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[kabrams]

So I've apparently been asked to do some sort of American cooking class for my elementary school students this summer.

So far I have come up with making Ants on a Log and S'mores (might be hard if I can't find the materials), but after that, I don't know of any easy recipes I could do. Did I mention they're also supposed to be "traditionally" American?

I don't know what kind of materials in the kitchen we will have, or even if we'll get full access of the cafeteria. Does anyone have any easy recipes or ideas that might help?

My students will be only the 5th and 6th graders, with about 30 students.

As always, thank you in advance!

[Loza]

We made fruit kebabs, they loved combing different fruits. (If you're on low budget ask kids to bring fruit from home and mix it up)You can melt chocolate to dip them in. You can find wooden skewers easily at supermarkets.We also made PUDDING POPS which they loved! See the KRAFT website for instructions, lots of ideas there...

http://www.kraftfoods.com/kf/YourKids/KidsCanCook/Dessert/PuddingPops.aspx

We also made beautiful open sandwiches, then judged them to see whose was the most creative! I almost forgot - one year we made banana splits with sprinkles and Cream in a can-imagine how much they loved using that! All this was done in our regular classroom grades 3-6 public elementary. We didn't have a kitchen, but borrowed a microwave from school nutritionist. They kids loved it- good luck!

[redhed]

Grilled Cheese!! It's easy, its american, and you can mix it up with tomatoes! We also did french toast (though a bit less american) you can always just call it freedom toast and pass it off. Lots more ingredients and process to expand your cooking day vocabulary etc..... Word to the wise...I have found that although it may not teach them any lessons it is far easier to clean up after the kids when cooking than to make them do it.

[Robot_Teacher]

Let me guess. You're not American and you don't know how to cook.

Too bad you won't have an oven, because that's the funnest and easiest such as for cookies, cakes, pizza, and a million plus other things.

Smores are sure to be a hit if you can get graham crackers and marshmallows as well as do up a fire. Don't forget about peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. You can also make salads, hot dogs, hamburgers, and chocolate dipped sweetened peanut butter to make homemade Reese's cups. Haven't seen anything like Reese's in Korea, but I'm sure it would be dynamite to introduce. I use powdered sugar in the peanut butter to taste, roll into small balls, and dip in melted chocolate. I even found extra small cupcake style papers at Emart the same size as mini Reese's cups and made myself a few. Be sure to put a small pan of chocolate in a larger hot pan of hot water as a double boiler as to not burn the chocolate. This rocks.

The fruit idea is good and it's becoming more plentiful.

[halfmanhalfbiscuit]

Flambed crepes.......crepes flambe.......use cheap brandy "buccaneer"?..about W3-4.000 a small hip flask at EMart

All the alcohol gets burnt off.

[kabrams]

Damn, you guys were fast!

Thank you! All of your ideas are fantastic. I'm making up a list now to present to my co-teacher to see what she thinks.



I love Dave's.

[Scamps]

Guacamole and salsa...not real American but not much is...anyway it's easy and popular. Gives them a reason to eat chips.
Macaroni and cheese is simple.
Chocolate covered pretzels.
Shirley Temples
deviled eggs

Take a look at this website for cooking with kids. Not only do they have simple recipes they jazzed them up to be ultra cute for children!
http://jas.familyfun.go.com/recipefinder/display?id=50263

[socratesocks]

Maybe it's just because I'm a Philadelphian, but... Cheesesteaks. For the original cheesesteak it's cheez whiz or velveeta, but I normally use provolone.

[blackjack]

Make ice cream in a bag

http://crafts.kaboose.com/ice-cream-in-a-bag.html

[Yu_Bum_suk]

I make peanut butter and jelly sandwiches with my second-year MS students every year. They really love it. And it only takes up 10-15 minutes of a lesson that also includes recipes, cooking verbs, etc.

[kokujin]

[oldfatfarang]

This isn't USA - but it's a heap of fun - and delicious.

We make cakes:
Use bread halves - canned whipped cream - then decorate with whipped cream, chocolate, string choc, and fruit.

[fromtheuk]

At this school, I've been asked to do cooking for an after school class and a science experiment for summer camp.

We made sandwiches, which went well. They spent the whole lesson eating.

I am doing an ultra basic science lesson for summer camp, about surface tension. I am not good at technical things.

The experiment will involve milk, food colouring, liquid dish soap, a bowl, and a cotton earbud.

I'll pour milk into the bowl, put some drops of food colouring in, add dish soap to a cotton bud, insert the bud into the middle of the bowl of milk, and all colours should mix in an impressive visual display.

[losing_touch]

We had Sandwich Day once. We have also had Fruit Salad Day. Sandwich Day was a big hit. We made tuna fish sandwiches. Students made a big fuss about the mayo. We listed out the ingredients and procedure on the board. Then, I stood there and made sandwiches. Surprisingly, they loved the sandwiches despite all of their moaning about the mayo.

[icnelly]