Pancake Day

This is a fun project for the kids that I have done for many years.  On Wednesday, we discussed how we thought pancakes were made and they learned some new vocabulary such as:  recipe, tablespoon, teaspoon, griddle, batter, etc.  We learned that many foods can be made using a batter.  I had the kindergarteners tell me what ingredients they thought would be in pancake batter and then I wrote up their recipe, which is pictured below.  During this project we discussed how we get some food from plants and some from animals such as:  honey, eggs, and milk.  Then we talked about how the griddle uses electricity and about how to be safe around that and a hot griddle. 

On Thursday, we read through a different recipe of how to make pancakes.  This recipe called them flapjacks.  Each child measured the ingredients into a cup as I read the recipe to them.  Then they stirred it and I helped them to carefully pour it onto the griddle.  It wasn't long until the wonderful smell of pancakes filled the air.  When it was time they each flipped their very own pancake over.  Then the best part was to eat their creation.  They thought it was wonderful, so they were very good cooks! 

This PBL project is a fun way to incorporate different common core standards together.  They learned standards in: math with the measuring and counting, reading and writing, and also science.  It was a fun project!