When the Sky looks Like Lace
We have been having two hour schooldays the past week as I prepare for the new term in September. Today we read ' When the Sky Looks like Lace' by Elinor Lander Horwitz which is part of the reading list for the 'Weather' unit from waldorfcurriculum.com.
Then, we started on our weather chart; we are only doing it for a fortnight so I took a drawing block and folded it into 16 squares. I cut out yellow cordate leaves for sunny days, white triangular leaves for cloudy days and grey lancealote leaves for rainy days.
Thereafter, I did a 3 part lesson on the names of leaves; triangular, obcordate and hastate which the children chose from our leaf cabinet. While the children had their worktime I prepared for our baking session.
This is the recipe for " Chocolate Surprises"from Storybox magazine issue 109:
- 100 gm dark cooking chocolate
- 50 gm soft butter
- 80 gm sugar
- 1 tablespoon flour
- 3 eggs
- 12 squares of white chocolate
- 4 remakins ( small bowls)
Steps:
1. break up the dark chocolate and ask an adult to melt it over low heat with the butter.
2. break the eggs into the bowl and add the flour and sugar. Mix well.
3. Add the melted chocolate and butter to the mixture.
4. Butter 4 ramekins and pour a little of the mixture into each one.
5. Put 3 squares of white chocolate into each ramekin. Pour the rest of the chocolate mixture
on top. Cook in the over for 10 minutes at 250 degree celsius.
The children then continued with their work and had their fill of the chocolate surprises 10 minutes later.And before you know it, the schoolday's done....: )
Then, we started on our weather chart; we are only doing it for a fortnight so I took a drawing block and folded it into 16 squares. I cut out yellow cordate leaves for sunny days, white triangular leaves for cloudy days and grey lancealote leaves for rainy days.
Thereafter, I did a 3 part lesson on the names of leaves; triangular, obcordate and hastate which the children chose from our leaf cabinet. While the children had their worktime I prepared for our baking session.
This is the recipe for " Chocolate Surprises"from Storybox magazine issue 109:
- 100 gm dark cooking chocolate
- 50 gm soft butter
- 80 gm sugar
- 1 tablespoon flour
- 3 eggs
- 12 squares of white chocolate
- 4 remakins ( small bowls)
Steps:
1. break up the dark chocolate and ask an adult to melt it over low heat with the butter.
2. break the eggs into the bowl and add the flour and sugar. Mix well.
3. Add the melted chocolate and butter to the mixture.
4. Butter 4 ramekins and pour a little of the mixture into each one.
5. Put 3 squares of white chocolate into each ramekin. Pour the rest of the chocolate mixture
on top. Cook in the over for 10 minutes at 250 degree celsius.
The children then continued with their work and had their fill of the chocolate surprises 10 minutes later.And before you know it, the schoolday's done....: )
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