TITLE:  READING, WRITING, AND MATH IN DAILY LIVING

AUTHOR:  Marlene Reed; Smith Center Elementary, KS

GRADE LEVEL/SUBJECT:  APPROPRIATE FOR GRADES 4-6

OVERVIEW:   LEARNING TO MAKE COOKIES IS A FUN ACTIVITY THAT
ALLOWS A TEACHER TO USE INDUCTIVE  TEACHING AS WELL  AS
READING, MATH, AND WRITING.  THIS ACTIVITY ALSO WILL HELP
ENHANCE THE STUDENTS' SELF CONCEPT, AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE
IMPORTANCE OF LEARNING  BASIC READING, MATH, AND WRITING
SKILLS.

PURPOSE:   TO HELP STUDENTS BETTER UNDERSTAND THE PRACTICAL
APPLICATION OF READING, MATH, AND WRITING IN  A DAILY LIVING
SKILL AND WORKING COOPERATIVELY WITH FELLOW CLASSMATES IN
ORDER  TO COMPLETE A
TASK.

OBJECTIVES:
1.  LIST THE INGREDIENTS, UTENSILS, AND STEPS IN A BASIC
    CHOCOLATE CHIP RECIPE.
2.  EVALUATE  THE CORRECTNESS OF EACH LIST USING A COPY
    OF THE RECIPE.
3.  MEASURE ALL LIQUID AND DRY INGREDIENTS.
4.  READ RECIPE AND FOLLOW STEPS TO MAKE COOKIES .
5.  WRITE A COPY OF THE RECIPE ON THE RECIPE CARD.

RESOURCES/MATERIALS NEEDED:  Basic chocolate chip cookie
recipe, with all ingredients, and utensils for making.

ACTIVITIES AND PROCEDURES:
DAY ONE:
1.  PUT THE STUDENTS INTO GROUPS OF 4-6 STUDENTS. EXPLAIN TO
THE STUDENTS THAT THEY ARE GOING TO WORK ON  COOKING
ACTIVITY.  DIVIDE INTO GROUPS BY HAVING STUDENTS PULL A
NUMBER OR SOME OTHER CLEVER TECHNIQUE THAT ALLOWS FOR THEM
TO BE RANDOMLY PLACED INTO A GROUP. GIVE EACH GROUP THEIR
JOB ASSIGNMENT BY HAVING THEM PULL ONE OUT OF A BOX OR USE
SOME OTHER TECHNIQUE TO LET THEM CHOOSE THEIR ASSIGNMENT.
THERE SHOULD BE AT LEAST FOUR GROUPS .  THE ASSIGNMENTS ARE
TO LIST ALL THE INGREDIENTS, THE UTENSILS, STEPS, AND
EVALUATE ALL THREE LIST.

2.  GIVE EACH GROUP 15-20 MINUTES TO WORK ON TASK.  EACH
GROUP WILL SELECT A RECORDER THAT WRITES DOWN ALL THE
SUGGESTIONS.  GROUP 4 WILL BE GIVEN A  SCRAMBLED COPY OF THE
RECIPE.  THEIR TASK WILL BE TO CLASSIFY THE GROUPS OF WORK
INTO A LIST AND PLACE THE STEPS IN THE CORRECT ORDER.

3.  HAVE THE GROUPS REPORT BACK TO THE  CLASS.  THE GROUP
RECORDER  OF THE GROUP WITH THE INGREDIENTS LIST WOULD WRITE
THEIR LIST ON THE CHALKBOARD.  THE OTHER STUDENTS WOULD
DISCUSS AND MODIFY IF NECESSARY.  GROUP 4 WOULD EVALUATE
MODIFIED LIST AND MODIFY IF NECESSARY. THE GROUP RECORDER
OF THE GROUP WITH THE INGREDIENTS LIST WOULD COPY FINAL LIST
ON A PIECE OF PAPER.  THE SAME PROCEDURE IS USED WITH GROUPS
2 AND 3.


DAY TWO:
4.  STUDENTS GET BACK INTO GROUPS AND ARE GIVEN A COPY OF
THE COOKIE RECIPE.  STUDENTS HELP TAKE INGREDIENTS AND
UTENSILS TO THE KITCHEN.  THE TEACHER  GOES OVER SAFETY
PROCEDURES IN COOKING.
5.  TEACHER RANDOMLY ASSIGNS THE FOUR TASK WHICH ARE TO
GATHER UTENSILS AND PREPARE FOR USE, GATHER DRY
INGREDIENTS AND MEASURE, GATHER LIQUIDS, SOLIDS, AND
OTHER INGREDIENTS AND MEASURE, AND FOLLOW
DIRECTIONS TO MAKE COOKIES.

6.   WHILE THE GROUP ASSIGNED TO PREPARE THE COOKIES IS
WORKING, THE OTHER STUDENTS ARE WRITING A COPY OF
THE RECIPE ON A RECIPE CARD FOR THEMSELVES.

7.   WHILE THE COOKIES ARE BAKING, THE STUDENTS IN THAT
GROUP CAN BE WRITING A COPY OF THE RECIPE FOR
THEMSELVES.  THE OTHER STUDENTS CAN BE HELPING TO
CLEAN UP AREA AND UTENSILS.

8.   STUDENTS DECIDE AN APPROPRIATE TIME TO EAT
COOKIES WITH TEACHER'S INPUT.


TYING IT ALL TOGETHER;
1.  HAVE STUDENTS  WRITE DOWN THE RECIPE FOR ANOTHER TYPE
    OF COOKIE SUCH AS OATMEAL COOKIES.
2.  HAVE STUDENTS CUT THE RECIPE IN HALF AS A GROUP.
3.  HAVE STUDENTS WRITE AN INFORMATIVE PARAGRAPH ABOUT
    HOW TO MAKE COOKIES.
4.  HAVE GROUPS OF STUDENT GIVE DEMONSTRATION SPEECHES ON
    HOW TO MAKE A PARTICULAR TYPE OF COOKIE.
5.  USE WITH A LITERATURE UNIT ON FAIRY TALES
    (GINGERBREAD BOY OR HANSEL AND GRETEL).
    HAVE STUDENTS MAKE GINGERGREAD BOYS OR HOUSES OUT OF
    COOKIES AND CANDIES.
6.  HAVE STUDENTS CREATE THEIR OWN COOKIE RECIPE AND
    NAME FOR IT.