Little Red Hen- Breadmaking

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Lesson One- Introduce Little Red Hen

OBJECTIVE

Students will understand what bread comes from a plant called wheat.

Students will understand that we can make bread.

ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS

Where does bread come from?

MATERIALS NEEDED

 “Little Red Hen” by Jerry Pinkney

Cards with animal characters from the story (dog, rat, goat, pig).

PROCEDURE

Lesson Two- Thresh the Wheat

OBJECTIVE

Students will understand that wheat is the seed of a grass plant.

Students will understand that we can work together to thresh the wheat.

ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS

Where does bread come from?

MATERIALS NEEDED

Wheat stalks

Large tarp

Hand lenses

Plates

Science journals to draw wheat seeds

Colored pencils.

PROCEDURE

Lesson Three- Grinding the Wheat

OBJECTIVE

Students will understand that when you grind a wheat seed, it turns into flour.

ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS

Where does bread come from?

MATERIALS NEEDED

Wheat berries

Grain mill or mortar and pestle

Bowls

Little Red Hen coloring sheets

PROCEDURE

Lesson Four- Baking the Bread

OBJECTIVE

Students will understand that we can work together to make bread.

ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS

Where does bread come from?

MATERIALS NEEDED

All purpose flour

Whole wheat flour

Yeast

Sugar

Salt

Water

Oil

Bread in a Bag recipe

Plastic bag

Thin plastic cutting boards

Baking sheet

Sun Bread by Elisa Kleven

Breadmaking Sequencing Cards

PROCEDURE

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