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Activity: Pancakes, Pancakes' by Eric Carle: Directions Materials Needed Getting Ready

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The following activity is from the Authors & Illustrators Unit of Study, Early Learning Success

curriculum, © Early Learning Success, LLC. The Unit is available at


http://earlylearningsuccess.net/product/authors-illustrators/

Activity: ‘Pancakes, Pancakes’ by Eric Carle


Directions Materials Needed
Getting Ready  Read the book Pancakes, Pancakes by Eric  Book, ‘Pancakes,
Setting the stage for Carle Pancakes’ by Eric Carle
excited and engaged  Talk about the art work
learning  Talk about what is needed to make pancakes
Activity PS-School Agers  Copy of recipe
Directions should be  Write out the recipe for the pancakes  Paper
adapted to fit the  Children can copy the recipe or draw a picture  Markers, crayons or
individual skills of of pancakes on a copy of the recipe colored pencils
children
 Follow the pancake recipe in the book to make  Ingredients to make
pancakes pancakes: from recipe in
 Add blueberries, apples, strawberries or other book
fruit is desired  Additions such as
 Eat with strawberry jam (like in the book) or use blueberries, apples,
syrup strawberries etc.
 Strawberry jam or syrup
School-Age and Harder Option  Bowl, mixing cups,
 Set up stations to make the pancake mix spoons
 Write the recipe on index cards, one ingredient  Griddle
to a station – see individual recipe below  Oil
 School-agers measure out and stir their own  Plates, forks
pancake
 Depending on age, school-agers can cook their
own pancake
Reflection Things to reflect on
Extending the  ‘Pancakes, Pancakes’ by Eric Carle is very sequential, how does this help us
learning, encouraging with understanding the story?
critical thinking  Other authors use a repeating line, why do they do this?
 What type of writer are you?
Development Primary Focus: Language & Literacy
Domains Preschool – Emergent Writing: Uses scribbles, shapes, pictures, or dictation to
Main development represent thoughts or ideas
focus of activity School-age – Writing: Demonstrates increased proficiency in using written
language to express thoughts, ideas, tell a story or report facts
Secondary Focus: Cognitive – Mathematical & Logical Thinking
Preschool – Measurement: Recognizes objects can be measured by height,
length, weight, and time
School-age – Measurement: Uses simple tools and techniques to estimate and
measure

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www.earlylearningsuccess.net
Approaches to Learning
Preschool – Curiosity: Shows eagerness and a sense of wonder as a learner
School-age – Interest in Learning: Expresses interest and excitement in learning
new things

STEM Education Logical thinkers – able to apply rational and logical thought processes of science,
Function mathematics, and engineering design to innovation and invention
School/life Preschoolers will enjoy the story AND the making of pancakes! Doing a hands-
Readiness Skill on activity after reading a story about the activity provides a deeper understanding
Development of concepts. This helps with the transfer of learning from one task to another, a
very important skill in being successful in school.
School-agers will enjoy making their own serving of pancakes! Reading the
recipe, measuring the ingredients, and completing the cooking are real-life, self-
help skills. School-agers that follow individual recipes learn how to be accurate in
their measuring and following of directions – very important for school and life
success.

© Early Learning Success, LLC, 2014


www.earlylearningsuccess.net

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