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I chose the theme of cooking because having a healthy and nutritious diet is an important
habit to start. I wanted to introduce the different types of food and traditions that the families of
the children in the classroom use in their homes. My goal is to help the children understand the
different food groups and place settings as well as how to differentiate food types. This theme is
appropriate for young children because as eating is necessary many children become interested
in the process of how it is all made. I will introduce different materials and activities during
circle times and small group times. One of the first activities we will be doing is creating our
own class cookbook with family recipes from home.
I have planned activities that support the different areas in the classroom. In the science
area I have planned to add measuring cups as well as a sensory table with cooked spaghetti and
rice that have been died with food coloring. The small group activity for the science area is
making homemade butter with a marble and a tuber ware container. In the dramatic play area I
will add several cookbooks as well as aprons and new cooking utensils for the children to play
with. They will also have the materials to mix their own food with real pasta and cereal and dried
fruits. The small group activity for this area is a table setting activity to practice the right way
and the reasons for setting a table. There will also be an art activity creating chef hats and
painting with cooked pasta, a math activity creating shapes with food. There will be different
stories told in class by the parents and caregivers of the children about memories in the kitchen
or favorite meals that they have had. The children will get to use cooked pasta and eggless dough
to make shapes and letters. In the literacy area they will get to read books about food such as If
You Give a Moose a Muffin and making their own cookbook.
Rational
I chose the activities in this theme because they would be useful in observing many
DRDPs as well as they will help the children understand the concepts involved in cooking.
Cooking is an activity that is not only relevant but also necessary in every family. While the
ingredients and methods may be different, food is an important aspect of daily life. Especially in
American culture food surrounds almost every gathering; families meet for games, parties and
celebrations and almost inevitably there is food not only involved but it is most likely the center
of the event. I chose these activities because while cooking is the main theme of the week each
activity uses different skills and centers in the classroom. The different steps and kinds of
cooking use math, science, art, building, reading, counting and much more all in one recipe.
The first concept that the children will be exposed to is that each family eats different things and
has different traditions involving food and learning about their peers and their families through
the class cookbook and the family presentations. The second concept will be measuring different
ingredients with the different kitchen tools provided in the different areas. The third concept will
be using the different items and setting a table. The children will benefit from this theme because
they will understand how food is made. This could potentially help the children be more apt to
try new foods if they are involved in the process of preparing it. The children will also learn
more about their peers, this will be beneficial because understanding the families and cultures in
the classroom will help them embrace the differences between them. The theme is used in
everyday life, often multiple times a day. Food is important to life and even more important to
family culture. Children understand that food is good and that they like some foods more than
others. This theme connects to their knowledge of what food is and adds to it by showing them
how to measure and read a recipe and understand how a recipe leads to the food that they love to
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Mealtime: The field trip will include preparing and eating a meal.
How will you introduce this activity to the children? I will introduce this activity during circle
time. We will be learning all about cooking. On the day that we are making our own chef hats we
will be talking about what a chef is and what they do. During this activity we will be talking
about our trip to meet a real chef. We will be practicing walking in a line with a walking rope
throughout the week during the outdoor play time. During the KWHL chart circle time we will
be talking about what a restaurant is and asking the children what they would like to learn about
from a chef.
Things to discuss with the children prior to the field trip: I will explain to the children who
their buddy for the day is and what it means to stay in their group with their parent/teacher at all
times. We will remind the children that they will be wearing the name tag at all times. I will
discuss with the kids what kind of things we will be looking for while at the restaurant to remind
them of some of the items we learned about throughout the week. And finally we will be going
over the rules:
Stay on the paths
Always walk instead of run
Respect the chef while in the restaurant and kitchen
Keep your hand by yourself and never touch anything without importance
Things to bring to their attention while on the field trip: All the table settings and the unique
way of wrapping the silverware in the napkin, The chefs attire, The type of food they serve and
finally how often the chef washes his hands. The menu and how it lists the types of food in
groups.
Learning Objectives:
The children will be able to display their knowledge of kitchen safety rules by successfully
preparing a meal in the kitchen with the chef.
The children will be able to vocally display understanding of food groups by presenting their
plate to their group and identifying the items on the plate and what food group they belong to.
