Bread Around the WOR Book

People all over the world eat breads of many kinds. This cross-curricular, thematic unit on bread contains social science, health, and science information for both teacher and students. As your students learn about bread, they will practice skills in reading, language, math and science. Activities are designed to help students explore their creativity and to think critically. They include Cooking Demonstrations and Field Trips, How Flour Is Made, and Where Does Flour Come From?, with picture cards for various kinds of grain.There are pages devoted to Breads from Many Lands, Bread in Celebrations, The History of Bread, Wheat Seed to Bread, and How a Bread Factory Works. There are literature extenders for stories about bread, including Tony's Bread by Tomie dePaola, and Make Me a Peanut Butter Sandwich and a glass of milk by Ken Robbins. Science activities include Experiment with Yeast, Tasting Day and My Bread Record. There are also Math activities, such as Measuring Loaf, and Writing and Art exercises, such as Write and Draw and Bakery Window. Also features a full-color, two-sided pull-out poster about the Bread Factory and Bread Around the World. Includes bibliography, and complete step-by-step instructions for all activities. All pages are reproducible and perforated for easy removal.

People all over the world eat breads of many kinds. This cross-curricular, thematic unit on bread contains social science, health, and science information for both teacher and students. As your students learn about bread, they will practice skills in reading, language, math and science.

In each unit you get: Teacher resource pages, Reproducible activity sheets, Center ideas, Book-makingprojects, Literature connections, Art projects. A two-sided full-color 17' x 22' poster that enrichs each unit's content is included.

These units are a perfect choice for teachers seeking to integrate instruction. Use the activites to complement your curriculum. Learning becomes more meaningful when concepts are presented in a number of curriculum areas.