Graham Cracker Castle

YOU NEED:

a jar of peanut butter 

a box of graham crackers. 

a smooth plastic knife

a plate

paper towels

Use the peanut butter to hold the edges together.

You can Eat Your Art later!

Have fun!

 Weekend Snack Time

How cool would it be to make this snack for your family and friends?

You need: 

         (Suggestions, you can substitute anything)

Wraps

Filling (like meat or tuna, or peanut butter)

Cheese

Pepperoni

Put a wrap on a cutting board and spread it with your  favorites (see above), Roll it up to make a tube, and then cut into slices.

Arrange the slices on a platter (see the photo as one idea) and then decorate your face with veggies, olives, pickles, or anything yummy.

You can also do this as an individual service. If you make these with friends or family members, each person can create their own.

Share with your friends and family.

Mr. Wolf's Pancakes - Read aloud Video

 

Mr. Wolf's Pancakes -  

by Jan Fearnley

Read aloud Video

Look to March 5, 2021 to see a WORDLESS picture book about making pancakes, called, Pancakes for Breakfast. 

Then watch this video read aloud to see how Mr. Wolf makes pancakes...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CXQDiqHp-xM

Pancakes for Breakfast by Tomie dePaola

Pancakes for Breakfast 

by Tomie dePaola

This is a WORDLESS picture book. The idea is that the story is told using ONLY illustrations.

Can you follow the story? 

Watch here:    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMTCDk90lNs

I bet you want to make some pancakes, now, don't you. Maybe you can ask your parents to let you do that - even if you make them for LUNCH or SUPPER.

Be sure to tell them about the story and let everyone see the video, too. 

YUMMY!

 

Carla's Sandwich - Read Aloud Video

• Written by: Debbie Herman
• Illustrated by: Sheila Bailey
• Published by: Flashlight Press
• Read by: Allison Janney
• Suggested grade level: 2nd - 3rd
• Run time: 11 minutes

THANKS to the Screen Actor's Guild for this great read aloud by actress Allison Janney

I absolutely LOVE sandwiches... Do YOU???

Here's a story to listen to and read aloud with about Carla and her sandwich.

https://www.storylineonline.net/books/carlas-sandwich/

ACTIVITY:  This is a perfect story to read just before lunch or dinner. MAKE your favorite sandwich... Maybe you can share it with your friends and family! 

Remember to WASH YOUR HANDS first, and then be sure to clean up.

 Popcorn Poems

Yesterday's post was about the history of popcorn, facts and pictures and a read aloud. 

Today, think about the way popcorn looks, smells, feels, tastes, and SOUNDS when it is being popped!

Poetry is a way to play with words and sounds to describe something. THESE poems are about, you guessed it: POPCORN

Love the Look of Words

by Maya Angelou

Popcorn leaps, popping from the floor of a
hot black skillet and into my mouth.
Black words leap, snapping from the white page.
Rushing into my eyes.
Sliding into my brain which
gobbles them the way my tongue
and teeth chomp
the buttered popcorn.
When I have stopped reading,
ideas from the words stay
stuck in my mind,
like the sweet smell of butter
perfuming
my fingers
long after the popcorn is finished.
I love the book and the look of words
the weight of ideas
that popped into my mind.
I love the tracks of
new thinking in my mind.

And here's one to make you move like you are popcorn!

Pop-Corn

by Evaleen Stein

Pop! Pop!–Poppetty-pop!
Shake and rattle and rattle and shake
The golden grains as they bounce and break
To fluffy puffiness–Poppetty-pop!
Bursting and banging the popper’s top!
Poppetty-pop!
Pop! Pop!

Think of popcorn and make up your own poem or song or dance. Have fun with your friends and family.

POP!

THE POPCORN BOOK - READ ALOUD

written an illustrated by Tomie de Paola

read by Chris Swanson

Tomie dePaola had a HUGE popcorn machine at his studio in New Hampshire. He loved popcorn enough to write and illustrate this book!

Here's a read aloud about a favorite snack: POPCORN.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=shCSQChDMB4

ACTIVITY:  MAKE AND EAT POPCORN

After you read along and learn lots of things about popcorn, gather your friends and family to make some!

