What child does not like ice cream? Take learning to a new level by bringing this tasty treat into the classroom. Students can learn skills for math, science, social studies, language arts, health, and more. This pathfinder will guide any teacher to cross curricular ice cream ideas that the students will not forget.
Reference Collection |
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Math A393f 1987 pp. 93-40 |
Fun With Foods: A Recipe For Math + Science Cover both math and science as this lesson plan guides the class through the process of making ice cream. This book includes discussion questions and extention activities. |
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| ActBks B637 1989 p. 23 |
The Mudpies Activity Book
Recipes for Invention Let the students roll around a coffee can to make ice cream right in the classroom. This short activity will help students learn teamwork and measuring skills. |
ActBks C392s 1998 pp. 71-73 |
September Celebrate Ice-Cream Cone Day on September 22nd with art ideas, a math activity, and literature ideas using an ice cream theme. |
| ActBks Y75 1993 pp. 13-18 |
Pencils, Pennies and Popcorn Cover language arts, math, science, social studies, art, and more using ice cream as a theme! This resource includes multiple reproducibles and activities that will keep the student's attention. |
Math M623 1994, v.2 pp. 115-121 |
The Best of Teacher's
Helper: First graders will love learning about money, coin combinations and buying with ice cream themed reproducibles.
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| ActBks B567b 1988, v.1 pp. 114-116 |
The Best of The Mailbox Brush up on language arts skills with this ice cream parlor of ideas. Practice synonymns, contractions, alphabetizing, and much more! |
BltnBds B988b 1985 pp. 24-26 |
Borders and Beyond Learn the history of ice cream cones, fun facts, and children's favorite flavors by placing them on a bulletin board. These activities will motivate students to get involved. |
Quick activity starters...
*Learn about the five senses through
ice cream.
*Take a survey of favorite flavors.
*Assign prices to ice cream and different toppings and use play money to
figure out cost and change.
*Write a journal entry.
*Make ice cream in the classroom.
*Research the history of ice cream.
Fun Facts...
*More ice cream is sold on Sunday
than any other day of the week.
*Children ages two through 12 and adults over age of 45, eat more ice cream
than any other age groups.
*The average number of licks to polish off a single ice cream cone is 50.
*98 percent of all American households purchase ice cream.
(http://www.makeicecream.com/
sendicecream/contriv.html)
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Periodicals |
| May/Summer 1999 pp. 7-9 |
Challenge Read fun facts about ice cream and then complete 11 activities that cover math, language arts, and beyond |
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| June/July 1998 pp. 28-34 |
The Mailbox: Kindergarten Discover how ice cream is made, create new flavors, and make ice cream in a plastic bag are just some of the fabulous activities found in this article. |
Apr/May 1990 pp. 5-11 |
The Mailbox: Primary Practice math skills, syllables and alphabetixing, and much more with over 25 ice cream activity ideas and reproducibles. |
| June/July 2000 pp. 5-11 |
The Mailbox: Primary Classrooms will enjoy these hands on activities that include a licktograph, fun facts, and more. Also includes a list of books about ice cream! |
Apr/May/June 2000 pp. 3-22 |
Teacher's Helper: Grade
1 Practice addition, subtraction, and coin combinations with two ice cream themed articles! |
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Sep/Oct 1998 pp. 11-20 |
The Mailbox: Kindergarten Practice addition problems through multiple ice cream reproducibles. Also includes word problems. |
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Children's Collection |
General Collection |
| Easy R275g |
Garth Pig and the Ice Cream
Lady Follow the adventures of this family of pigs as their quest to get ice cream turns into a rescue operation! |
TX795 .F86 1995 |
Chocolate, Strawberry,
and Vanilla: A History of American Ice Cream This is a wonderful history of ice cream, great for any research project. |
| Fic M214t |
Tingleberries, Tuckertubs
and Telephones Saracen Hobday is about to have the adventure of a lifetime in this chapter book because of tingleberry ice cream, the tuckertub plant and a gold telephone. |
TX795 .D4 1938 |
Ice Cream Desserts For Every
Occasion Find recipes for every flavor of ice cream imaginable. There are also fun treat like a Halloween clown or a witch's hat that students would love. |
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Websites
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http://webtech.kennesaw.edu/jcheek3/icecream.htm Provides links to all sorts of ice cream sites! |
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http://www.abcteach.com/directory/theme_units/funkids/ice_cream/ This lesson plan includes many reproducibles and ideas for an ice cream thematic unit. |
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http://www.yale.edu/ynhti/curriculum/units/1999/4/99.04.05.x.html This website explains the history of ice cream with a timeline, and an across the curricular approach to ice cream. |
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Julie M. Wrathall
Summer 2003
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