Handy Teacher Recipes
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Ice Cream in a Bag
Posted by Hat on the Kindergarten Chatboard
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Ingredients for each serving:
1/2 cup of milk
1 tablespoon of sugar
1/4 teaspoon vanilla
6 tablespoons of Rock salt
1 pint-size plastic baggie (1 per child)
1 gallon-size plastic baggie (1 per child)
spoons
Ice (large bag)
Procedure:
I had all the students line up as we put vanilla, milk, and sugar into their pint-size bags. Then we closed those bags and sealed them shut with masking tape. In the gallon-size bags, I put about 2 cups of ice (filled it half way) and I added the Rock salt on top of it. The pint-size bag went on top of the ice and we closed the big bag. The children shook their bags for about 5 minutes and they had ice cream (we always have leaks so it's best to do this project outside). I cut off the tops of the pint-size bags and the students ate right out of the bag. We didn't use gloves this year (the bags get very cold) but it worked out just fine without using them.
No-Cook Play Dough Recipes
Each one feels, looks, or smells different
Submitted by Emily on the Early Childhood/Pre-school Mailring
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There are 9 different recipes, each one feels, looks, or smells different. It was suggested to me to compare and contrast the doughs, or just use these doughs in lesson about the 5 senses. Of course the kids could just make them and have fun. In any one that does not have a noticeable color source you can put in food coloring. Enjoy!!
Measurement Key
c = cup
T =tablespoon
t = teaspoon
Cloud Dough
Mix together:
3 c. flour
2 T powdered tempera
1/2 c salad oil
Add enough water to make the dough soft and pliable.
(This dough does not keep very well)
Cornmeal Dough
Mix together:
1 1/2 c flour
1 1/2 c cornmeal
1 c salt
1 c water. (Add more water if necessary to make the mixture cling)
Glue Dough
Mix together:
1 c flour
1 c cornstarch
1/2 c liquid glue
Add water as needed and knead to a workable consistency.
Kool Aid Dough (my favorite)
Mix together:
2 c flour
1 c salt
4 t cream of tartar
2 T oil
2 packages unsweetened Kool Aid drink mix.
Stir in 2 cups boiling water. (This dough smells great, but should not be eaten)
Salt, Flour, and Oil Dough
Mix together:
3 c flour
1 c salt
Add 3 T salad oil and 1 c water. Add more water as necessary to form a soft pliable dough.
Salt, Flour, and Vinegar Dough
Mix together:
3 c flour
1 c salt
1 c water
1/4 c oil
2 T vinegar
Knead well.
(This dough keeps well. Dampen occasionally as the dough begins to dry out.
Soap Dough
Mix together:
2 c flour
1/2 c salt
2 T liquid tempera
1 T liquid soap.
Add water as needed to make pliable.
Gingerbread Dough
Mix together:
2 c flour
1 c salt
2 T cinnamon
and either 1 T ground cloves, ginger or nutmeg.
Add 1 cup of water and mix to a workable dough.
Insect Theme Recipes
Posted by Beth on the Teachtalk Mailring
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Not really bugs - but you could do dirt cake (chocolate pudding or another recipe, covered with crushed oreos) and you could stick gummi worms in it.
Ants on a Log - celery stick with peanut butter or cheese whiz and raisins for ants.
Caterpillar - Individually wrapped string cheese, use pretzel sticks (broken in half) for legs. Use raisins (or similar for eyes).
Another one that isn't truly an insect - Chocolate pretzel spider - Stick two oreo cookies together with chocolate frosting. Make 8 curved legs by breaking bow-tied pretzels, and attach them around the middle of the spider by sticking them into the chocolate frosting. Use M & M's for eyes on the front, 'glued' with frosting.
(As a variation, use sandwich crackers, instead of sandwich cookies, stuck together with peanut butter.)
Chocolate Bar Bugs -
Ingredients - 24 snack-size candy bars (Mars bars work well)
144 (1-inch pieces) Twizzler Pull-n-Peel candy 1 cup prepared chocolate frosting
48 yellow M&M's or smarties candies
Candy-coated milk chocolate sprinkles
Directions
Using a skewer, poke 3 holes into each long side of the Mars bars.
Insert Pull-n-Peel in holes as the bug's legs.
Spoon frosting into pastry bag with small plain tip or small zipper-lock bag with a corner snipped.
Pipe 2 small dots on one short end of candy bar and attach the M & M's as the eyes.
Pipe dots on top of candy eyes and on body.
Press chocolate sprinkles pieces on frosting dots on the body.
Edible Insects
To go with the insect theme recipes for July:
Iowa State University's Tasty Insect Recipes http://www.ent.iastate.edu/misc/insectsasfood.html offers recipes for such tasty tidbits as Banana Worm Bread and Rootworm Beetle Dip. And just in case you plan to worm your way out of trying the recipes with, "But I'm all of out of rootworm beetles," forget it. The Iowa State University site provides information about where to obtain the necessary ingredients.
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