Nutty about Peanuts Unit Study
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Peanut Butter: Lessons that Stick
In order to make peanut butter, the peanuts need to be roasted. Have you ever smelled peanuts while they are being roasted? Cartago, Costa Rica is not the only place that peanuts are roasted. There is a peanut shop in Lansing, Mi. where you will find Mr. Peanut sitting on an old peanut roaster.
In the course of this unit study we will be reading about peanuts, growing peanuts, roasting and grinding peanuts. Peanuts help to fix nitrogen in the soil. We will learn about compound words, words that combine two words to make one such as pea and nut which become peanut. Let's sing along with Raffi Peanut, peanut butter..."
Photo Credit: Mr Peanut by betsyweber
At the Peanut Shop in Lansing, MI.
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Language Arts
Reading and Writing and Peanuts
Singing about Peanut Butter
The Peanut Butter and Jelly Song
To set the mood for our next unit study, I start by teaching the children the song A Peanut Butter Sandwich by Raffii. I have the words printed on chart paper and laminated so that everyone can see the words. We use pointers and sing it again each day while studying this unit.
Then we brainstorm everything we know about peanuts and peanut butter. We keep a list of questions that we want answered and then I read them the book Peanut Butter and Jelly by Nadine Bernard Westcott.
Non-fiction Peanut Books
How do you grow peanuts?
Growing up in Vermont where it's too cold to grow peanuts, I always thought that peanuts grew on trees. What a surprise when I found out that the peanuts actually grow underground.
Reading factual books to children helps to dispel myths that can form in their heads from lack of knowledge.
If you live in a climate where you can grow peanuts try to go on a field trip to see the peanut plants growing. If you live in northern climates be sure to observe how plants grow in your neck of the woods and try to take a family vacation to the south to visit the land of the peanuts.
Compound Word Peanuts
Using Peanuts to Teach Compound Words
Photo Credit: Peanut Compound Words
on Flickr, Creative Commons.
Create Compound Word Peanuts with brown construction paper or acid free paper. The multicultural pack has a nice variety of brown shades of paper for creating the peanuts and shells. Write each of the words that form compound words that you are practicing on separate peanuts.
Children match the two words together on peanut shells to reform the compound words.
Suggested compound words:
Peanut, football, ladybug, sailboat, hatbox, cupcake, pineapple...
- Peanut Compound Words from Mrs. Attaya's First Grade Literacy Stations
- Pea + nut = Peanut Compound Words
The child finds words on "nut shaped" brown paper that can be combined on a tan "shell shaped" mat to form compound words.
Record compound words created in peanut shaped book. Illustrate words.
Mathematical Peanuts
Peanut Math
Sorting and Skip Counting Peanuts
Peanuts in Shell Leguminous Annual Herb
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Sorting and Skip Counting Peanuts
1. Take a bag of peanuts.
2. Sort the peanuts by the number of nuts in each shell. Some will have one or three nuts, most will have two.
3. Skip Count to see how many peanuts you have in all.
Peanut Butter Cookie Recipes
Multiplying or Dividing Peanut Butter Cookie Fractions
Here are a few of my favorite Peanut Butter Cookie recipes. Can you find the math in the peanuts?
Social Studies of Peanuts
Peanuts through Time
Make Peanut Time Line by cutting out paper in the shape of peanuts. Use these peanut shaped cutouts to write dates and facts about peanuts and peanut butter as you discover them throughout the unit study. Have the children help you arrange and arrange the facts in cronological order above the chair rail around the room.
Cultural Aspects of Peanuts
How have peanuts and peanut butter effected people?
How could the poor people of the south benefit from growing peanuts? How did diversification of crops being grown effect the culture of southern farmers?
George Washington Carver - Wikipedia
Much of Carver's fame is based on his research into and promotion of crops as alternatives to cotton, such as peanuts and sweet potatoes. He wanted poor farmers to grow alternative crops both as a source of their own food and as a source of other products to improve their quality of life. The most popular of his 44 practical bulletins for farmers contained 105 food recipes that used peanuts. He also created or disseminated about 100 products made from peanuts that were useful for the house and.....2 points
Who Invented Peanut Butter?
Peanut butter was invented and reinvented many times during history. Peanuts were known as early as 950 B.C. and originated in South America. The ancient Incas used peanuts and were known to...1 point
Carver Peanut Products
List of Products made from Peanuts by George Washington Carver1 point
Scientific Peanuts
Growing Peanuts
Animals That Eat Peanuts
People
From what I've noticed, a lot of people seem to eat peanuts. Down in the south, they boil 'em, up north, they roast 'em. All sorts of things to enjoy them nuts.3 points
Woodpeckers
Woodpeckers like peanuts and peanut butter, sunflower seeds, fruit and nectar as well as suet.2 points
Elephants
Elephants love to eat peanuts but can't live on peanuts alone. The are vegetarians and eat large quantities of salad washed down with gallons of water each day. Peanuts are eaten whole with the shells on.1 point
Musical Peanuts
Peanut Song
Found a Peanut
Tune: Clementine,
Written By: Unknown, Copyright: Unknown
Found a peanut, found a peanut,
Found a peanut just now,
Just now I found a peanut,
Found a peanut just now. etc.
Children love singing and the Found a Peanut Song is wonderful for helping children learn to read. They love the slight macabre turn of the song and the repetition of words throughout the song are just what children need when learning to recognize words.
