It’s Thursday, December 13, 2018, and time for Social Sciences at ClickSchooling!
Recommended Website:
(whatscookingamerica.net/History/CookieHistory.htm)
Age Range: All (All grades; children with parental supervision)
Christmas cookies are a staple of the holiday season. Learn a fascinating account of the history of cookies from the 7th Century to modern times.
Read the history of all kinds of cookies:
- Anzac Biscuits
- Biscotti
- Chocolate Chip Cookies
- Fig Newtons
- Fortune Cookies
- Macaroons
- Peanut Butter Cookies
- and more.
It includes recipes too!
And here are more sites – see how many subjects you can incorporate into the act of baking cookies!
Christmas Cookie Recipes from Around the World
Find Christmas cookie recipes from Australia, Austria, Canada, China, Denmark, England, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Holland, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Mexico, Norway, Peru, Poland, Puerto Rico, Russia, Scotland, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, The United States of America, and Yugoslavia! Ask your children to find the country of origin of each type of cookie you bake on a globe or map.
The Food Timeline: Christmas food history
Discover a variety of Christmas food traditions, including the baking of cookies, with this timeline featuring information, quotes and recipes from a variety of resources.
The Science Spot: Case #1225: Case of the Christmas Cookie Mystery (Note: Geared for middle school and up.)
Get A FREE, downloadable and printable chemistry lesson themed around Christmas cookies. You’ll also find the printable teacher’s classroom instructions here.
Welcome to the Family Table: Free Elementary Math Worksheets: Munchable Math-Christmas Cookies
Elementary students will enjoy these colorful downloadable PDF math sheets for practicing adding and subtracting 3’s.
Left Brain Craft Brain: Tangram Christmas Cookies
Make math yummy and fun with these wonderful tangram Christmas Cookies. Includes all recipes and instructions for making these simple, buttery confections as well as a downloadable printable template for cutting the dough for your tangram and more.
Family Education: Free, Printable Christmas Cookie E-Book
This website offers a FREE, downloadable and printable E-Book of easy-to-make Holiday Cookie recipes.
