Cranberry Sauce

Click to watch a child-friendly video recipe

Here are some great ways to incorporate language into this tangy, sweet, Thanksgiving treat!

Beginning language learners at the 1-3 word levels:

• Talk about pouring the ingredients at the 1-3 word level (ex: I pour orange juice, Daddy pour sugar)
• Use a 1/4 measuring cup (instead of 1 cup) to allow opportunities to talk about more cranberries/sugar/juice
• Serve cranberry sauce in cups for members of the family.  Talk about Daddy's/Mommy's cup.

For higher level language learners:

• Watch the video link above.  Carrie talks about dissolving and what it means.  See if you can think of other powders that dissolve.
• Discuss how you can tell when the orange juice is boiling.  How is it the same as boiling water?  How is it different?
• Talk about how the cranberries changed.  What happened to them as they cooked?  Why do you think we add sugar?

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