PRIMARY STORY
Begin each day by reading the story Blueberries For Sal by Robert McCloskey.
DISCUSSION PROMPTS
Ask your student the following questions to jump-start a discussion.
Did you like the story, Blueberries For Sal?
Which part of the story did you like best?
Do you have a favorite picture from Blueberries For Sal?
ADDITIONAL READING: Read the book Make Way For Ducklings, also written by Robert McCloskey.
ENRICHMENT ACTIVITY: Blueberry Count and Transfer
SUPPLIES
Small cups (little paper water cups work well)
Plastic tongs/tweezers like these... (These are optional. Fingers work too!)
Step 1: Cut out the blueberry number labels and affix to small cups.
Step 2: Fill a bowl with at least 55 blue pom-poms (or rotate them out and do less numbers at a time).
Step 3: Show your student how to use the tongs to transfer the poms from the bowl to the cup.
Step
4: Help your student to count and transfer the appropriate number of "blueberries" to the corresponding cup.
The Spawn preferred using his fingers to the tweezers. They were a bit too large for his hands. This was a big hit and he asked for it twice after we'd moved on to other things. :)
The Spawn preferred using his fingers to the tweezers. They were a bit too large for his hands. This was a big hit and he asked for it twice after we'd moved on to other things. :)
ENRICHMENT ACTIVITY: Blueberry Muffins
INGREDIENTS
1.5 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 cup sugar
1/2 tsp salt
2 tsp baking powder
1/3 cup vegetable oil
1 egg
approx. 1/2 cup buttermilk
1 cup fresh blueberries
For the topping:
2/3 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup all purpose flour
2 tbsp butter at room temperature
1/4 tsp cinnamon (optional)
DIRECTIONS
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray top and cups of muffin pan with non-stick spray.
2. Combine flour, brown sugar and baking powder.
3. In a 1-cup measuring cup, combine oil and egg. Add enough buttermilk to fill cup. Add to flour mixture. Stir until just combined. Fold in blueberries.
4. Fill muffin cups to the top. Sprinkle with crumb topping.
5. Bake at 350 for 15 minutes. Increase temperature to 400 and bake for an additional 3-7 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Allow to cool in pan for 5-10 minutes before removing.
Crumb Topping:
1. Mix brown sugar, flour, cinnamon, and butter with a fork until combined.
3/4 cup sugar
1/2 tsp salt
2 tsp baking powder
1/3 cup vegetable oil
1 egg
approx. 1/2 cup buttermilk
1 cup fresh blueberries
For the topping:
2/3 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup all purpose flour
2 tbsp butter at room temperature
1/4 tsp cinnamon (optional)
DIRECTIONS
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray top and cups of muffin pan with non-stick spray.
2. Combine flour, brown sugar and baking powder.
3. In a 1-cup measuring cup, combine oil and egg. Add enough buttermilk to fill cup. Add to flour mixture. Stir until just combined. Fold in blueberries.
4. Fill muffin cups to the top. Sprinkle with crumb topping.
5. Bake at 350 for 15 minutes. Increase temperature to 400 and bake for an additional 3-7 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Allow to cool in pan for 5-10 minutes before removing.
Crumb Topping:
1. Mix brown sugar, flour, cinnamon, and butter with a fork until combined.
EXPLORATIONS
Go fruit picking. Look for you-pick farms and bring home a bounty of fruits or veggies.
Store something for the winter: You could learn to preserve or can food. If you have a fireplace or fire pit, go out and gather firewood. This is a good time to talk about saving money for later. Count coins into a piggybank or open a bank account.
Watch this video to learn what kinds of foods bears eat:
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