A Unit on Ice Cream

Nope, not doing that one until March, I think (lol) but since my friend Erin was kind enough to share it with me, I am sharing it here. I did add a few ideas to hers.

BOOKS
* Ice Cream (Elisha Cooper)
* Ice Cream: Including Great Moments in Ice Cream History (Jules Older)
* Ice Cream Cones for Sale (Elaine Greenstein)
* Ice Cream: The Full Scoop (Gail Gibbons)
* From Cow to Ice Cream (Bertram T Knight)
* I like Ice Cream (Robin Pickering)

RECIPE BOOKS:
Ben & Jerry's Homemade Ice Creama nd Dessert Book (Ben Cohen ISBN: 0894803123)
The Vegan Scoop: 150 Recipes for Dairy- Free Ice Cream That Tastes Better Than the *Real* Thing ( Wheller del Torro ISBN: 1592333923)

DVDS:
Strawberry Shortcake Adventures on Ice Cream Island


EDUCATIONAL FACTS TO LEARN:
* Make a timeline of how ice cream was invented
* July 9, 1984 President Ronald Reagan declared the month of JULY national ice cream month
* Name Ice Cream Ingredients that are used to make different types of ice cream
* Vocabulary Words to learn
* Discuss how ice cream is made
* Why is air important when making ice cream
* Label top 5 ice cream consuming countries on a map

FUN
* Eat freeze-dried astronaut ice cream
* Make Ice Cream (ice cream maker)
* Make Ice Cream (in a bag)
* Try 5 most popular ice cream flavors
* Make "soda" (root beer, orange) floats
* Have grandpa and grandma over for an ice cream sundae party (include all toppings, syrups and 4 or 5 different kinds of ice cream)

* Make an ice cream shop; sell ice cream (pretend); count money, give change

* Ice Cream Games & Printables for each kid (phonics, math, writing)

* Make ice cream CRAFTS (pom pom ice cream cones; ice cream cone tower)

* Make an ice cream cake

* Make mini- Alaskas