We had such a great time this morning! I love teaching lots of different skills through one project. First, I read The Little Red Hen book to the kids. We discussed the seasons and cooperation. I taught them how wheat seeds grow and when harvested they can be ground into flour. I made a poster showing many of the foods that can be made with flour. They got to see real wheat seeds and touch flour. Then I discussed what a recipe was and the importance of measuring. They noticed that many of the foods in the recipe come from animals or nature. We talked about how bees make honey, cow make milk and hens lay eggs. Each child measured the ingredients into their own cup with a little help from me. After they mixed it, I poured it on the griddle. When it was time to flip it, they said, "Flap, Jack, flap!" Then I let them put their own butter and syrup on. I taught them about how the griddle needed electricity to work, about how they needed to be very careful not to touch it and if they did they needed to get cold water on it right away. I told them that the griddle got to 340 degrees for a flap jack. That would be much hotter than what they predicted their Thanksgiving turkey to cook at. Ha-ha. Later, they wrote about it in their journal..There were a lot of lessons that came from that pancake.
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