Before you do, have an adult put some kernels in a bag to jar and take turns trying to estimate how many there are. 

Then ask the adult to pop them for you and enjoy your snack together.

HOW many kernels were there? Who was closest? 

What makes the kernels pop? 

What was your favorite fact about popcorn?

Zombies Don't Eat Veggies! - Read Aloud Video

Zombies Don't Eat Veggies! 

• Illustrated by: Jorge Lacera
• Published by: Children's Book Press
• Read by: Jaime Camil
• Suggested grade level: K - 3rd
• Run time: 8 minutes

https://www.storylineonline.net/books/zombies-dont-eat-veggies/

• THANKS to Storyline Online.net.
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  ACTIVITY:  VEGGIES for your Zombie
• What veggies would you share with Mo? 
• Create a veggie recipe for your friends. Enjoy a veggie snack together

A Homerun for Peanuts - Video Read Aloud

 A Homerun for Peanuts - 

Video Read Aloud

read by author Amanda Radke

A great story about Baseball and peanuts

provided by the Georgia Peanut Commission

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kOjXqw56u3o

ACTIVITY: Enjoy your story with a peanut or peanut butter snack. 

See the post from 10/7/2020 for some peanut recipes.

Tons of Information About Peanuts

Almost EVERYBODY loves peanuts and peanut butter!

If you want to make some yummy and sun peanut butter snacks, 

visit this site:

 https://peanutbutterlovers.com/about/facts/

If you want to get more recipes, you can sign u at the bottom of the page on the link. 

Scrambled Eggs - Cooking Video

Scrambled Eggs - Cooking Video

            Do YOU like Scrambled Eggs???

I woke up very hungry this morning and made myself some scrambled eggs. After I ATE the scrambled eggs, I wondered if my readers knew how to make them. So, here is today's post on making scrambled eggs. 

https://www.incredibleegg.org/recipes/cooking-lessons/stovetop-scramble-eggs/

Now that you have seen the video, as the adults in your house if you could make scrambled eggs for everyone. You can even have scrambled eggs for DINNER!

When you have finished cooking and eating, be sure to help clean up. 

ACTIVITY:  SCRAMBLED STORY GAME 

Make a time line, to show the steps of making scrambled eggs. Try to use 5 boxes like this one shown below. 

SCRAMBLED STORY BOX TEMPLATE   Write and illustrate your directions. Each box should show the next step. Use as many boxes as you need.   Cut the boxes apart on all lines.   Place the cards face down and mix them up. Try to put the directions in the correct order.   You can do this for your favorite story, too. What happened first, then what? Then the next thing, and so on. STORE THE CARDS IN AN ENVELOPE OR ZIP LOCK TYPE BAG, SO ALL THE PIECES STAY TOGETHER AND YOU CAN PLAY ANOTHER DAY.
Draw here:               Write here:	Draw here:               Write here:	Draw here:               Write here:	Draw here:               Write here:
Draw here:               Write here:	Draw here:               Write here:	Draw here:               Write here:	Draw here:               Write here:

Butterfly Snack Packs

How fun would it be to find this in your backpack?

You can make Butterfly Snack Packs with any treat in your house. 

You need a plastic sandwich bag, a clothes pin (that you will decorate), a pipe cleaner, and some small food items like nuts, raising, candies, crackers, or fruits and vegetables. 

Use the photo to help you design some super fun snacks.

Hide one in the desk or backpack of your friend or family member as a SURPRISE!

Stone Soup - Read Aloud Video

written and illustrated by Jon J Muth

Can you really get soup made from a stone?

See what happens...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U1Avo5FJ250

ACTIVITY: What would YOU want to put into YOUR stone soup? Ask your family to help you make soup. 

Some suggestions are: 

Beef, chicken, or vegetable broth

carrots

celery

onions

salt

pepper

rice or noodles... 

BUT DO NOT PUT IN A STONE...

