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Subjects

• Language Arts
• Math

Grades

• K-2
• 3-5
• 6-8
• 9-12

Brief Description

Students experience a taste of Native American foods. Students prepare some foods, including journey cake (a kind of corn bread), that are popular in some Native American cultures.

Objectives

Keywords

Native American, recipe, foods, culture

Materials Needed

For the journey cake recipe: egg, milk, cornmeal, sugar, salt

Lesson Plan

• One popular food with Native American roots is journey cake, a kind of corn bread. Students follow simple recipes to make journey cake and other Native American foods. Link to BCP Draft Hist 17 (scroll down the page to view the activity, which is Lesson 7).
• For additional Native American recipes, see the following:
  Recipe Source: Native American Recipes
  Native Tech: Food and Recipes
  Native Recipes

Assessment

Lesson Plan Source

Submitted By

Lois Lewis

National Standards

Math:
NM.K-4.1
NM.K-4.2
NM.K-4.4
NM.K-4.10
NM.K-4.12
NM.5-8.1
NM.5-8.2
NM.5-8.4>
NM.5-8.5
NM.5-8.13
NM.9-12.1
NM.9-12.2
NM.9-12.4

Language Arts:
NL-ENG.K-12.3
NL-ENG.K-12.12

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