My world and community
Map My Classroom
Draw a bird’s-eye map of your classroom with a key and a compass rose.
Thinking sheet · My world and community
Our Class Cookbook Page
Share a recipe your family loves for a class cookbook: ingredients, steps and a picture.
- Grades
- K–5
- Time
- about 30 minutes
- Kids practice
- procedural writing, culture and family, sharing
What kids do
“Share a recipe from home for the class cookbook!”
- Recipe name and who taught me:
- Ingredients
- The finished dish
- Steps
How to run it
- Send it home to fill in with family.
- Recipes can be simple: toast, a smoothie, a sandwich.
- Copy and bind them into a cookbook gift.
Talk about it
- Whose recipe would you like to try?
- Where does your recipe come from?
- What makes a recipe easy to follow?
Take it further
Hold a class tasting day (check for allergies).
Pairs well with
Free for home and classroom use. Print as many copies as you need.
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Free for teachers
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