Materials
black, pink, white, and green construction paper
glue sticks
marker
Instructions
Recipe
4 Cortland apples
3/4 cup water
1/4 cup brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
(Double the recipe for larger groups of children.)
Preparation
l Core the apples. Place all the ingredients in a
saucepan. Cover and cook for 20 minutes just prior to doing this activity. Stir
occasionally as mixture cooks. Let cool before showing the mixture to the
children.
What To Do
1. Ask the children if they have ever eaten applesauce. Explain that applesauce is
made from cooked, mashed apples. Talk with the children about how farmers
commonly harvest apples in the fall.
2. Show the children a second set of unmixed ingredients and tell them they will
be making applesauce together.
3. Show the children the ingredients mixed and heated in the saucepan. Note:
Be sure the saucepan and contents are cool before placing them within the
children's reach.
4. Give each child the potato masher in turn, and let each child mash the mixture
in the saucepan.
5. After the children thoroughly mash the mixture, stir it a little, and serve it to the
children on individual plates.
6. Talk with the children about how they helped to make applesauce.
Assessment
l Do the children understand that making applesauce is a process?
l Do the children enjoy their snack? Are the children proud to have helped
make their food?
