Students will examine the growth, composition, history, and uses of corn through a close reading activity, discussion of renewable and nonrenewable resources, and handson exploration of bioplastics made from corn. The popcorn book lesson plan for kindergarten 5th grade. Formerly known as scholastic printables, we offer printable activities for any subject. Popcorn is at the base of all the lesson plans youll find here and many of. Each activity will be recorded on a page in that book. It recently made me smile to revisit one of my favorite books from childhood. The popcorn program offers a variety of study tips tailored to fit the needs of your students and curriculum.
Students discuss things that start with the letter p. Students explore the letter p and things that start with the letter p. Popcorn is at the base of all lesson plans, and many plans require popped popcorn. I wrote this book becaus e i do not want any student to experience what our son did. Food, fuel, and plastic grade levels 3 5 estimated time. Agriculture classroom resources purdue university farm to. Sorting colored kernels label each container of an egg carton with colored dots. The popcorn book lesson students in grades k3 read and use tomie depaolas the popcorn book to study corn and complete. They illustrate the story events and enjoy the popcorn snack. The lesson could be adapted by using a different food.
I love making educational resources, dabbling in graphic design, and sharing about how i use essentials oils and other products i love. Adler is a good option for second and third grades. Ontario local schools, mansfield usa activity time. These problembased learning methods will engage students in the science of water and food production. Popcorn book report lesson plan for 1st 3rd grade lesson.
Free classroom lesson plans and unit plans for teachers. Lesson title popping adjectives date grade 2 english language. The game will require that the students continually practice a selected r plan your 60minute lesson in math or number sense and operations with helpful tips from thomas young. Please feel free to email us with lesson plans that youve developed that involve popcorn. Each lesson plan contains all of the necessary worksheets or activities to reinforce skills. Popcorn popcorn kernels in the pot jump and dance when they get hot. So get with the program and make learning about popcorn part of your future lesson plans.
Students might work in small groups to create timelines showing that history. Over a two day period, read two corn books to your students to complete their study of corn. The only thing i didnt like was the children in the book making the popcorn over the stove. This freebie is a great addition to a five senses unit.
Corn activities, worksheets, printables, and lesson plans. Literature book units the candy corn contest grades read and color books. How many more or fewer children like pizza with pepperoni than pizza with peppers. Im a piece of popcorn to the tune of im a little teapot im a piece of popcorn in a pot, heat me up and watch me pop. The lesson plans below will engage students as they create popcorn timelines, maps, and graphs. Lesson plan from kids econ posters created by kids econ posters view on kids econ posters share. By focusing on this popular snack, projects can be fun as well as educational. The popcorn program is an interdisciplinary educational guide designed to introduce elementary school students grades k8 to popcorn and its many applications. The following lessons, games, quizzes, and other resources will help turn a snack into a teaching tool. This lesson is the first of a set of activating prior knowledge lessons designed for. Kindergarten students will participate in crosscurricular lessons using popcorn as a teaching tool.
This plot mixes a character making popcorn with another character discussing facts about popcorn. I bought several for children on my bus as birthday gifts with a bag of popcorn. Activity guide from librarysparks created by librarysparks view the pdf share. There is a lesson plan library designed specifically for educators.
Popcorn lesson plan, story, reading comprehension worksheet. They can both be excellent tools for teaching prek and kindergarten students the importance of sharing with our friends. They might want to rise slowly and pop at the end of the song. I spend my days trying to be the best darn wife, mom, and teacher i can be. The popcorn book by tomie depaola brighthub education. Students retell story events on a lunch bag filled with popcorn. Then when the popcorn is finished cooking and has cooled down a bit invite her to record how the popcorn feels and tastes. Stick the popcorn in the microwave and hand your child the recording sheets to record what she sees, hears, and smells as the popcorn pops. Read the popcorn dragon by jane thayer and then lead the class in several fun learning activities. This engaging classroom experiment is designed for primary grades and special education classrooms, and will get your students excited to explore how they use their five senses. A language arts and literacy unit this unit includes 6 lessons plans that are common core aligned to go with the popcorn book by tomie depaola. Reading lesson using the popcorn book by tomie depaola.
The stations are designed to be taught by grade 4 students. Lesson title popping adjectives date grade 2 english. This popcorn book report lesson plan is suitable for 1st 3rd grade. I enjoyed the book and the history of the different popcorn. Because students use a variety of different resources, they might find contradictory. Popcorn provides a fun and tasty way for learning a variety of math concepts, including estimation and bar graphs. Our preschool popcorn books contains the most complete early chilhood education popcorn books ideas on the internet. Its just the readers good luck, though, that the illustrations are just as fascinating.
Five senses with popcorn freebie senses preschool, five. Popcorn science students in grades k12 perform five simple experiments to demonstrate what makes popcorn pop. Free printable, tomie depaola, the popcorn book, tomie depaola books. You will find lesson plans and activities for students grade levels kindergarten. Cut the popcorn pieces out on the black lined border. After reading now take another votehow many children like pizza. In this package you will find lesson ideas for the following subjects. A complete guided reading lesson with pre reading and extension activity to use with the book the popcorn book which is commonly found in guided reading. This lesson offers an opportunity to teach media literacy skills.
