Nov. 8th-12th Family Activities Newsletter

Welcome to week 69 of the WMHT Family Activities Newsletter.
This weekly family newsletter is providing resources for children’s growing and learning throughout the fall and winter months.
The theme for this week is Fall Harvest.
I hope you find this helpful!
Barbara Lukas, Family Learning Coordinator
Theme: Fall Harvest
Welcome to family activities with PBS Kids! Learn about fall fruits and vegetables - apples, carrots and cranberries.
Two age level areas are available – PreK-K and Grades 1-2. 
PreK-K
In this short story, The Carrot Seed from Between the Lions, a young boy plants carrot seeds. An easy method for growing carrot tops is to use marbles, water and a glass or ceramic pie plate. Fill the pie plate with a single layer of marbles, and place six or seven carrot top stumps on top of the marbles. Pour in water until it reaches the tops of the marbles and the bottoms of the carrot stumps. When they all begin to sprout up together in a single spot, they will make for an impressive sight. How many carrot tops did you grow?

       Daniel Tiger Carrots
One of the fall harvest root vegetables is carrots, which are available at farmers markets and grocery stores. Daniel Tiger imagines that he can dig underground to see the carrots growing in this short clip. 

Grades 1-2
Apples are among the most common fruits to see on the table, in desserts, or packed in sack lunches. Learn fun facts, nutrition benefits, and a delicious recipe in this short clip from Montana Harvest of the Month. At the end of the video check out the very simple recipe for baked apples. Try the recipe! Did you put the baked apples on your oatmeal?
    Cranberries
Cranberries, a fall fruit harvest, are used in many ways. They can be in juice, cranberry sauce, or as dried form added to cookies or muffins. Explore New Jersey‘s cranberry crop from this NJEA’s Classroom Close-up video. Watch students working with researchers at Rutgers’ Blueberry and Cranberry Research Center to harvest cranberries. Have you eaten cranberries? How were they prepared? 

America’s Test Kitchen Young Chefs’ Club
Applesauce Snack Cake
Level up the after-school apple with this stir-together snack cake that’s bursting with apple-y flavor thanks to applesauce and apple cider or juice. You may need adult help with using the oven. A sprinkle of spiced sugar gives it a crunchy, sparkly top.



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