Discover Fables & Baking: Bread-Making and Timeless Tales (Ages 8-11)

Ms. Tracey

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Average rating:4.8Number of reviews:(234)

Join us on a delectable journey intertwining classic fables with hands-on bread-making, igniting young minds through storytelling and culinary creativity (Ages 8-11)!

Class Experience

US Grade 3 - 5

Intermediate Level

THIS CLASS HAS NO LIVE MEETINGS

Welcome to our exciting weekly FLEX class that combines the joy of reading comprehension with the delightful art of bread-making! Join us for an enriching journey where each week, we'll dive into a new captivating story and embark on a delicious bread-making adventure.

📖 Reading Comprehension Stories: Explore a new story every week carefully selected to engage young minds and enhance reading comprehension skills. These stories will captivate your imagination,...

1. 📚 Storytime Skills: Dive into fantastic fables, enhancing reading and understanding!
2. 🍞 Bake 'n' Create: Get hands-on with bread-making skills, crafting yummy loaves!
3. 🤔 Think & Learn: Explore morals from tales, connecting them to real-life adventures!
4. 🎨 Inventive Baking: Stir up creativity, making unique bread with limited ingredients!
5. 🌍 Global Connections: Share stories, baking traditions, and make friends worldwide!

With a Bachelor's and Master's degree, complemented by specialized training in literacy education, I am well-prepared to lead this captivating class. My educational background, combined with a passion for storytelling and culinary arts, uniquely positions me to guide students through the enchanting world of fables intertwined with the art of bread-making. I am dedicated to fostering an engaging learning environment, where young minds explore the magic of storytelling, extract valuable lessons from fables, and delight in the hands-on experience of crafting bread. My goal is to provide each learner with a personalized and enjoyable journey, nurturing their creativity and curiosity as they embark on this delightful adventure.

Homework Offered
Each week, students will receive a PDF of an engaging short story to read and immerse themselves in. Alongside the story, students will receive worksheets to complete, enhancing their understanding and comprehension skills.

Additionally, students are encouraged to showcase their creativity in the kitchen by baking their version of the bread inspired by the weekly lesson. Capture a photo of your homemade bread and share it with the class! Feel free to also share any helpful tips or tricks you discovered during the baking process to support and inspire your classmates. Let's explore the world of stories and baking together!1 - 2 hours per week outside of class
Assessments Offered
Learners who share photos of their weekly bread creations will be awarded a certificate of participation.
Grades Offered

A full list of ingredients will be provided each week.
Reading materials will be provided and worksheets will need to be printed.

Parental supervision while baking is required, learners will need supervision whilst operating the oven and taking baking trays in and out of the oven. All recipes can be mixed by hand, an electric mixer will not be required.

Allergen advice - All recipes use self raising flour which contains wheat (gluten) - you may substitute this for gluten free self raising flour.

Please note that printing of worksheets will be required.

Fables we will read together are : 

The Ant and the Grasshopper
The Crow and the Pitcher
The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse
The Little Red Hen

The first 3 are attributed to Aesop, all are in the public domain.

Available times

Pacific

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Meet the teacher

Ms. Tracey

Rising Star

Average rating:4.8Number of reviews:(234)

Hello and thank you for visiting my profile!

My teaching expertise is in English Language Arts and Literature but I also host some fun escape rooms, we all need a brain break sometimes!

I have 10 years teaching experience, which includes 2 years...