A complete guided reading lesson with pre reading and extension activity to use with the book. Reading lesson using the popcorn book by tomie depaola by. Lesson plans, unit plans, and classroom resources for your teaching needs. Can you hear the sound popcorn makes when its being made. It features a collection of lesson plans, historical information, and activities ideally suited for crosscurriculum study units on popcorn, or to fit into your existing lesson plan. Students will discover how popcorn is grown and explore the phenomenon of how popcorn pops. This the popcorn book lesson plan is suitable for kindergarten 5th grade. The printable popcorn tag and list of learning ideas can be downloaded below. Popcorn cob in a brown paper bag, jiffy pop popcorn, or a bag of microwave popcorn. The popcorn book printables, classroom activities, teacher.
In this lesson, students make connections to themselves, their knowledge, and their experiences and help complete a kwl chart as the book is read aloud. The science of popcorn students in grades 1012 determine the percent of water by weight for 20 kernels of different brands and the internal pressure needed for each of 20 kernels to pop. The students could also write about popcorn using a different format than poetry. Use a printable that contains several activity plans involving popcorn and math, and art and science. Youngsters will love stringing together popcorn necklaces and learning about popcorn. At the bottom of the page, you will find books that you can order directly from. There are songs, art projects and more to keep your little ones busy. Pop popcorn and place handfuls of popcorn in plastic baggies and add a different color to each bag of powdered tempera paint.
On each sheet, she will describe one of the five senses. The popcorn book probably represents my first forray into foodthemed literature. Social studies, mathematics, language arts, science, health and consumer science home economics. Before reading take a votehow many children like popcorn. Students will examine the growth, composition, history, and uses of corn through a close reading activity, discussion of renewable and nonrenewable resources, and handson. Today the students will play a game called popcorn. The links to individual lesson plans are also included below. Are you getting the free resources, updates, and special offers we send out every week in our teacher newsletter.
More activities, lesson plans, and worksheets back to school graphic organizers alphabet worksheets sight words math worksheets. This lesson is designed to teach primary students how to activate prior knowledge before they begin reading. The popcorn book by tomie depaola sight words, popcorn words. The popcorn book by tomie depaola readingwriting, level. Students will be broken into game groups, and one at a time they will select a card out of the pile and read it. They plant their own popcorn plant and watch as the popcorn seeds.
Invite children to stand up and pop with you while they sing. The teacher may want to make a class chart about adjectives describing many different types of foods. The popcorn book lesson students in grades k3 read and use tomie depaolas the popcorn book to study corn and. This lesson develops those concepts, and the results can be eaten when youre done. There are even tips for how to pop popcorn yourself, recipes for making popcorn balls, and a fabulous bibliography of popcorn related websites and books. Guided reading lesson the popcorn book by tomie depaola by.
For teachers looking for an easy chapter book, cam jansen. For beginning readers, teachers or parents may read the story along with the students, and help them answer the questions. The sciences of agriculture the lesson plans in this booklet are standardsaligned. Lesson plan in this lesson, students use library andor internet resources to research the history of popcorn. Cec is a consortium of teacher from 14 western states dedicated to improving the quality of education in the rural, western, united states, and particularly the quality of math and. The text of this book is witty, bright, and constantly interesting. Print the piles of popcorn reading comprehension passage and questions see below. Students should read the story, then answer multiple choice and fill in the blank questions about the story.
Many of the ideas could be used with a spring theme, too. When i get lucky, i get a few extra minutes to be creative. A day full of popcorn lesson plan educators reference desk. The illustrations are inviting and cute and the prose is simple enough for young children to grasp, yet. Lesson plans for phonics word families and making a picture graph are also included. To see how i used this with my first graders and for more popcorn freebies, click here. Students will make popcorn while creating hypotheses on how corn can be impacted by changing the process, and. Prose and poetry for young people, the huckabuck family and how they raised popcorn in nebraska and quit and came back. Then have students compare the popcorn graph to the pizza graph. Browse or search thousands of free teacher resources for all grade levels and subjects. Students have a blast using this five senses popcorn book while making popcorn and learning about the five senses.
I made a similar anchor chart and then gave my students some popcorn and we brainstormed ideas while we ate. Prek and kindergarten friendship and sharing lesson plan. Preschool popcorn theme ideas for your library and literacy activities for your preschool classroom. Popcorn thematic units, lesson plans and teacher resources. To follow this lesson the students will need more practice using adjectives in their writing. Preschool popcorn theme preschool lesson plans, preschool. Use this lesson plan to teach your students about experiments and making hypotheses. In response to my sons bullying, i wrote my first book, the bully free classroom. Popcorn in the sensory table add popcorn to the sensory table for the children to play with.
How can our senses be use for adjectives to describe popcorn. Literature book units the candy corn contest grades. Popcorn is at the base of all the lesson plans youll find here and many of these lesson plans require popped popcorn. Exploring the science of water and food production, a water education resource for teachers and volunteer educators.
Try some of the ideas in my popcorn lesson plan theme. See more ideas about popcorn, popcorn theme and popcorn words. Scholastic teachablesworksheets, lesson plans, learning games, and more. Writing an engaging nonfiction book for young children requires a deft hand and tomie depaola succeeds with the the popcorn book.