How to cook a Turkey

How to cook a Turkey

The fourth grade art class worked with the library to learn about recipes and cook-books. They learned how to locate cook-books in the library, how to read a recipe, and how to use the glossary to find out cooking terms and tools. The class then went to work making up their own turkey recipe and drawing a picture of the finished product.

Information Need

Student will learn how to locate cook-books in the library. They will learn how to use the glossary of a cook-book to become familiar with basic cooking terms. They will create their own recipes and pictures of a turkey dinner based on what they find.

Print Resources

Book Title	Call Number
Christmas gifts good enough to eat!	641.5 PUR
Cool cooking; 16 recipes without a stove	641.5 HAU
The down to earth cookbook	641.5 BOR
Easy cooking; simple recipes for beginning cooks	641.5 BEE
The Good housekeeping illustrated children's cookbook	641.5 GOO
Mildred O. Knopf's around the world cookbook for young people	641.5 KNO
Science experiments you can eat	507.8 COB

Databases


	Kids InfoBits
	World Book Online

Try using the terms: Cookery, Cooking, and Home Economics.

Links to Websites

Children's Cooking Corner

Cooking with Kids

Kid's Recipes

Food Videos

Preparing Jewish food (1:06)

Bake a Cake (2:06)

Library TEKS

1) Listening/speaking/purposes. The student listens actively and purposefully in a variety of settings. The student is expected to:

(A) determine the purposes for listening such as to gain information, to solve problems, or to enjoy and appreciate.

(9) Reading/vocabulary development. The student acquires an extensive vocabulary through reading and systematic word study. The student is expected to:

(C) use multiple reference aids, including a thesaurus, a synonym finder, a dictionary, and software, to clarify meanings and usage.

(10) Reading/comprehension. The student comprehends selections using a variety of strategies. The student is expected to:

(B) establish and adjust purposes for reading such as reading to find out, to understand, to interpret, to enjoy, and to solve problems.

(E) use the text's structure or progression of ideas such as cause and effect or chronology to locate and recall information.

(L) represent text information in different ways such as in outline, timeline, or graphic organizer.

(23) Social studies skills. The student communicates in written, oral, and visual forms. The student is expected to:

(D) create written and visual material such as journal entries, reports, graphic organizers, outlines, and bibliographies.

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