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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.
  • 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

 

 

 

 


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