In the classroom this week we talked about mindfulness and read the book No Ordinary Apple: A Story About Eating Mindfully. We discussed our five senses and how we can slow down and grow our awareness of them to do all kinds of things, including learning to appreciate foods we previously did not enjoy.
In the kitchen, we made carrot and spinach latkes and ate them with a homemade applesauce containing four different varietals of apple: Granny Smith, Cosmic Crisp, Opal, and Pink Lady. In our closing circle, we shared something we noticed with our senses while we were eating our meal together. Students noticed the latkes were crispy, the spinach was colorful, and the applesauce smelled like flowers.
