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Benne Cakes and Other Holiday Recipes
| Subject: | Language Arts, Math |
| Grade: | K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12 |
Brief Description
Students create great foods from different holiday celebrations!
Objectives
Students follow recipes to prepare foods that are common to holiday celebrations in different cultures.
Keywords
December, holidays, recipe, foods, culture, tradition, culture, celebration, Kwanzaa, Ramadan, Chanukah, Hanukkah
Materials Needed
For benne cakes recipe: oil, brown sugar, butter or margarine, one egg, vanilla extract, lemon juice, flour, baking powder, salt, sesame seeds
Lesson Plan
- Benne cakes are a treat often eaten during Kwanzaa, the African American holiday celebrated in December. Link to Kwanzaa Recipes and scroll down the page to view the benne cakes recipe.
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For additional holiday recipes, see:
Chanukah Recipes
Arabic Cheese Pizza (Ramadan).
Assessment
Observe students as they follow recipe directions.
Lesson Plan Source
Education World
Submitted By
Lois Lewis
National Standards
Language Arts:
NL-ENG.K-12.3
NL-ENG.K-12.12
Math:
NM.K-4.1
NM.K-4.2
NM.K-4.4
NM.K-4.10
Last updated 11/16/2011
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