As part of their Science curriculum, the second graders grew a late fall crop of cold-weather vegetables in their window-box planter garden: peapods, bok choy, and carrots. They harvested them and we cooked them into a stir-fry which they ate with rice. The children did journaling, measuring, weighing, and they calculated proportions on the recipe. They read the book Everybody Cooks Rice, by Norah Dooley. They found China on the map, and discussed cultural similarities and differences (especially similarities!) They counted to ten in Chinese with a Chinese teacher on You-Tube. Most of the children liked the chicken stir-fry, but some preferred their veggies raw with dip. Fun was had by all!
