I’ve Got a Golden Ticket!
“But there was one other thing that the grown-ups also knew, and it was this: that however small the chance might be of striking lucky, the chance is there. The chance had to be there.” ~ Roald Dahl
25 lucky second graders experienced Chocolate Day 2016 today! Since we had finished reading Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl, what better way to celebrate then by bringing this book to life. We started off our morning the luckiest kids ever because we each got a GOLDEN TICKET! Then it was off to the classroom to sign a very important contract which was our ticket into the chocolate factory. We practiced writing procedural text by drawing our own version of an everlasting gobstopper followed by, writing the steps on how to draw it. For added fun, we switched our directions with another classmate who had to try to draw our gobstopper. We learned yet again, how important it is to have clear detailed directions! It was neat to see how our friends interpreted our gobstopper directions.
Next, we taste tested all different kinds of chocolates: white chocolate, dark chocolate, bittersweet chocolate, semi-sweet chocolate and milk chocolate. After tasting, we used adjectives to describe what they looked, smelled and tasted like. There was something very familiar about semi-sweet chocolate and something very gross about unsweetened chocolate so be sure to ask your child all about it! There was even one chocolate that changed flavors as we ate it. Check out our list of adjectives below
Then we finger painted with chocolate syrup. WE COULD EAT THE PAINT! It was sticky fun and we loved it.
Right before lunch, we got to use a chocolate fountain to dip strawberries, bananas, pretzels and marshmallows. Mr. Pitzer even showed us how the chocolate fountain worked. Special thanks to all the parents who donated money and or supplies!
Finally we ended our day with Fizzy Lifting Drinks (root beer floats) and watched the old movie “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate” Factory. We practiced our comparing and contrasting skills and were able to find similarities and differences even Mrs. Pitzer didn’t think about.
What a fabulous day of learning and fun! What was your favorite part about chocolate day and why? Can you tell us in the comment section? Is there anything you would change or make better for next year?
I don’t ever remember getting to eat chocolate in my second grade classroom let alone an entire day dedicated to it! It looks like they had an amazing day! Thank you Mrs. Pitzer and Mrs. Zarko for showing kids that learning is fun especially when chocolate is involved! You both have done an awesome job this year and we look forward to many more exciting days in second grade!
Mrs. Pitzer and Mrs. Zarko are the best chocolate dayers in the world!
WOW! This looks like so much fun! I can’t wait to read what everyone’s favorite part of the day was. Plus, I wonder what tasted the best dipped in the chocolate fountain? I think mine would have been strawberries! Hooray for chocolate day!
Kristy you’re right about strawberries dipping in the chocolate fountain. I got all strawberries! I loved everything about chocolate day.
My favorite parts of chocolate day was the chocolate fountain, fizzy lifting drinks, dipping the strawberries in the chocolate fountain, getting a Hershey bar and the most wonderful part was the movie.
There is nothing that I would change about chocolate day!