Tag: Anzac Day

The students created beautiful poppies during our learning about ANZAC day using pastel, pva glue and black paint. They worked on their poppies over a few weeks and I have finally got them up on display. They look absolutely stunning!

For the past two weeks the students have been learning all about the significance and importance of ANZAC Day and why we commemorate it. The students have been reading different stories related to ANZAC Day and are completing a flip book to share their learning. Our class site has been a basis for our learning.

All week the students had been looking forward to eating like an ANZAC. Today they got to give it go! They had a meal of bully beef, jam and hard tack. Some of the students were a little unsure but they gave it a go which was fabulous to see.  Lots even wanted seconds! FABULOUS.

Hard Tack Recipe 

2 Cups – All Purpose Flour – 240 grams – Do not use self-rising flour
3/4 Cup – Water
1 1/2 Teaspoons – Salt
Servings – 10-12 biscuits/crackers. For 20-25 hardtack biscuits/crackers, you just need to double each ingredient in this hardtack recipe.

Instructions  

• Preheat oven to 190 degrees C.
• Mix the flour, water and salt in a bowl.
• After mixing completely, the dough should be a little dry (and not stick to your fingers).
• If your mix is still too sticky, you can add more flour in small increments until the dough is dry enough.
• Use a roller to spread out the dough on a counter
• To prevent sticking to the counter or cutting board, you should spread a little flour on the surface before rolling the dough. Also spread a little flour on top of the dough to prevent the roller from sticking to the dough.
• Cut the dough into squares . You can create square hardtack “biscuits” by cutting the dough horizontally & vertically on a large cutting board.
• Poke narrow holes in the hardtack biscuits with a chopstick or fork. The holes should go all the way through to the other side of the hardtack. This prevents the hardtack from puffing up.
• Place the hardtack biscuits on a baking sheet/tray.
• Put the baking sheet into the oven and bake for 30 minutes. Wear oven mitts.
• Flip the hardtack over with a spatula and bake for another 30 minutes. Wear oven mitts.
• Remove the baking sheet from the oven. Wear oven mitts. Then use a spatula to remove the hardtack from the baking sheet. Place the hardtack biscuits on a cooling rack in order to cool down.

This week we were so lucky to make ANZAC biscuits with Whaea Kiran and Whaea Reyna. We read the storybook ANZAC Day and read the school journal article about ANZAC biscuits.

In groups of 5 the students followed the ANZAC biscuits recipe in the school journal (Anzac Biscuits Part 02 No. 03 : 2007 – This historical report about the origins of Anzac biscuits is accompanied by a recipe). They had a fabulous time baking and eating hot ANZAC biscuits and even took some home for sharing with friends and whanau. A huge thank you to Whaea Kiran and Whaea Reyna!