Sunday, October 13, 2013

Cupcake Wars: Day 1

Cupcake Wars Day 1: September 6th, 2013

8:45 – 9:45 Introduction to Enrichment Days, 
                  Pass Out Purple Folders~ Decorate Folders with Cupcake Art & Names

9:45 – 10:45: Literature: Froggy Bakes a Cake ~ Froggy makes a cake by himself. He uses the basic ingredients that most cakes are made from. This lower level story is fun and engaging. It also helps students recognize the basic ingregients that are used to make cakes.


 
Books that help us bake cakes: Introduce the 10 Recipe Books about Cupcakes




 

Reading Skills: Read a Basic Recipe
Record: Chocolate Cake Recipe in Purple Folder (Wilton.com)
                        Record: Vanilla Cake Recipe in Purple Folder (Wilton.com)
                        T-Chart comparison Recipe Books and Froggy Bakes a Cake


 
10:45 – 11:45   Comparison Activity: Box Cupcakes (Chocolate with vanilla frosting) & Bakery Cupcakes (Simply Cupcakes): Double Bubble Map & Opinion Paper

11:15 – 12:15 Cooking Safety: Cooking Safety Rules Chart
 
 
                       Cooking Safety: Tools Bakers Use  
 
 
 
 
                       Video Trailer: The Bake Shop Ghost (youtube.com)
 

1:00 – 2:00 Measurement Practice: How many tsps? tbsps? Cups? Activity
 
 

2:00 – 3:00 Science Experiment: (Conduction, Convection, Radiation) Cake Baking in an Easy Bake Oven/Toaster Oven/Baby Cakes Cupcake Maker
 
 

3:00 – 3:30 Video: Cupcake Wars
       Introduce Cupcake Wars Letter to Parents & Rubric for Cupcake Project

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