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


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

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