Additional Learning Resources for our Banana Life Cycle Unit Study
Read:
Watch a Banana Grow (Bullfrog Books: Watch It Grow) by Kirsten Chang
Bad Bananas: A Story Cookbook for Kids by Karl Beckstrand
Betty Goes Bananas by Steve Antony
Banana by Ed Vere
Beautiful Bananas by Elizabeth Laird
Once Upon a Banana by Jennifer Armstrong
Pete the Cat and the Bad Banana by James Dean
Where Do Bananas Come From? A Book of Fruits by Arielle Dani Lebovitz
The Boy Who Loved Bananas by George Elliott
Who Took My Banana? by Sally Huss
I'm Famous!: The Unpeeled Story of a Banana by Jamie R. Gandy
So Many Bananas! by Tina Gallo
The Biography of Bananas by Rachel Eagen
These Colors Are Bananas by Jason Fulford
Let’s learn about how bananas grow:
More about the Banana Flowers:
Banana Flower is a Superfood!
Go on a hunt for some Banana Flowers in Thailand, and learn how they use them in a delicious Shrimp Salad!
https://youtu.be/fce3JfQ6Zj0
After watching the video above, write down what you have learned about Banana Trees.
How to plant a Banana Tree:
Fun Game to pair this lesson with:
Bananagrams WildTiles Vocabulary Game
Paint:
B is for Banana Coloring Page, and a selection of art appreciation of bananas and art journal pages!
Cook: Banana Bread (recipe included)
Watch this helpful video on how to make banana bread:
Banana Bread 4 Ways: fun baking video:
Plus, here is a helpful post we found that shares 30 recipes you can use ripe bananas for!
Tag us with your Banana masterpieces on Instagram! I can’t wait to see them!
~Alexandra
Other Life Cycle resources you might like:
Cacao Life Cycle (without the Adventure)
MORE COMING SOON!