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Hello Parents,
We are approaching one of my favorite weeks in the school year. Culinary
week is starting next Monday, we will be learning the different appliences and tools
used in the kitchen as well as exploring the different food experiences in the unique
cultures present in the classroom. We will be making a trip to the Italian restraunt
around the corner on Thursday for lunch and I will be needing several parent
volunteers to help accompany us on the trip, if you are intersted there will be a sign
up sheet by the door this week. We are going to be looking into different varieties of
foods and it would make it more fun if we could cook and learn from recipes
prepared in your home. I will be sending the kids home with recipe cards, you can
fill them out with a favorite family recipe and send them back and I will choose four
that are simple to prepare in the class while the remaining will be put into our class
cookbook.I would also like to invite anyone who wants to share their culinary
experieces with the class to come to one of our circle times during the week. Below
is a list of items that if you would like to donate would be greatly appreciated:
Thanks,
Ms. Morgan
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Hola Padres,
Nos acercamos uno de mis favoritos semanas en el ano escolar.
Culinario semana comienca el proximo lunes. Estaremos aprendiendo la
diferentes appliences y herramientas utilizadas en la cocina , as como
explorar los diferentes experiencias de comida en las culturas nicas presentes
en el aula. Vamos a hacer un viaje a el restaurante italiano a la vuelta de la
esquina el jueves para el almuerzo y yo vamos a necesitar varios padres
voluntarios que nos ayuden a acompaar en el viaje , Si usted intersted habr
una hoja de inscripcin por la puerta esta semana. Vamos a estar buscando en
diferentes variedades de alimentos y sera hacerlo ms divertido si podramos
cocinar y aprender de las recetas preparadas en su hogar. Estar enviando a los
nios a casa con tarjetas de recetas , puede llenarlos con una receta familiar
favorita y enviarlos de vuelta y voy a elegir cuatro que son fciles de preparar
en la clase mientras que los restantes se pondrn en nuestra clase cookbook.I
tambin me gustara invitar a todo aquel que quiera compartir sus experieces
culinarias con la clase para llegar a uno de nuestros tiempos crculo durante la
semana. A continuacin se muestra una lista de elementos que si usted desea
donar sera muy apreciada
Gracias
seorita Morgan
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Daily
Routine
Monday
Anti-Bias Area:
FC, CUL, LAN
Friday
Orange Slices
8oz Low Fat
Milk/Water
Dry Oat Cereal
Transition The Clock on the The Clock on the The Clock on the
8:15-8:20 Wall Song
Wall Song
Wall Song
Circle Time
(Large
Group
Gathering)
(8:20-8:40)
KWHL Chart
Parent
Presentation #1
Cookbook
Presentations
Table Setting
Chart
Food Pyramid
Chart
Parent
Presentation #2
Anti-Bias Area:
CUL, LAN, FC, Anti-Bias Area:
R, AB
AB, CLS, CUL,
LAN, FC
Transition/ Favorite Food
Planning Announcement
8:40-8:50 Separate into
Fruit Groups
On Top of
Spaghetti
Separate into
Fruit Groups
The L Part of
KWHL Chart
Parent
Presentation #5
Final Cookbook
Product
Anti-Bias Area:
AB, CLS, CUL,
LAN, FC
Pop, Pop,
Popcorn Song
Separate into
Fruit Groups
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Wash, Wash,
Wash Your Hands
Song
Turkey Tacos
Fried Rice with
Snack Time with Fresh
Chicken and
(10:05Vegetables on top Cranberry Juice
10:15)
and Apple Juice
Transition
10:15-10:20 Measurement
Steps
Shake Your
Napkin Song
Social Studies:
Setting a Table
Math: We Know
Our Shapes
