Learning Activity Plan for PreK-Grade 2

Teacher Candidate
Date/Time of Scheduled
Visit
Name/Address of School
Age/Grade level
Cooperating Teacher

Iseult Harvey
01/16

Name of Lesson
Content
area(s)/developmental
domain(s) addressed

Everybody Bakes Bread

What concepts or developmental skills will this lesson address?
This lesson will address concepts in social studies, and will allow children to
compare different types of bread and different cultures. It will introduce them to
different kinds of bread and allow them to discuss similarities between cultures.
Children will listen to a Read-Aloud of Bread, Bread, Bread, by Ann Morris and
Ken Heyman, which is an informational books with pictures of bread around the
world. The teacher will give information about the place in the world where each
bread is made, place a pin on a map for every country that is mentioned, and
encourage children to share their knowledge about this country or the specific
type of bread mentioned. They can also share breads that they know about.
Then, children will taste different types of bread that the teacher purchased in
Brooklyn, showing that people from many different cultures live in our city
(baguette, pita, bagel, chapatti, challah, cornbread, concha, focaccia). The
teacher will write them down on the board to help children in their writing, and
students will discuss them as a class, then write down their impressions.
A continuation of a previous lesson/activity

Brief description of the

lesson

This lesson is:

Rationale

PS 20 Brooklyn
1st Grade
Classroom Number

This lesson uses bread as a way to talk about many social studies subjects:
differences and similarities between communities, Brooklyns diversity and other
countries in the world. It will lead to a discussion about bread and culture where
children will demonstrate that they can follow rules for discussions.

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Timeframe
Objective(s) of the
activity
Connections to
standards

Language Objectives

Resources/materials
needed:

45 minutes
15 minutes: read aloud + map
15 minutes: bread tasting, discussion
15 minutes: independent writing
Children will demonstrate knowledge about bread and the different names and
recipes that are used to make bread around the world. They will be introduced to
several countries and where they can be found on a map. They will also apply
DOK level 2 and 3 actions such as : compare, relate, classify and critique
1.1b People and families of diverse racial, religious, national, and ethnic groups
share their beliefs, customs, and traditions, which creates a multicultural
community.
1.1c Awareness of Americas rich diversity fosters intercultural understanding
1.5a Maps and map tools, such as legends and cardinal directions, can help us
navigate from one place to the next, provide directions, or trace important
routes.
1.7c Families of long ago have similarities and differences with families today.
What language/vocabulary, communication, or literacy skill(s) do I want my
students to develop in this lesson?
Communication skills expected in this activity are compliance to the rules of
discussion and demonstration of respect of other students.
Vocabulary will focus in identifying different types of bread: new types of bread
and types of bread that we eat at home. (roll, baguette, bagel, focaccia, ciabatta,
pita, challah, )
As well as sentences such as: my favorite bread wasbecause/ mon pain prfr
estparce que
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book Bread, Bread, Bread

map of the world

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(Include any worksheets or
sources of evidence for
childrens learning you will
use during the activity)
Technology inclusion (if
applicable)
Procedures (step by
step)

pins
different sorts of bread
writing paper

Possibility to do the pins on the map activity on the smartboard

Anticipatory Set (Connection/Motivation)
Today in Social Studies we are going to do something SUPER exciting! I myself
cannot wait! We are going to talk about a food that I LOVE, and I know you love it
too! For a long time I thought it was a French thing, until I traveled and realized it
was everywhere! It can be found in different shapes and forms all around the
world . It isbread!
We are going to read a book first, then do a special activity that you are going to
love.
Instruction/Mini Lesson
Read-Aloud( 15 minutes): As the teacher reads aloud, she pauses to encourage
children to share what they know about the types of breads and the countries
discussed. She then puts a pin on the map where the countries are.
Bread tasting and discussion (2 minutes per type of bread): So we have seen
that bread can be found all over the world. Do you know of any bread that was
not discussed in this book?
Let me show you one kind of bread that I really love. This is called.
Lets pass the plate around. Who wants to tell me what they think about this
bread?
Ok, great. Now lets try another one. Raise your hand if you love it.
What do we think about these two breads? Who would like to tell me which one
they liked better and why?
I want to use compare and contrast vocabulary such as: I preferred/ I liked/ I
loved/ because/ The best/my favorite

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Independent practice:
Children will go to their writing spot and write about their favorite kind of bread,
using vocabulary that has been demonstrated during discussion.

Method of assessing
childrens
understanding of
lesson/activity/objective
(s)
(Be sure to include any
tools, rubrics/checklists
and/or worksheets you will
use for assessment(s)

Pre-assessment
Prior knowledge will be
evaluated during the
read-aloud through
questions.

Plans for differentiated

instruction/instructional
modifications

Supporting children
with identified delays
or disabilities
This lesson was
developed to embrace all
cultures present in the
classroom. The teacher
will research the
background of each

Assessment of Student
Assessment of
Learning
Childrens Language
Because it is the first lesson Learning
of a unit on bread, it may
Childrens oral
be hard to assess yet.
language will be
However, the teacher will
assessed during the
take record of students
discussion; written
participation orally and in
language will be
the common text, and
assessed through their
analyze information present individual writings
in individual writing
Supporting English Language Learners
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sheltered English
the book was chosen with ELLs in mind, for its
easy vocabulary and pictures.
use of additional pictures
questions such as how do we say bread in
your language? To foster sense of belonging
use of French or English is allowed and

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Follow up/Extension
activities
Any additional
information that would
be helpful for the
observer to know

student and try to bring

encouraged
bread that is culturally
- writing is in native language
relevant to all of them.
- prompt in French or English on different writing
The oral character of the
templates
lesson should guarantee
that most students in a
general 1st grade
classroom can
communicate, and the
teacher will make sure to
ask DOK level 1,2 and 3
questions to engage all
students.
During writing, students
will be able to chose
between different writing
templates: more or less
lines, templates with a
prompt,
- visit to a local bakery
- book Everybody Bakes Bread, by Nora Dooley
how-to recipe books about bread
make bread in class
This class will be carried in a dual language classroom and children will be
encouraged to participate and to write in their native language.

Observer feedback on the lesson plan, including commendations and recommendations for improving aspects
of the learning activity

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