 Strega Nona - Read Aloud Video

Thank you to Storyline Online for this video:

Read by:Mary Steenburgen

• Written by: Tomie dePaola
• Illustrated by: Tomie dePaola
• Published by: Simon & Schuster
• Read by: Mary Steenburgen
• Suggested grade level: 1st - 2nd
• Run time: 12 minutes

https://www.storylineonline.net/books/strega-nona/

Tomie DePaola was a dear friend of mine. He passes away in March of 2020. But this is his FAMOUS story of having TOO MUCH PASTA...

I hope you enjoy the story.

 Oh the Pasta-Bilities (Possibilites with Pasta)

We LOVE pasta... we even make our own. 

So As I was making ravioli last week (stuffed pasta), I thought of ALL the possibilities in flavors and colors and styles of pasta. Ah- the PAST-A-BILITIES...

Here are some:

DID YOU KNOW there were so many kinds of Pasta? Which ones have YOU eaten?

Here's a video that explains some of the shapes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lqb7quv_P0o

See the next post for some art activities from pasta.

History of Pizza - Virtual Field Trip 

Do YOU love to eat pizza? We love to eat and make it, too. I even saw aHEART -SHAPED PIZZA IN MOSCOW, RUSSIA, once.

VIDEO FIELD TRIP: 

Take a virtual field trip to New York City with MEET ME AT THE CORNER to learn about the history of pizza. Our young host talks to an expert on the history of the tomato pie and how it came to America.

What's your favorite?

https://library.curriki.org/oer/THE-HISTORY-OF-PIZZA

ACTIVITY:    What is YOUR favorite pizza? Have you made one? Ask your family to have a PIZZA NIGHT. Make your own or use a pizza shell. Add ingredients you like.

If you are asking me to eat with you, I would like olives, ricotta, mozzarella, mushrooms, and fresh tomatoes... some basil, salt, garlic, and olive oil!

COOK AWAY...AND Mangia (mon-gee-ahh) that means "eat" in Italian!

Favorite Snacks for Friends

Frog and Toad are celebrating 50 years of friendships. 

Watch this video, Frog makes COOKIES that they enjoy together.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhYh1eZh1Ew

What kind of snacks do you and your friends like to share?  Maybe you can create a new recipe or draw or paint pictures showing you and your friends enjoying your snacks. 

ACTIVITY:  What kind of snacks do you and your friends like to share?  Maybe you can create a new recipe or draw or paint pictures showing you and your friends enjoying your snacks.

Ask your family to help you make a new snack. Share with your friends...

HAPPY 50 YEARS, FROG AND TOAD!

Art © Arnold Lobel. Permission to reproduce and distribute this page has been granted by the copyright holder, HarperCollins Publishers. All rights reserved.

Arnie the Doughnut

Arnie the Doughnut

 by Laurie Keller

read by Chris O'Dowd

Love donuts (also spelled DOUGHNUTS)??? 

What is your favorite kind? Do you like sprinkles, frosting, cake, or friend?

Here's a funny story you will enjoy!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6E67n1vZZjQ

Watch for the next post:

HOW TO MAKE DOUGHNUTS!

The Gingerbread Man - Read Aloud

The Gingerbread Man - Read Aloud

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7ylUqmw9pA

Here's a take on the Gingerbread Man Story...

Make some gingerbread cookies...

ACTIVITY:  Think about your house and neighborhood. Where would the gingerbread man run to get away? Make a map and draw the gingerbread in 3 or four different places. What will happen at the end of YOUR story?

Eat some gingerbread with your family or friends.

Draw and decorate some paper gingerbread people. 

Red are the Apples - read aloud

Red are the Apples     Author: Marc Harshman and Cheryl Ryan Illustrator: Wade Zahares

Book Summary: This poem takes the audience through a bountiful fruit and vegetable garden in the fall. Everything in this setting is described while drawing particular attention to the vibrant colors found within it.

Activity: Discuss what you and your family would like to plant in a garden of your own. Draw a picture of the garden and write 2- 3 sentences describing what is in the garden.

Maybe you can plant one, too. See Blog posts about gardening on 4/21/20 and 4/23/20