• Book summary -Follow the steps, from the very beginning, on how to make ice cream. Begin with milk from a cow, and other ingredients from farm animals and plants. Mixologists, scientists, and numerous factory workers create the delicious treat. A step by step guide to ice cream.
• Grade level, interest level, Lexile -Pre-K through third grade.
• Appropriate classroom use (subject area) -Read during reading time so students can broaden their knowledge beyond the curriculum.
• Individual students who might benefit from reading -Students that love ice cream, which who doesn’t love ice cream, will love to learn and read about the process ice cream goes through.
• Small group use (literature circles) -Have students work together and then analyze each step the ice cream went through.
• Whole class use (read aloud) -After reading, make some ice cream. This will be an activity that will take more than one day to incorporate the ice cream.
• Related books in genre/subject or content area -“Splat the Cat: I Scream for Ice Cream” is another book pertaining to ice cream. It is a good book to read with this book.
• Multimedia connections -Available on a Kindle or as a hardcover copy.