Cycle 1

3rd. Grade preschool

Suggested activities

By doing so, they:

•Can distinguish what can be read (text) and what cannot (images.)

•Can identify and follow the order of steps in a recipe.

•Can recognize the name of food products.

•Follow steps from an illustrated recipe

Suggested activity 3rd. Grade Preschool

Follow steps from an Illustrated recipe

Breakfast parfait

Ingredients½ cup canned fruit or frozen fruit ½ cup granola½ cup oat cereal or corn flakes1/3cup yogurt 1/2cup fresh fruit

Steps

1. Layer ingredients in a drinking glass. 2. Choose a fruit. Place half of the fruit in the glass

3. Choose a cereal. Place half of the cereal in the glass.

4. Choose a yogurt. Place half of the yogurt in the glass.

5. Repeat layers.

6. Top with a piece of fruit. Serve immediately.

ENJOY!!

Vocabulary•fruit•granola•oat cereal•corn flakes•yogurt

•Read illustrated instructionmanuals in order to assemble

an objectsBy doing so, they:

•Can identify topic, purpose, and intended audience.•Can recognize names and figures that represent cardinal numbers.•Can select words to complete instructions.•Establish correspondences between the writing and reading of words.

Suggested activity

Second grade

Read illustrated instruction manuals

Materials•Orange plastic lid •Black permanent marker •Scrap of green craft foam •White craft glue

Steps:1.Wash and dry lids to be sure there are no food or beverage residues. 2.Use marker to draw jack-o'-lantern faces onto the lid.

3. Cut a small square of green craft foam and glue it to the top of the pumpkin.

Tips:1. Instead of a marker, you can cut shapes from black or yellow foam and glue them to the plastic lid.

2. Make these into cute refrigerator magnets by filling the lid with modeling clay and attaching a magnet.

3. Make a whole bunch of these and create your own pumpkin checkers game!

Vocabulary•plastic lid•marker•foam•glue