A school of fish

We interrupted our Chocolate Unit  for our Spring Bookfest, with special guests Heidi and Meg. Everyone had previously prepared a report ...

This was a fun exhibit to see at the Natural History Museum. We especially liked the model of a cacao tree at the entrance. ...

We learned that the Ancient Maya and the Aztecs used cacao to make a bitter drink called cacahuatl or kakaw. They ground up the beans, ...

We spent some time talking about the Olmec, the Aztec, and the Maya, as they were the first civilizations to cultivate cacao and use it f...

We spent a day just studying the cacao tree, which is pretty fascinating. This picture is from a model at the Chocolate Exhibit we went...

We started this Chocolate Unit by studying the tropical rainforest, which is where wild cacao trees are found. We learned about the diffe...

I'd been wanting to do a unit on chocolate for awhile, and when I saw the Natural History Museum had a special exhibit on chocolate go...