Grundy Avenue Students Bake Pumpkin Bread

From Sachem Schools: Sweet smells permeated the air during a recent activity at Grundy Avenue Elementary School in the Sachem Central School District as fourth-grade students began to prepare the ingredients to bake a traditional fall-themed treat. During the lesson in Dawn Chmela’s class, students reviewed a list of ingredients and measurements before they carefully combined each one into a mixing bowl. As the students worked together to get the precise measurements, Chmela reiterated the importance of teamwork to accomplish a goal. Using an electric mixer, students carefully combined the ingredients: canned pumpkin, cinnamon, eggs, flower, nutmeg, salt and vegetable oil.

As the activity concluded, students poured the mixture into individual miniature loaf trays before baking their homemade pumpkin bread.

Photo courtesy of the Sachem Central School District