Lesson One
Story:
Father’s Flying Flapjacks
Objectives: Students will…
- listen to a story read to them by Alphabet Thursday (a classroom puppet).
- produce a creative written response.
- share the written response in class.
Procedures:
1. Alphabet Thursday will ask the children for a prediction and read the story in class.
2. Thursday will lead the class in a discussion. Who are Father Bear and Little Bear trying to surprise? Why? What are flapjacks? Are they the same as pancakes? Why? Do we have enough information to make our own flapjacks? Why or why not?
3. The children will use a hand drawing for sequencing the story. On each finger they will write what happened in the story. For example, on the thumb they will write that Little Bear got Father Bear awake so that they could start the surprise. On the next finger they will write about the bears getting the bowls and griddle ready, etc. On the palm of the hand they will draw an illustration from the story.
4. At the writing center, the children will choose a food item and tell the steps for preparing it.
5. As a follow-up activity, the children may bring in a food item that they have helped to prepare along with the receipt and share both with the class.
6.The receipts will be collected and placed into a receipt book. A copy will be given to each child.
Lesson Two
Activity: Grandparent’s Tea
Objectives: Students will…
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- interact in a class discussion.
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- design a creative invitation.
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- help to produce a written response.
Procedures:
1. Willie (a classroom puppet) will talk to the children about our social activity. He will explain that grandparents will be coming to our classroom and that we want to show our best manners. He will brainstorm with the children about proper etiquette. We will chart the suggestions from the children.
2. The children will discuss and plan a menu for the event.
3. The children will design an invitation for their grandparents.
4.The class will help to write a letter to the grandparents asking them to join us for a “Tea.” We will ask them to tell stories from their childhood days and bring any tokens to share when they were small.
Lesson Three
Story:
To Grandmother’s House
Objectives: Students will…
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- listen to a story read by Wednesday Delight (a classroom puppet).
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- produce a creative written response and illustration.
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- share a written response along with a small group of children.
Procedures:
1. The children will work in a small group to produce a background of the story read to them by Wednesday Delight. The background drawing will be placed onto a paper bag.
2. The children will decide in their small group which character they want to be in the story. Then they will proceed to make their characters and place them onto craft sticks.
3. The small group will retell the story using their stick characters and the background.
