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Book Extension Activity - Pancakes

This lesson plan is for a book extension activity on the book "Pancakes, Pancakes!" by Eric Carle. The objectives are for students to connect with the character "Jack" from the book, make their own pancakes, measure toppings, and identify what goes on pancakes. Students will read the book, then make individual pancakes by gluing cut out paper toppings like bananas and blueberries onto a paper pancake. They will count the toppings and write the amounts. Finally, the pancakes will be displayed for the class.

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Book Extension Activity - Pancakes

This lesson plan is for a book extension activity on the book "Pancakes, Pancakes!" by Eric Carle. The objectives are for students to connect with the character "Jack" from the book, make their own pancakes, measure toppings, and identify what goes on pancakes. Students will read the book, then make individual pancakes by gluing cut out paper toppings like bananas and blueberries onto a paper pancake. They will count the toppings and write the amounts. Finally, the pancakes will be displayed for the class.

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BOOK EXTENSION ACTIVITY - LESSON PLAN

YOUR NAME: Pamela Becerra GENRE OF THE BOOK: Fiction

BOOK TITLE: “Pancakes, Pancakes!” AUTHOR: Eric Carle

PUBLISHER: Simon & Schuster Books DATE: 1970

1. PRE-K/CCSD K-2ND GRADE CORE STANDARDS:


- 1.PK.1a Make independent choices from diverse interest centers or activities.
- 1.PK.2a Express ideas for activities; initiate and participate in discussions with teachers
or peers.
- 1.PK.3 Use a variety of media, techniques, and processes in art activities that are of the
child’s creation without a model.

2. OBJECTIVES:
- Students will be able to connect with the character “Jack” and make their own pancake.
- Students will be able to measure their toppings and count them.
- Students will be able to distinguish what goes on top of their pancake.

3. MATERIALS/EQUIPMENT:
- The book “Pancakes, Pancakes!”
- Colored construction paper
- Glue sticks
- Crayons
- Pencils
- Scissors
4. TEACHING:
- Before starting the lesson, grab sheets of yellow, red, brown, blue, and white paper.
- For the yellow paper, cut out circles to resemble banana slices. Red paper: Cut out
pieces to resemble strawberries. Brown: Cut out small pieces to resemble chocolate
chips, and cut out ONE big circle for each student for their big pancake! Blue: Cut out
small circles to resemble blueberries. White: Cut out small pieces to resemble white
chocolate chips. Cut out an even amount of ingredients for each group table to have for
each of their pancake.
- Read the book “Pancakes, Pancakes!” out loud to the classroom.
- When reading the book, ask engaging questions such as “Do any of you know how to
make a pancake?”, “Where do those ingredients come from?”. Students will be able to
grasp an idea of what the book is going to contain and what it is about.
- After reading the book, have the students sit down in their group tables.
- Explain to the students that they are going to create their own big pancake and be able
to add whatever toppings they want.
- Once students add their toppings to their pancake, have students count their toppings
and write it on a white sheet of paper next to their pancake. (Ex: Bananas: 3,
Blueberries: 5)
- Once completed, have students show their pancakes to the classroom and have their
big pancake hung up on the activity wall.

5. CLOSURE:
- Students learned the idea of what goes in a pancake from the story.
- Students learned what toppings go on a pancake and how many they put.
- Students were able to be creative with their pancake and express their likes and dislikes.

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