Hedgehog Bakes a Cake
(p. 228-247)
Student Sites
Background: Baking
Spelling: our
Vocabulary: batter, buttery, perfect, recipe, smeared, yellow cake (p. 226-227)
Preview, predict, picture walk, read story aloud and discuss
Story: Choral Read, partner read, independent read, listen to story on tape
Make a Cake: on a skillet – see directions
Poetry: Kitchen… (p. 226p)
Writing: Organization: How-to Paragraph (see Harcourt Website/Ideas for Writers)
Word Building
Comprehension questions
Centers
Cool Computers: Madison Website/Ed. Resources/Reading Units
Awesome Artists: How to Draw a Hedgehog – see directions
Word Wizards: Vocabulary matching game – then memory
Rockin’ Readers: Cooking/Food books or Hedgehog books
Math Magicians: Recipe Number Stories
The Recipe for Me (what makes me special) see sheet: write a recipe about yourself – 1 cup of laughter, 1 huge smile, 2 blue eyes, ¼ teaspoon courage
Poem: Deciding What Pet to Get
