BOOK EXTENSION ACTIVITY - LESSON PLAN

YOUR NAME: Pamela Becerra GENRE OF THE BOOK: Fiction

BOOK TITLE: “Pancakes, Pancakes!” AUTHOR: Eric Carle

PUBLISHER: Simon & Schuster Books DATE: 1970

1. PRE-K/CCSD K-2ND GRADE CORE STANDARDS:

- 1.PK.1a Make independent choices from diverse interest centers or activities.
- 1.PK.2a Express ideas for activities; initiate and participate in discussions with teachers
or peers.
- 1.PK.3 Use a variety of media, techniques, and processes in art activities that are of the
child’s creation without a model.

2. OBJECTIVES:
- Students will be able to connect with the character “Jack” and make their own pancake.
- Students will be able to measure their toppings and count them.
- Students will be able to distinguish what goes on top of their pancake.

3. MATERIALS/EQUIPMENT:
- The book “Pancakes, Pancakes!”
- Colored construction paper
- Glue sticks
- Crayons
- Pencils
- Scissors
4. TEACHING:
- Before starting the lesson, grab sheets of yellow, red, brown, blue, and white paper.
- For the yellow paper, cut out circles to resemble banana slices. Red paper: Cut out
pieces to resemble strawberries. Brown: Cut out small pieces to resemble chocolate
chips, and cut out ONE big circle for each student for their big pancake! Blue: Cut out
small circles to resemble blueberries. White: Cut out small pieces to resemble white
chocolate chips. Cut out an even amount of ingredients for each group table to have for
each of their pancake.
- Read the book “Pancakes, Pancakes!” out loud to the classroom.
- When reading the book, ask engaging questions such as “Do any of you know how to
make a pancake?”, “Where do those ingredients come from?”. Students will be able to
grasp an idea of what the book is going to contain and what it is about.
- After reading the book, have the students sit down in their group tables.
- Explain to the students that they are going to create their own big pancake and be able
to add whatever toppings they want.
- Once students add their toppings to their pancake, have students count their toppings
and write it on a white sheet of paper next to their pancake. (Ex: Bananas: 3,
Blueberries: 5)
- Once completed, have students show their pancakes to the classroom and have their
big pancake hung up on the activity wall.

5. CLOSURE:
- Students learned the idea of what goes in a pancake from the story.
- Students learned what toppings go on a pancake and how many they put.
- Students were able to be creative with their pancake and express their likes and dislikes.