When the children told each other about the chores they do at home, Theo noticed that many of them help make popcorn and he wondered: "I don't have popcorn at home, how do you make popcorn?"
Molly said she makes popcorn in a foil pan over the stove. Alfie makes his popcorn in a pot over the stove (like many in the olden days). To further the conversation, I read the book The Popcorn Book by Tomie de Paola. We learned the history of popcorn in the Americas and methods of popping corn. After the story, the children couldn't wait to pop their own popcorn. We tried 3 different ways; in a pot over the stove, with an air popping machine and in a microwave. We timed each method and the longest one was making popcorn in a pot over the stove. It took 10 minutes. The air popper took 5 minutes and the fastest one was with the microwave; it only took us 2 minutes and 30 seconds! The children thought the popcorn made in the pot tasted the yummiest!
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