We are Míriam Porras, Àngels Tugores and Anna Solé. We are going to present three activities related to Pancakes Day!! We all have celebrated this day with our students and we really encourage you to cook Pancakes with your students as well. They will enjoy a great deal!
We really hope you use the following activities to make learning a bit more fun!
We would start the lesson with the following video to introduce the topic.
After watching it we would ask them several questions to know if they have previous knowledge regarding the topic. For example, if they have ever cooked pancakes before, what ingredients they think we would need and if they would like to cook and eat them.
Then, we would tell the students the places where that day is celebrated.
Target audience
The activity created is thought to be developed with third grade students (3rd). Nevertheless, it can also be used with 4th graders.
Aims:
- To introduce new vocabulary related to food. (Whole activity)
- To acquire vocabulary related to food and cooking tools. (Students)
- To complete a pancake recipe. (Students)
- To promote interest to different cultures. (Whole activity)
Vocabulary related:
Pancake, sugar, mixture, frying pan, bowl, whisk, butter, syrup, lemon, egg, milk, flour, baking powder, teaspoon, ladle.
Add, cook, pour, beat, crack, and fill.
* Alternative and spontaneous vocabulary that suits the topic.
Competences:
Class management
In relation to classroom management, we would divide the class in five groups (milk, sugar, butter, eggs and flour). We will give each students a piece of paper with the name of the ingredient. The idea is that they have to find the classmates who have the same ingredient. To do so, we will provide them with some questions, for instance, “Are you (name of the ingredient)?, What ingredient are you?. So they will have to answer, yes, I am, no I’m not or I’m (name of the ingredient).
It would serve as a warm-up and it will promote communication among students.
* If there was only one IWB in the classroom, we would make them rotate so they will all have the opportunity not only to complete the activities on a laptop but also using the IWB.
Bloom’s Revised Taxonomy
The activities that we present offer a chance to improve both lower and higher order thinking skills.
Lower order thinking skills.
- Level II: Understanding (Explain idea or concept): The activity gives the opportunity to understand new vocabulary and concepts. (Activity 1, 2).
- Level III: Applying (using the knowledge in a variety of ways): The activity gives the opportunity to apply, use and practice the vocabulary learned. (Activity 3)
Higher order thinking skills.
- Level VI: Creating (create new products). The activity gives the students the opportunity to create their own pancake and explain it to the rest of the class. (Activity 4)
Four skills
The activities that we have created are thought to work on the four skills.
Receptive
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Productive
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Listening:
The students will listen to the video, the teacher and their classmates.
Reading:
All the instructions and exercises of the IWB.
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Speaking:
They will have to talk and cooperate with their partners and teacher. At the end, they will have to present their own pancake.
Writing:
Activity 4: They will have to write the name of the ingredients and the title of their own pancake.
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Activities IWB
We would do the following activities the same day that it’s celebrated. Since we are talking about third grade students, they will already be familiar with the food and recipes. Vocabulary that they probably won’t recognise is baking powder, syrup, whisk, mixture, and ladle. However, after doing the activities they will also be familiar with these words.
Activity 1: Vortex sort
In this activity there will appear different pictures about food and the students will have to think and recognise the ingredients we need to make pancakes and the ingredients we don’t need.
Activity 2: Image select
The second game is about vocabulary as well. There will appear in one square different images about the ingredients that we need to make pancakes. These pictures will appear repeatedly and then the students will have to press an image and it will stop. Finally, the students need to guess the name of the ingredient that appears.
Activity 3: Sentence arrange
This activity consists of putting in order the steps we have to follow to complete the recipe.
Activity 4: Create a pancake
The students will have to think about what ingredients they would like to add to their creative pancake. At the end, they will have to present it to the rest of the classmates.
Doing this activity the students will learn how to copy and paste an image, move it, make it small or bigger, write, etc.
Finally, they will be familiar with all the vocabulary and verbs so we would devote the next lesson to make pancakes.
Assessment
Regarding assessment, it would be carried out through regular observation. Moreover, we will also consider the oral presentation. We would create two rubrics, one for the teacher and another for the students (peer-assessment).