Anti-Bias Area:
FC, CUL
Work Time
IndoorOutdoor
Classroom
(10:2011:00)
Language and
Literacy: Make
Your Own
Cookbook
Art: My Little
Chef Hat
Science: Shake
Your Butter
Anti-Bias Area:
LAN, CUL, FC
5 Minute Warning
Departure 5 Minute WarningClean Up Song
11:00
Clean Up Song After Clean Up,
After Clean Up, Sit and Read a
Sit and Read a
Book for
Book for
Departure
Departure
5 Minute Warning
Clean Up Song
After Clean Up, Sit
and Read a Book
for Departure
5 Minute
Warning
Clean Up Song
After Clean Up,
Sit and Read a
Book for
Departure
5 Minute Warning
Clean Up Song
After Clean Up,
Sit and Read a
Book for
Departure
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Dramatic Play
1. Aprons-Donated (Free)
Anti-Bias Area
2. Cooking Utensils
Changes to
(spoons, spatulas, whisks
Culturally
etc.)-Dollar Store ($1-$5)
Relevant and Anti- 3. Chef Hat-Made by
Bias Environment
Teacher (Free)
-Incorporation
4. Pots and Pans-Donated
- Personalization
(Free)
- Modified
5. Menus-Made by
Personalization
Teacher or From Local
- Extension
Restaurants (Free)
6 Take out ContainersFrom Local Restaurants
(Free)
7. Pretend CamerasTeacher Made or Donated
(Free)
8. Empty Food BoxesBrought from Home
(Free)
9. Cook Books-Donated
(Free)
LAN, FC, CUL, AB, AP
Art area
1. Rolling Pin-Dollar Store
($1)
2. Cookie Cutters (Plastic)Dollar Store ($1)
3. Rice (Uncooked and
Cooked)-Dollar Store ($2)
4. Cereal (Dry)-Dollar Store
($1)
5. Food Coloring-($3)
6. Cooked and Uncooked
Pasta-Dollar Store ($4)
7. Shape Cut Out WorksheetsMade By Teacher (Free)
8. Bleached Flour- Grocery
Store ($5)
Sensory Table
Sand and Water
1. Measuring Cups
2. Different Seasoning
Bottles, some
empty and some
full, including salt
and sugar.
3. Flour
4. Dried Beans and
Peas
5. Washable Food
Coloring to Color
the Water
Blocks
1. Cookbooks-Donated
(Free)
2. Recipe Cards-Made by
Teacher (Free)
3. Food Pyramid-Made by
Teacher (Free)
4. Tape Recorders-Donated
or ($20)
5. Blank Scripts to
eventually use in Dramatic
Play Area-Teacher Made
(Free)
6. A Variety of
Cooking/Food Themed
Books- Checked out From
Library and/or Donations
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(Free)
7. Flash Cards with
Kitchen Items and their
names Made By Teacher
(Free)
8. Thermometer ChartMade by Teacher (Free)
9. Poster Boards-Dollar
Store ($1-$5)
Bulletin Boards/Walls
Science Center
Music
1. Pictures of
1. Scales-Donated (Free)
1. Pots and Pans-Brought
Children with their 2. Measuring Cups/Spoonsfrom Home-(Free)
family engaging in
Dollar Store ($1)
2. Cup of Beans-Dollar
food related
3. Water Bottles- Grocery
Store ($1)
activities
Store ($5)
3. Spoons-Dollar Store ($1)
2. Food Cutouts,
4. Timers-Donated or Dollar 4. Colander- Brought from
including different
Store ($1)
Home (Free)
shapes, sizes and 5. Thermometers-Donated or 5. Tape Recorder-Already
culturally relevant Brought from Home (Free) in the Class/Donated (Free)
fruits and
6 Saran Wrap-Dollar Stores 6 CD of Cooking Themed
vegetables.
($1)
Songs (Made by Teacher)
3. Lets Get Cooking 7. Ice-From the Freezer (Free) 7. Whisk-Dollar Store ($1)
Board with open
8. Teacher Supervised Hot
8. Pie Tins-Dollar Store
space for the
Water (Free)
($1-$3)
childrens work.
AB, CUL, FC
AB, LAN
AB, CUL, LAN, FC
Outside
1. Colander-Dollar Store
($1)
2. Measuring Cups-Dollar
Store ($1)
3. Pots of Water-Brought
From Home- (Free)
4. Spoons-Dollar Store
($1)
5. Grill made out of
cardboard-Handmade
from donated boxes (Free)
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Crayons
Markers
Preparation
I will precut the paper strips used for the base of the hat.
I will set out the materials needed for this activity
I will make one for myself as an example for the children.
