Applesauce

 

 

Today Sonia and Jessica's

class made applesauce!

 

 

The children are learning how to follow a basic step by step recipe. Cooking in the classroom brings in great math skills, such as sequencing, measuring ingredients and time concepts.

 

 

Step 1. Wash your hands and the apples.

* Here the children are learning all about hygiene and sanitation.

 

Step 2. Peel the apples (with help from the teachers).

*Many of the children had never seen or used an apple peeler before.

 

 

Step 3. Cut the apples into slices and put them into the crock pot.

*With lots of supervision, the children were each given a knife to cut the apples into slices. They all did a great job and followed all the safety rules they were given.

 

 

 

Step 4. Add lemon juice, cinnamon, sugar and stir.

* We showed the children a little trick to juicing a lemon. If you roll it first it is much easier to squeeze the juice out and it's a great fine motor work out for their little hands!

 

 

Step 5. Add water and cook on high for 3 to 4 hours.

*We discussed with the children that the crockpot gets very hot and that for the teachers to leave it in the classroom the children had to be careful not to touch it. Once again they listened to the safety lesson and practiced great responsibility.

 

 

Step 6. Enjoy your delicious applesauce!

*The entire classroom and second floor of the school smelled so amazing all day! I bet it will still smell wonderful at pick up time today!

 

 

The children will be enjoying this yummy treat (that they worked so hard to create) at snack time today!

 

Have a great weekend everyone!

 

 Click here to see what the three year old classrooms are learning about apples.