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November 3, 2006 Alphabet Kitchen: Monkey Milkshake "Alphabet Kitchen" is a new video project created by WQLN! The series of 60-second video segments highlight fun and easy recipes kids can do with their parents right at home. Here's the recipe and an additional learning activity follows! Ingredients:
Directions: Combine all ingredients, except ice cubes, in blender and blend until smooth. Add ice and blend just until ice is crushed. Pour into two glasses and serve immediately. Alphabet Kitchen Learning Activity Pennsylvania Academic Standards: Mathematics 2.2.5 C Here is the problem: You have invited your two best friends to your house after school. You want to make Monkey Milkshakes but the recipe only serves two. How can you increase the recipe to make three servings? See if you can figure out the correct amount for each ingredient. Monkey Milkshakes 2 Servings 1 cup milk 1/4 cup peanut butter (crunchy or smooth) 1 ripe banana 2 teaspoons sugar 4 ice cubes Monkey Milkshakes 3 Servings ___ cup milk ___ cup peanut butter (crunchy or smooth) ___ ripe banana ___ teaspoons sugar ___ ice cubes Answers 1 1/2 cup milk 3/8 cup peanut butter (crunchy or smooth) 1 1/2 ripe banana 3 teaspoons sugar 6 ice cubes Information was adapted from: Flash!, Bang! Pop! Fizz! Exciting Science for Curious Minds by Janet Parks Chahrour, copyright 2000 by Barron's Educational Series, Inc. For more Alphabet Kitchen fun, visit www.alphabetkitchen.org! November 10, 2006 Alphabet Kitchen: Nature Mix "Alphabet Kitchen" is a new video project created by WQLN! The series of 60-second video segments highlight fun and easy recipes kids can do with their parents right at home. Here's the recipe and an additional learning activity follows! Ingredients:
Directions: Combine all ingredients into large bowl or baggy. This is great for traveling, field trips, or just taking to the park. Makes four cups. Alphabet Kitchen Learning Activity Pennsylvania Academic Standards: Health, Safety, and Physical Education 10.3.3 A Can you think of a better way to enjoy a beautiful day than hiking outdoors? If you have never tried hiking before, now is your chance. You already have a great recipe for a mid- hike snack. But there is a little more preparation needed before you take off on a hiking trail. See if you can answer the following questions to prepare yourself for a hike.
1. False. Never hike alone and always tell someone where and when you are hiking. 2. The average person requires 3 to 4 quarts of water per day. Make sure you pack enough for your hike. 3. False. Water found in nature should always be treated before drinking. 4. True. Pack along a big bag of Nature Mix 5. A backpack should not exceed 10 pounds for a day hike. 6. False. Hiking boots that are well broken in, absorbent socks, and some foot powder is ideal for hiking. Construction boots are too heavy and not designed for walking on uneven ground. For more Alphabet Kitchen fun, visit www.alphabetkitchen.org! November 17, 2006 Alphabet Kitchen: Orange Banana Sunrise "Alphabet Kitchen" is a new video project created by WQLN! The series of 60-second video segments highlight fun and easy recipes kids can do with their parents right at home. Here's the recipe and an additional learning activity follows! Ingredients:
Directions: Place orange juice, honey and bananas in blender. Add ice cubes until mixture measures 6 cups. Cover and blend on low speed for 30 seconds or until smooth. Pour juice mixture in glasses, pour cranberry juice on top. The cranberry juice cocktail slowly sinks down into the slushy orange juice mixture to resemble a beautiful sunrise. Alphabet Kitchen Learning Activity Pennsylvania Academic Standards: Geography 7.2.3 A Many of the ingredients used in the Orange Banana Sunrise are grown and produced in the United States. Using the Internet, can you research and find the state that produces the most Orange Juice, Cranberry Juice and Honey? Once you've identified the states, research the physical characteristics (desert, plains, mountains) and the climate (dry, wet, hot, cold). How does the state's physical characteristics and climate affect the production of oranges, cranberries and honey? What other types of vegetation are grown and produced in the state? For more Alphabet Kitchen fun, visit www.alphabetkitchen.org! November 24, 2006 Alphabet Kitchen: Peachy Pooch "Alphabet Kitchen" is a new video project created by WQLN! The series of 60-second video segments highlight fun and easy recipes kids can do with their parents right at home. Here's the recipe and an additional learning activity follows! Ingredients:
Directions: Cut each peach slice in half lengthwise. Place pear half, flat side down on paper plate. Add one peach slice to each side of pear for puppy ears. Add coconut on top of the pear and peach slices (puppy's fur). Add 2 raisins for the eyes and a strawberry for the nose. May be served on lettuce leaf. Makes one Pooch. Alphabet Kitchen Learning Activity Pennsylvania Academic Standards: Reading, Writing, Speaking and Listening: 1.4.3.A Just reading the name of the recipe "Peachy Pooch" can bring a smile to your face. Words have the ability to affect how we feel. Poetry is one way that writers can share their feelings through the poems they write. Using poetry can be a fun way to express your feelings too. Haiku is a kind of poem that people all over the world like to write and enjoy. Haiku poems are very short- only three lines long- and they give the writer something to think about. The Japanese began haiku as a way to write about nature. You can write your own haiku by following the easy steps listed below.
*Haiku description adapted from: Writing in Action by Kim Mason, published by Loyola Press, copy write 1997. For more Alphabet Kitchen fun, visit www.alphabetkitchen.org! |
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