Fruit parfaits make a great class cooking activity! These individual snacks can be used to teach sequencing and practice fine motor skills. This version features local blackberries, but you could also substitute another seasonal berry or fruit, or use a mix of fruits.
Blackberries
Berry Good Popsicles
These berry popsicles are a refreshing summer treat. Make them your own with your favorite local berries.
Blackberry Vinaigrette Salad
This salad is made with lots of fresh, local ingredients and does not require any cooking, making it perfect for the classroom!
Jamberry
Take your students on a rollicking ramble through the berry brambles! A ton of fun to read aloud, Jamberry features a boy and a friendly bear joyously romping through a fantastic berry world, and introduces a wide variety of berries that grow in our region. Read this book before a snack of local berries.
The Berry Book
From wild berries to cultivated berries, berries growing in the summer and berries growing in the winter, turn the pages to find out more about the berries we commonly eat.