Write the words to the song in large enough letters for all the children to see on large chart paper and laminate them. Glue a peanut shape to the end of a long thin dowel to use as a pointer. Children love to hold the peanut pointer to help everyone focus on the words of the story.
Once the children know the words to this song, introduce them to the Peanut Butter and Jelly Song. You may be surprised at how many children can find the words peanut butter in the book even before reading it the first time.
Artistic Peanuts
Peanut Crafts
Healthy and Fit Peanuts
Tossing Peanuts
Peanut Themed Activity
Peanuts for the Elephant
Put an elephant cookie jar on the floor or draw an elephant on a box with it's mouth cut out. Give each of the children several peanuts with the shells still on. The children get to take turns "feeding the elephant" by tossing the peanuts into the elephant's mouth.
At the end of the game, it's time to shell and eat the peanuts. Be sure to talk about the texture of the peanut shells, the fibers and strands that make up the peanut shells and the number of peanuts in each shell. Are the children surprised that there are often one or three peanuts rather than consistently two peanuts in each shell?
- Free self help books toddlers activity starting with the letter E
- Free self help books for toddlers activity & kids art and craft projects including the Feed the Elephant activity where children toss peanuts to the elephant.
The Peanut Shop
Vendors Filling Peanut Bags at the World Series in Yankee Stadium, New York City, October 4, 1939
Available on Allposters
The peanut shop is a place where peanuts are roasted and the smell is so rich and delicious that you just can't help but go in and buy a bag. We discovered such a place in Cartago, Costa Rica and recently discovered that a similar peanut shop exists in Lansing, Mi.
The Peanut Shop - Lansing, MI
7 Reviews of The Peanut Shop "I love The Peanut Shop...1 point
Peanut Shop - Lansing, MI 48933 | Metromix Detroit
The Peanut Shop is a store reminiscent of times gone by. They carry an amazing variety of candy and at least 50 different varieties of nuts. Peanuts are even roasted right there in the shop explaining why it smells so good.1 point
Getting Physically Fit with Peanuts
Observe this mouse carefully. She had created a series of exercises using peanuts in order to become more physically fit. Could you juggle a dozen peanuts? How long do you think you would have to juggle peanuts to make up for eating a handful of peanuts?
Physical Therapists seemed to have cashed in on Mouse's idea. I found this peanut shaped exercise ball in the therapeutic section. What fun!
Why are More and More Children Becoming Allergic to Peanuts
- Food Allergy in Kids Up 18%
- Child food allergies are up 18% since 1997. And 4% of U.S. kids now suffer food allergies, more than doubling their risk of asthma or other allergies, according to the CDC...
Peanut Allergies
Read Randi's Personal Battle with Peanut Allergies
Circus Peanuts
Circus Peanuts are made from marshmallow and are flavored like bananas. They have no peanuts in them.
- Marshmallow Peanuts Unwrapped
- One of the oldest American candies, Marshmallow Peanuts were introduced in the mid 1800's.
Look Who's Chatting about Peanut Butter
Slamwich is a fun card game where you put together sandwich fillings between slices of bread including peanut butter sandwiches.
Unit Studies are about More than just Peanuts...
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Ruthi
Jan 24, 2012 @ 6:47 pm | delete
- Great peanutty learning fun for National Peanut Butter Day! I suppose a vlessing is in order for you sticking that Peanut Butter Song in my head ... smiles.
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snakesmom
May 1, 2011 @ 11:34 pm | delete
- Love the lens & looking at all these peanuts has made me hungry to crack a few myself, nice job! :)
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nightcats
Oct 15, 2010 @ 4:39 pm | delete
- What fun that you are teaching with my favorite food!d
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Asinka Oct 15, 2010 @ 2:41 pm | delete
- maths with peanuts was fun!
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- maths with peanuts was fun!
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xtnshun
Sep 29, 2010 @ 1:25 pm | delete
- it seems like you can do anything with peanuts!
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GramaBarb
Aug 15, 2010 @ 10:13 am | delete
- Thank you for featuring my Peanut Butter Cookies lens. Love this lens. I've lensrolled it/
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24websurf
May 21, 2009 @ 10:13 am | delete
- As always, Evelyn, a fascinating lens! Loved it!
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EverythingMouse May 21, 2009 @ 8:56 am | delete
- I really loved this lens - I really do not like peanut butter so I was pleased to see that it wasn't about actually eating it!
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jamyri
Apr 3, 2009 @ 5:25 pm | delete
- Peanut, peanut butter...jelly! Love that song! Thanks for adding me to your lens. Oh, and now I can't get the song out of my head.
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SteveWilheir
Apr 3, 2009 @ 7:42 am | delete
- You're obviously quite nutty!
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Rewards4life Mar 31, 2009 @ 3:08 am | delete
- I love your lenses, as I'll always learn something new and interesting.
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sandyspider
Mar 30, 2009 @ 10:40 am | delete
- Great information on peanuts.
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Jimmie
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- Love peanuts and even circus peanuts! Fun learning theme!
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Creating a Peanut Unit Study
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Peanuts and peanut butter spread all across the curriculum in this new botanical unit study. Investigate peanut plants and learn how they fix nitrogen in the soil. Shell the peanuts and lean about mathematical averages. Grind the peanuts into peanut butter and spread some healthy nutrition.
Peanuts and peanut butter stick the curriculum together with games, activities, literacy bags and lapbooks for learning all across the curriculum. So let's all sing along with Raffi A peanut butter sandwich...
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