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The Long Road to Coffee Lesson PlanThe Long Road to Coffee Lesson Plan
Publisher
Rainforest Alliance
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K
Subjects
Science
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Duration
1 hr 30 mins
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The Long Road to Coffee

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This The Long Road to Coffee lesson plan also includes:
  • Chayo's Andean Home Story Book
  • Chayo's Andean Home (PDF)
  • Chayo's Andean Home Story Book (Spanish)
  • Chayo's Andean Home (PDF) (Spanish)
  • Adventures of Ranger Rick
  • Assessment Rubric
  • The Long Road to Coffee (website)
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During the fourth lesson plan of a series on Colombia, pupils discover the process to which the coffee plant becomes the coffee we drink. Pupils compare how locally grown foods get into homes to how coffee from Colombia gets into their mug.

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CCSS: Designed

Concepts

coffee, colombia

Additional Tags

science

Instructional Ideas

  • Create a bulletin board showcasing the steps of the coffee-making process

Classroom Considerations

  • The fourth lesson in a series of four that explore a tropical rainforest in Colombia
  • Review the materials list prior to implementing
  • Chayo's Andean Home is attached

Pros

  • The five-page packet includes background information, lesson procedures, a materials list, and rubric

Cons

  • Some concepts may prove difficult for kindergartners to understand 

Common Core

RL.K.1 RL.K.2 RL.K.3 RL.K.4 RL.K.5 RL.K.6 RL.K.7 RL.K.9 RL.K.10 RI.K.1 RI.K.2 RI.K.3 RI.K.4 RI.K.8 RI.K.9 RI.K.10 W.K.1 W.K.2 W.K.3 W.K.7 W.K.8

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