Bake Up Some Fun! -- Issue 50 -- Dec. 12-18, 2009

This week's standards:
Students understand customs and traditions of their culture. (Social Studies: Culture)

Activities:
1. Draw a big cookie on a piece of paper. Paste newspaper pictures of holiday activities on your cookie as decorations.

2. With a friend, race through the newspaper and circle items you might find in a cookie recipe. Who found the most items?

3. Look for holiday recipes in the newspaper. Copy measurements on a piece of paper. Write the abbreviation next to each measurement.

4. Which cookie recipes use (a) breakfast cereal, (b) fruit, (c) salty items and (d) candy?

5. Collect cookie recipes from family members. Have them tell you stories about making cookies. Collect the recipes and stories in a booklet. Give copies of the booklet to your family.

(standards by Dr. Sherrye D. Garrett, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi)