Brownies

FOLLOW UP ACTIVITIES:

VOCABULARY

• brown
• cake
• chewy
• moist
• batter

MATH

• Brownie count
• Cut out 10 squares from brown construction paper
• Number them 1 to 10
• Have children count out appropriate number of chocolate chips and match them to the appropriate number on each "brownie" square

SCIENCE

• Melting
• Chocolate chips melt when they get warm
• Children can brainstorm about other items that melt when warm:
• ice
• cheese
• snowman, etc.
• Experiment with actual items

LANGUAGE ARTS

• Brown poem
• Have your child brainstorm brown objects with a brown poem by filling in the blanks:
• BROWN like a _______
• BROWN like a _______
• BROWN like a _______
  
  
• BROWN like a BEAR
• BROWN like a LEAF
• BROWN like a CHOCOLATE BAR

SOCIAL STUDIES

• Discuss where cocoa comes from

ART

• Mixing browns
• Colors opposite on the color wheel make brown: green & purple; blue & orange; all primary colors mixed
  
  
• Brown collage
• Find a variety of brown objects to make a collage:
• EXAMPLE:
• acorns
• pinecones
• brown paper
• yarn
  
  
• Brown printing
• Print with various shaped items dipped in brown paint