This simple recipe makes a fun no-heat class cooking activity. Don’t have peppers and carrots? Substitute other produce, like halved cherry tomatoes, radish slices, or baby spinach leaves. Or offer students an assortment of fresh veggies to choose from and let them design their own sandwich.
Cucumbers
Homemade Ranch and Cucumber Moons
This tangy dip is easy to prepare and pairs perfectly with crunchy local cucumbers. Kids will enjoy mixing together the dressing ingredients and using a kid-safe knife to cut up the cukes.
Growing Minds Day by Day: Week of September 7
This week’s theme is cucumbers. Our “Growing Minds Day by Day” educational resource lists are designed for families and educators to use during the COVID-19 quarantine and beyond.
In a Pickle
Students conduct an experiment to determine what fraction of vinegar is needed to safely preserve pickles. Students will use math skills to determine volumes needed based on a ratio.
Downloads
- In a Pickle 3-5 lesson plan (quick view as .pdf)
- In a Pickle 3-5 student worksheet (quick view as .pdf)
Up, Down, and Around
This rhyming story is perfect for introducing young children to fruits and vegetables that grow up (like corn and peppers), down (like potatoes and carrots), and around (like cucumber and pumpkin vines).
Cucumber Stacks
This lesson plan has step by step instructions for cooking in the classroom and features literature and curriculum connections.
Downloads
- Cucumber Stacks recipe and lesson plan (quick view as .pdf)
Pickle Ponder
To celebrate cucumber month in September, students at Hazelwood Elementary in Haywood County, NC, sampled pickles. We received this rollicking report from the teacher who led the activity:
Insects in the Garden – Preschool
Introduce students to insects and other bugs they will find in the garden, their characteristics, and how they affect plants. Teach students to observe (rather than harm) living things in the garden and natural environment.
Downloads
- Insects in the Garden – Preschool (quick view as .pdf)
Cucumber Stacks – Preschool
Children learn how to make their own snack and through a hands on cooking experience gain motivation to try a new vegetable. Children learn about kitchen utensils and how to use them to make a specific recipe.
Downloads
- Cucumber Stacks- Preschool (quick view as .pdf)
Cucumber Stacks recipe and lesson plan
These open faced cucumber sandwiches don’t require any cooking and are sure to be a hit in the classroom. The associated lesson plan contains ideas for cucumber activities and curriculum connections.
Downloads
- Cucumber Sandwiches – Preschool (quick view as .pdf)
- Cucumber Stacks recipe and lesson plan Preschool (quick view as .pdf)