Materials
The Little Scarecrow Boy by Margaret Wise Brown
red, blue, green, yellow, orange, purple, pink, and brown construction paper
outlines of crows and scarecrows
scissors (adult use only)
Instructions
l Select foods that are in season in
the summer, winter, spring, and fall.
l Chop the foods into sample sizes.
l Set out each season's selections on
separate trays and cover the trays
with cloth.
What To Do
1. Talk with the children about how
certain foods grow in particular
seasons. Ask the children if they can name foods that are connected with a
particular season.
2. Lift the cover off of the summer tray, and explain that farmers harvest these
foods in the summer.
3. Invite the children to try the foods on the tray. Talk with them about the
flavors of the foods.
4. Repeat the process until the children taste and discuss all the foods on each
tray.
Assessment
To assess the children's learning, consider the following:
l Can the children say what foods farmers harvest in particular seasons?
l Can the children talk about which foods they liked the most or the least?
