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The Stolen Smell Lesson PlanThe Stolen Smell Lesson Plan
Publisher
August House
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Grade
K - 1st
Subjects
English Language Arts
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Year
2007
Lesson Plan

The Stolen Smell

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  • The Stolen Smell (First Grade)
  • The Stolen Smell (Second Grade)
  • The Stolen Smell (Third Grade)
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Some smells are better than others! Explore your sense of smell with a series of activities based on the Peruvian folktale, The Stolen Smell. With exercises about phonics, counting, cooking, art, and drama, the lesson is a well-rounded way to bring learners into the sensory world of baking.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

gross motor skills, group discussions, role playing, phonics, counting, Drawing, folktales, cooking, the five senses, baking, reading comprehension

Additional Tags

english language arts

Instructional Ideas

  • Split the activities up over several weeks, or use in a unit about the five senses
  • Create centers featuring each activity, and have kids rotate through each center

Pros

  • Offers extension activities based on Treasured Times with Five- to Ten-Year-Olds by Jan Brennan
  • Each activity clearly lists materials needed and provides all necessary worksheets
  • Includes versions of the lesson for first, second, and third grade as well as kindergarten

Cons

  • None

Common Core

RF.K.1.a RF.K.2.a

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