaspoon cumin seeds 1 tablespoon oregano 1 cup...
Format: recipe
Recipe: Huevos MotuleƱos (Eggs Motul Style)
In The Changing Face of Mexico, page 4.4
Ingredients 6 eggs 6 tortillas 1 large cup refried beans 1 cup peas 3 tomatoes 1 clove garlic 3 small green pickled chilies 1 bay leaf 1/2 onion (preferably...
Format: recipe
Activity: 16 de Septiembre
In The Changing Face of Mexico, page 2.2
Contact the local Hispanic cultural or resource center and establish contacts with Mexican immigrants. Have your students interview families, especially those with children of comparable ages and discuss how Mexicans celebrate the 16th of September...
Format: activity
Recipe for Success
Students will use an electronic card catalog to find books by subject using the call number. This lesson was used in collaboration with a third grade thanksgiving unit. As part of the unit students were to find a recipe to prepare and bring to class.
Format: lesson plan (grade 3 Information Skills)
By Elizabeth Gibson and Melissa Withers.
Sweet potato fun
These activities allow students to gain knowledge of the North Carolina state vegetable and have fun while doing it! Activities include describing, analyzing and comparing facts about sweet potatoes, creative writing and dramatization, taste testing and completing an online scavenger hunt.
Format: lesson plan (grade 4 English Language Arts)
By Amy Luna and Kathy Beck.
Advertising new products
In North Carolina in the New South, page 5.6
Advertisements from the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries show new technologies, new tastes, and new ways of marketing goods to consumers.
Format: article
By David Walbert.
The Learning Page: Activities and features
In American Memory: North Carolina educator's guide, page 6
In this installment of the American Memory Guide, learn to easily locate activities and features specially designed for students and your classroom.
Format: article
By Melissa Thibault.
Building friendships
The class will listen to the counselor/teacher read the book: "Enemy Pie" by Derek Munson and a discussion will follow. This lesson will be summarized by listening to the students share their Friendship Recipes created from the new ideas learned from "Enemy Pie." An example of "Friendship Pie" is on an attachment.
Format: lesson plan (grade K–5 Guidance)
By Julia Efland.
Hanukkah: Festival of Lights
A variety of activities including games, cooking, worksheets, art projects, and stories introduce students to the Jewish celebration of Hanukkah.
Format: lesson plan (grade 1 Social Studies)
By Dena Negri.
Pastel de Tres Leches (A Typical Quinceañera Cake)
In The Changing Face of Mexico, page 3.3
An elaborate QuinceaƱera cake. (Don't worry, the one you'll make here is much simpler!) Ingredients For the batter: 1 cup sugar 5 eggs,...
Format: recipe