A lift the flap book featuring a variety of vegetables, their different parts, and things that they are similar to.
Cucumbers
Introduce students to cucumbers and how they grow. Students will taste cucumbers and write about them.
Downloads
- Cucumber Exploration Lesson Set (quick view as .pdf)
- Cucumber Exploration Materials (quick view as .pdf)
This simple salad doesn’t require any cooking, although the flavors are better if allowed to set for an hour or two.
Ten ants find that a cucumber has fallen and blocked the entrance to their home. The ants are strong, but the cucumber is too heavy for them to move alone. Find out what other garden critters come to the rescue! Do you see any of these insects in your garden? Don’t forget to try the recipe!
This book is available in both English and Spanish.
From Cucumber Soup by Vickie Leigh Krudwig
Read the book with your students and then make the recipe, combining science, math, and early literacy.
This lesson plan has step by step instructions for cooking in the classroom and features literature and curriculum connections.
Downloads
- Cucumber stacks K-2 (quick view as .pdf)
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 Sandwiches – Preschool (quick view as .pdf)
