Making Maple Syrup

Learn the ‘in and outs’ of making maple syrup at your school or center. In this session, you will learn how to tap your trees on your playground to make maple syrup. We will review the equipment needed, identify the correct trees, and learn how to boil down your sap safely. Practical ideas from years of experience will support the success of this activity.

Takeaways:

• Learn the tools needed to tap a tree.
• Learning the many activities from making maple syrup to support math, science, and social skills.
• How to boil down sap to make maple syrup.
• Create a pancake party with maple syrup made by your cohort.