Dramatic Play Props Used/Made:
Hats
Apron
Bowls
Spoons
Pretend Food
Mustache
Book Used:
Thompson, Lauren: Chew, Chew, Gulp!
Bestselling Little Quack author Lauren Thompson and acclaimed illustrator Jarrett
Krosoczka have teamed up to show you just how much fun eating can be. Crunching,
munching, gobbling, or guzzlingthere are so many different ways to do it! And you can
try them all.
Safety: The only safety concern is using scissors properly and safely
Procedures (step by step)
*Beginning (How will I introduce activity?)
This activity will be introduced during circle time by wearing my hat while discussing
sharing the different activities available during small group time.
I will create an interest in the children by pretending that I am a chef in a kitchen and
talking about how and why I have to wear my hat in the kitchen while making jokes and
being silly about the reasons.
I will introduce the materials while they are engaging in the activity by placing bowls of
different materials and giving suggestions such as You could color your paper to make it
a different color or I think I am going to add some more stickers to mine, you can add
anything you want to your hat.
I will assist the children in holding the tissue paper to apply the glue to avoid too much
tearing of the paper.
I will get them started by giving each child a piece of paper and a sheet or two of tissue
paper.
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different stickers, crayons, markers, and pictures to decorate their page and write their
name on the page. Each child will then get to put their page in the binder.
I will continue to ask questions about the recipe and the numbers and measurements. This
is when I will introduce the thermometer and the measuring cups to show the children
what the numbers mean and why they are important.
*Middle: (How will I support/enhance/scaffold?) The person reading your lesson plan
should be able to identify what you are saying or doing to support your stated learning
objectives. THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT.
I will support the children by staying close and observing them while they are working on
their page of the book.
I will help engage the children in conversations by asking open ended questions like
What is a person who cooks called? Do you like to cook at home? What is your
favorite food to eat?
This activity can help the children understand how cookbooks/recipes and food connect.
I will help encourage the children to work together by asking questions like Can you
stop the same number on your card and another card that you see near you? This will
help the children
To help children who have a hard time read the recipes I will have children who have a
higher level sit with them to help them see the numbers and recognize letters.
*End: (How will I bring this activity to a conclusion and transition to the next activity? Be
very specific in how you will transition the children.)
We will transition by counting by quarter cups One quarter, one half, three quarters, one
whole etc and take a step with each measurement closer to the sink until they get there
to wash their hands
I will give a five minute warning when the free time is almost done. The next activity will
be cooking activity.
The first set of helpers will assist me clean up the extra pages and decorating stuff.
The children helpers for the day will set the table and everyone will get in line to wash
hands. My second set of helpers will get their aprons on to help with the cooking activity.
Throughout the day/week, what opportunities will the children have to reflect back on this
activity?
We will be using the cookbook in the cooking activities. The children helpers will be
assisting each day in the cooking activities and doing their best to read the recipes.
The children will be having the opportunity to look through the cookbook as often as they
want.
They will reflect on the temperatures and the measuring cups in the science areas during
the science small group areas.
There will be cookbooks placed throughout the classroom during the week for them to
have the opportunity to reflect on the reasoning and necessity of a cookbook.
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I will create an interest by showing the children the end product and ask question such as Who has ever
eaten butter? What did it taste like? Butter is very good to eat a little bit at a time. We use butter to
cook with very often
The only guidance issue will be to keep the lid closed tightly (the teacher/helper will be closing the lids)
and that the marble must be taken out before consumption is allowed.
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Popcorn Song
Popping popcorn
Popping popcorn
pop pop pop
pop pop pop
Popping Popping popcorn
Popping popping popcorn
pop pop pop
pop pop pop
POP!!!!
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On Top of Spaghetti
On top of spaghetti, all covered with cheese
I lost my poor meatball, when somebody
sneezed.
It rolled off the table and onto the floor
And then my poor meatball rolled out of the
door.
It rolled in the garden and under a bush
And now my poor meatball is nothing but mush.
So next time you eat spaghetti, All covered with
cheese
Protect your poor meatball, In case of a sneeze.
