Cucumber Soup
From Cucumber Soup by Vickie Leigh Krudwig
Read the book with your students and then make the recipe, combining science, math, and early literacy.
Cucumbers
Pickles
Where do pickles come from? Many students are unaware that pickles start their lives as cucumbers! Help them make the connecting using this recipe by Liz and Katie Button of Cúrate.
Cucumber Exploration lesson plan
Introduce students to cucumbers, how they grow, and what they taste like.
Downloads
- Cucumber Exploration lesson plan (quick view as .pdf)
- Examples of cucumber plants growing (quick view as .pdf)
The Pickle Patch Bathtub
One day, Donna tries to bathe in the farmhouse washtub and realizes that her legs are too long. She decides that she will grow pickling cucumbers to sell until she saves up enough money for a new bathtub. How many cucumbers will she have to grow and how long will it take for her to save enough money?