Culinary Arts: Applesauce

Title of Activity: Making Applesauce

Age/Grade of children: grade K-4
Group size: 6-14
Materials Needed: crock pot, manual apple peeler and corer, apples, cup of water,
teaspoon of cinnamon
Alaska Early Learning Guideline(s) OR Alaska Content
Standard Addressed: (A) A student should be able to create and perform in the
arts. A student who meets the content standard should: (3) appropriately use new
and traditional materials, tool, and techniques, (5) collaborate with others to create
and perform works of art.
What is the Purpose of the Activity (in your own words why are you doing
this activity?):
Students will prepare and cook apples to make applesauce.
Procedure: (the steps you would take in implementing the activity)

1. introduce materials: crock pot, apples, apple peeler/corer, water, cinnamon

2. cover table with plastic
3. wash and prepare apples
4. combine ingredients in crock pot
5. eat finish product
Evaluation: (how will you know the children achieved the purpose?)
Students will actively participate in activity.
Extensions: How would you make this activity more of a challenge for advanced students?
Encourage students to write out recipe cards before making the applesauce.
How would you make this activity appropriate for less advanced students?

Place apples on peeler/corer and guide them in turning the handle to prepare the apple.