Making apple sauce with a food mill

English Language Arts

• The child practiced following written instructions by following the steps to make apple sauce with a food mill.
• The child learned new vocabulary words related to cooking and food preparation.
• The child had the opportunity to engage in conversation with the teacher and other students while discussing the process of making apple sauce.
• The child may have developed their listening skills by actively listening to the instructions given by the teacher.

Science

• The child learned about the process of using a food mill to extract juice from apples and create apple sauce.
• The child observed how the texture of the apples changed during the milling process.
• The child may have discovered that heat is required to cook the apples and turn them into sauce.
• The child gained an understanding of the concept of transformation as they saw the apples transform from whole fruits to sauce.

Continued Development Tip: Encourage the child to explore other fruits and vegetables that can be made into sauce using a food mill. This can be a fun and educational way to introduce new flavors and textures while also reinforcing the concepts learned during the apple sauce activity.

Book Recommendations

• Applesauce Day by Lisa Amstutz: This book follows a family as they make applesauce from picking the apples to enjoying the final product.
• How Do Apples Grow? by Betsy Maestro: This book provides a simple introduction to the life cycle of an apple tree, including how apples are grown and harvested.
• Apple Farmer Annie by Monica Wellington: This story follows Annie, an apple farmer, as she picks, sorts, and sells her apples at the farmers market.