Naming Canes
December 11, 2002
Deborah Carswell, a teacher at Piedmont Lakes Middle School in Apopka, Florida
Since the holidays are approaching, I purchased a box of gourmet candy canes for my class. I mixed them up and gave one to everyone. After a brief taste test, the students wrote a descriptive paragraph describing the flavor and created a new name for the candy cane. For example, peppermint was renamed 'Christmas Snow' and cinnamon was called 'Santa's Hat'. They finished their candy canes while they wrote and I played holiday music in the background.
Deborah Carswell, a teacher at Piedmont Lakes Middle School in Apopka, Florida
Since the holidays are approaching, I purchased a box of gourmet candy canes for my class. I mixed them up and gave one to everyone. After a brief taste test, the students wrote a descriptive paragraph describing the flavor and created a new name for the candy cane. For example, peppermint was renamed 'Christmas Snow' and cinnamon was called 'Santa's Hat'. They finished their candy canes while they wrote and I played holiday music in the background.
