Baking Book Club: The Boxcar Children
In this 3 week class we will read The Boxcar Children by Gertrude Chandler Warner outside of class and meet once per week to discuss what we read while baking dishes inspired from the pages of this classic book!
Miss Abby
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What's included
3 live meetings
2 hrs 45 mins in-class hoursClass Experience
Over the course of 3 weeks, we will read chapters (outside of class) of The Boxcar Children by Gertrude Chandler Warner, and come to class to discuss what we've read and prepare delicious bakes inspired by the book. In each class we will: -discuss the chapters we've read (outside of class). -bake a treat from the story together, to bring the novel to life in a whole new way. -share our thoughts on the events in the novel, as well as the characters and how they develop and change over the course of the story. - discuss and draw together based on our interpretations of the book and our imaginations. Week 1: Discuss Chapters 1-4: The Four Hungry Children, Night Is Turned Into Day, and A New Home in the Woods, Henry Has Two Surprises Bake: Easy Bread Buns Week 2: Discuss Chapters 5-9: The Explorers Find Treasure, A Queer Noise in the Night, A Big Meal from Small Onions, A Swimming Pool at Last, Fun in the Cherry Orchard Bake: Cherry Turnovers Week 3: Discuss Chapters 10- End: Henry and the Fee-For-All, The Doctor Takes a Hand, James Henry and Henry James, and A New Home for the Boxcar. Bake: Benny's Bear Cookies My other classes in Baking Book Clubs for this age include: Baking Book Club: Magic Tree House #1-4: Dinosaurs, Knights, Mummies and Pirates Baking Book Club: Little House in the Big Woods Baking Book Club: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Baking Book Club Double Feature: Beezus and Ramona & Ramona Quimby, Age 8 Cooking up a Story: Seasonal Recipes and Stories Unite!
Other Details
Parental Guidance
Allergies-All recipes are nut-free, but please look over the listed ingredients to avoid any allergens that may effect your child. Parents will be required to help out on all the parts of our baking project that include heat. Additional assistance guidance- it will be helpful for each family to decide how best to support their baker during the class, based on experience and age.
Supply List
Materials: The book The Boxcar Children by Gertrude Chandler Warner to read. We'll expand our discussion by drawing our own ideas, inspired by the book in each class, so please also have paper and markers/crayons on hand. Ingredient List for Class: (Please see the Classroom for each week's specific recipe and amounts) butter (we'll always use unsalted) milk warm water yeast eggs vanilla veg. or canola oil white and powdered sugar all purpose flour salt (table) baking powder cinnamon powdered sugar 2 sheets of puff pastry cherry pie filling chocolate chips or M&Ms for decoration Baking Materials List for class: cookie sheets cooking spray mixing bowls measuring cups measuring spoons mixing spoon whisk rubber spatula stand mixer/electric mixer/ or a strong arm toothpicks or fork cooling racks oven mitts metal spatula parchment paper
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Teacher expertise and credentials
NOTE: as of Fall 2022 I am returning full time to my in-person teaching, I am happy to book out a section for anyone who would like to give it a try, however the class must meet the learner minimum to proceed. Drop me a line to inquire about any class that has you interested. Much thanks and happy learning!
Hello! My name is Miss Abby and I love to engage students through hands-on activities, and active participation in learning together. I have worked as an Early Childhood Educator since 2007, teaching children ages 3-7. I like to use stories as a jumping off point to connect with more academic concepts. By bridging story themes, songs, movement, and activities to learning- I find my preschool students' engagement with the concepts soars, and makes learning synonymous with having fun.
My personal hobby for baking led me to begin teaching those skills in-person with young bakers in 2017. I since have paired baking with my love of books- to bring novels to life by baking up the foods we encounter in them. Experiencing the foods of other eras, places, and characters can spark fresh perspective on the stories we read. Thus was born the Baking Book Club series I teach on Outschool.Reviews
Live Group Class
$45
for 3 classes1x per week, 3 weeks
55 min
Completed by 8 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 6-9
4-8 learners per class
