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Reading Adventure Pack: Cooking ActivityReading Adventure Pack: Cooking Activity
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1st - 2nd
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English Language Arts
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Reading Adventure Pack: Cooking

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A Reading Adventure Pack focuses on cooking. Scholars participate in three hands-on activities after reading the fiction book Easy as Pie by Cari Best and the nonfiction book How Did That Get in My Lunchbox? by Chris Butterworth. Learners paint a still-life portrait, bake a pie, and create a cooking show.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

cooking, food, fruit, vegetables, still life artwork, painting, baking, reading, reading comprehension, reading comprehension strategies, responding to literature, responding to reading

Instructional Ideas

  • If applicable, team-teach the lesson with the school's art teacher
  • Display finished products around the classroom or library 
  • Record and show cooking shows to the class

Classroom Considerations

  • Require the fiction book Easy as Pie by Cari Best and the nonfiction book How Did That Get in My Lunchbox? by Chris Butterworth
  • The pack was created for at-home use with an adult

Pros

  • Reviews key art terms
  • Provides creative ways for pupils to respond to reading

Cons

  • None

Common Core

RL.1.1 RL.1.10 RI.1.1 RI.1.10

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