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Family Food Favorites

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Third graders conduct an interview and create a class cookbook. In this family heritage lesson, 3rd graders read Everybody Bakes Bread and discuss a dish or recipe that is a part of their family's heritage. Students interview family cooks, ask about family recipes, complete family recipe cards and illustrations and create a class cookbook.

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heritage, families, family history, recipes

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cookbook, cooks, family heritage, interview, recipes, english language arts
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Grade
3rd
Subjects
Social Studies & History
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Resource Type
Lesson Plans
Audience
For Teacher Use
Duration
2 days
Instructional Strategy
Project-Based Learning

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