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It's Disgusting—and
We Ate It! is a book that uses every school subject to explore the
world of wacky real-life foods. It is written to adapt itself to every
classroom and even to the playground. Here are some festive classroom
activities that can help teachers use It's Disgusting as a teaching
tool. Like the book, these activities focus on having fun in order to bring
social studies, math, and every other subject to life.
Feel free
to modify these activities to fit the abilities and interests of your students.
The first
three are rather elaborate; click on number 4 to find NUMEROUS simpler
ideas that mostly require less preparation. The activities range from easy
to very challenging, but most can be changed to fit different ages. And
make up your own! Maybe these will inspire you.
1. 500-Year-Old Food Makes Me Sick!Subjects: language arts, social studies2. Feast of the Century--The Sixteenth Century!
Based on: pages in It's Disgusting titled "A Royal Feast" and "Eat Yourself Sick, Your Highness" (pages 20-21, page numbers not marked)
Purpose: to learn how to play with language, developing creativity
Subjects: art, social studies, recess
Based on: pages in It's Disgusting titled "A Royal Feast" and "Eat Yourself Sick, Your Highness" (pages 20-21, page numbers not marked)
Purpose: to have fun drawing silly pictures, and to learn the names of famous people in history
Teacher Preparation: hand out pictures of historic people with a few facts and dates about each—giving a different person to each child, trying to match the famous person to the child. A good source for pictures and information about a variety of famous folks (both male and female and of different races) is the series by Kathleen Krull including Lives of the Writers, Lives of the Artists, Lives of the Musicians, and Lives of the Presidents.
3. Recess Makes Me Queasy (a game)Subjects: social studies, art, P.E., recess4. Other Activities
Based on: world map endpapers (inside covers) of It's Disgusting
Purpose: to have fun , stay in shape, and learn about the world