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DRDP measure(s)
Measure 2: Recognition of Own Skills and Accomplishments
Measure 12: Shared use of space and materials
Measure 18: Comprehension of age-appropriate text presented by adults
Measure 27: Cause and Effect
Measure 42: Healthy Lifestyle
Measure 43: Personal Safety
Anti-bias area: Ability, Belief, Cultrue, Language
Anti-bias skill: To value uniqueness in ones own family and others families
Materials Needed: Each day there will be a differnent recipe. Each day the family whose
recipe it is will be assisting in the cooking activity and will help provide some of the materials
needed. These include incredients as well as cooking tools.
Dramatic play props used/made: The children will be wearing their chef hats as well as aprons
each day
Book used:
Ehler, Lois: Growing Vegetable Soup
"Dad says we are going to grow vegetable soup." So begins Lois Ehlerts
bright, bold picture book about vegetable gardening for the very young.
The necessary tools are pictured and labeled, as are the seeds (green
bean, pea, corn, zucchini squash, and carrot). Then the real gardening
happens . . . planting, weeding, harvesting, washing, chopping, and
cooking! In the end? "It was the best soup ever." Ehlerts simple,
colorful cut-paper-style illustrations are child-friendly, as is the big
black type. A recipe for vegetable soup tops it all off!
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Plates
Cups
Flat Wear
Table Mats
Book Used:
Krouse-Rosental, Amy: Little Pea
If Little Pea doesn't eat all of his sweets, there will be no vegetables for dessert! What's a
young pea to do? Children who have trouble swallowing their veggies will love the way
this pea-size picture book serves up a playful story they can relate to. Little Pea hates
eating candy for dinner, but his parents will not let him have his spinach dessert until he
cleans his plate.
Safety: The safety issues in this activity include using the items appropriately and carefully and
using them as if someone was actually going to eat off of them, this includes washing and
cleaning them.
Procedures (step by step) Be Specific
*Beginning (How will I introduce activity?
I will introduce this activity on the first day of the school week, Monday. It will be
introduced during circle time first thing in the morning.
I will first How many of you eat at a table at home? I will do this to get a feel of what
kind of dinner atmosphere the children have at home.
Next I will ask What kind of things are on the table at dinner time? This will help me
see where the children are in their understanding of the activity.
Next I will show the food pyramid and ask What kind of food do you see on this
picture?
After they describe what they see on the chart I will say This is called a food pyramid, it
shows what kind of food we need to make our bodies strong. Do you like any of the food
that you see?
I will then bring out the picture of a table setting, and ask What do you see here?
I will then say This is a table setting; it shows how to set up a table so that we can have
everything we need to eat with. Today we are going to practice setting a table at our
snack table in the middle of the class (pointing)
At this point we will break up into the free time, I will be sitting near the table with the
table setting and have the picture on the table or near the table for the children to look at
and have the items needed on the table for them to practice.
*Middle: (How will I support/enhance/scaffold?) The person reading your lesson plan
should be able to identify what you are saying or doing to support your stated learning
objectives. THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT.
I can sit near the table and help the children fold the napkins or move the plates.
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I will ask open ended questions such as Why do you think we set a table? and Could
we add anything else to the table?
I will also encourage the children to work together to finish setting the table by saying It
is fun to work together in a safe way. We want everyone to feel included during a meal
and have fun while we eat.
I will also encourage them to bring items from around the class to add to the table;
whatever they think could be used for dinner.
I can support each child by being near to ask questions commenting on their efforts and
encouraging their improvement in the setting and creativity.
*End: (How will I bring this activity to a conclusion and transition to the next activity? Be
very specific in how you will transition the children.)
We will transition to the next activity by singing the shake your napkin song learned
during circle time.
I will give a five minute warning before the free time ends.
For cleaning up I will have a box to put the dishes in and have the children assist me
clean up the activity.
After the activity we will prepare for snack time and continue the conversation about the
table settings and meal times.
Throughout the day/week, what opportunities will the children have to reflect back on this
activity?
Through the rest of the week we will be looking at the pyramid and the table setting
picture as well as resetting the table for the cooking activities used during the week. The
different helpers in the class will be the ones setting the tables for the entire class.
During the field trip the children will see that the table is set at the restaurant and have the
parents at home help the children set the table for dinner each night.
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