Chocolate Lesson Plan

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February 28, 2007

History

Long before the Hershey's bar and even before Columbus discovered the New World; the people of Mesoamerica enjoyed the cacao bean. Read more about it here:
http://www.helium.com/tm/186438/before-hersheys-before-columbus
Discussion Questions:
1. What kind of animal first ate chocolate?
Explore

Learn how chocolate is made:
http://www.hersheys.com/discover/chocolate.asp

Journal/Language Arts
Make a book about chocolate!

Cover http://www.abcteach.com/chocolate/title.htm

Unlined page http://www.abcteach.com/free/c/chocolatekiss2_m.pdf

Lined page http://www.abcteach.com/chocolate/shaprimary.htm

Phonics
Learn about “ch” blend

http://www.first-school.ws/t/alpha1_dn/digraph_ch.htm


Science
Melting Chocolate
See how quickly the melted chocolate sets in small molds. Use a stop watch to time it. And then of course eat them after the experiment!

Art

Have your child finger-paint with chocolate pudding or chocolate syrup.

Chocolate-Scented Play Dough
1 1/4 cups flour
1/2 cup cocoa powder
1/2 cup salt
1/2 tablespoon cream of tartar
1 1/2 tablespoons cooking oil
1 cup boiling water

Mix the dry ingredients.
Add the oil and boiling water.
Stir quickly, mixing well.
When cool, mix with your hands.


Music
Chocolate
I know a treat I like a lot
and chocolate is its name-o.
C-H-O-C-O-L-A-T-E,
C-H-O-C-O-L-A-T-E,
C-H-O-C-O-L-A-T-E,
And chocolate is its name-o!

Math Challenge
Don’t forget to take the math challenge to win prizes!

http://homeschoolingk.blogspot.com/2007/02/math-challenge-feb-28th.html
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