Friday, May 16, 2014
Thursday, May 15, 2014
My Grandma
I go to my Grandma's house. We play hide and seek. We have toast and peanut butter for lunch at Grandma's house.
Wednesday, May 14, 2014
Scientific Discovery: Bread
Let's make bread and find out about the
fascinating world of yeast and bread baking! We'll have fun watching
the yeast come alive while learning about the science behind making
bread. This activity will help us develop our fine motor skills as we knead the dough. What joy home cooking can bring when we share the warm bread straight from the oven.What We Need:
- 4 cups flour, (white, or whole wheat)
- 1.5 cups warm water
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 packet yeast
- Measuring cup
- Measuring spoons
- Greased cookie sheet
- Pastry brush
- 1 Egg, whisked
- Large mixing bowl
- Clean kitchen towel
What We Need To Do:
- Measure 1 1/2 cups of warm water and pour it into a bowl.
- Sprinkle yeast into the warm water. Stir it until it softens.
- Now, measure and add in the flour, sugar and salt.
- Mix the ingredients until they form a dough ball.
- On a floured surface, knead the dough until it's smooth and elastic.
- Make shapes with the dough. Include animals, letters and shapes.
- Pre-heat the oven to 350 degrees.
- Place the dough shapes on the cookie sheet.
- Use a clean kitchen towel to cover the cookie sheet to allow the dough to rise until all the pieces are double their original size.
- Explain how yeast helps make the dough rise.
- Brush each dough sculpture with a beaten egg.
- Carefully place the cookie sheet in the oven for 12-15 minutes until the bread is golden brown.
- Cool, eat and enjoy!
Saturday, May 10, 2014
Finding the apple seed case.
We cut an apple in half to find the secret seed case. It was shaped like a star. The star had five points. There were six seeds inside. Brooke said that there were probably 2 seeds in the one case and she was right.
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