Baking with 4B

• This activity will allow students to read a recipe, measure, and enjoy a healthy treat! 

Students will work in teams of 3 with an adult, so I need 3 parents to volunteers. Ms. D, Ms. Valar, and Ms. T will take a team. Adults are only there to supervise so that students can do all of the measuring and mixing. 

Each team of students will read the directions below, and then they will decide who will do what. 

Directions:

First, put your apron on and go wash your hands with soap and water.

Next, gather these materials. 

2 bowls

1 whisk

1 cup measuring cup

1/2 cup measuring cup

1/3 cup measuring cup

1 Tablespoon measuring spoon

1/4 teaspoon measuring spoon

11 paper cups and 1 muffin tray

2 regular sized spoons 

Now you will use one bowl for the dry ingredients and one bowl for the wet ingredients.  Use the LARGER bowl for the WET ingredients. 

Measure out all of these dry ingredients carefully into your bowl. Then, gently whisk them together without splashing out your flour... 

• 1 cup organic whole wheat flour
• 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon salt

Now you will mix up your wet ingredients. 

*EGG: parent must crack the egg for the group. 

• 1/3 cup brown sugar
• 3 tablespoons canola oil or ground nut
• 1 egg
• 1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce or mashed banana
• 1 cup shredded carrots
• 1 cup of raisins, cranberries, chocolate chips ?

Last, mix the dry ingredients into the wet in batches. That means a little at a time. 

Now use two spoons to carefully put the batter into the paper cups. I will demonstrate this. You don't want batter all over the sides of the paper cups. 

Our Taj kitchen will bake the muffins for us... 

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News for April 24th

April 24th News Update

Upcoming Dates:

April 29 and 30: Student SLCs

May 1: Holiday

May 7: Fractions Test

Blurbs for Each Unit of Study

Literacy: 

We have tied Social Studies and Writing to write a research based opinion essay about the Indus Valley Civilization. Before the year is out, we will write an on demand opinion essay in class. This is our final writing on demand for this year. Students will determine the thesis statements. Examples are as follows: 

AISC is the best school for these three reasons...

Cats are the best pet for these three reasons...

For reading, we are continuing to read in class as often as possible. Students have set new reading goals for the end of the year and they will share them with you during SLCs. 

Social Studies:

As our essays wrap up, we are about to begin a fun and playful iPad project using the Puppet Pals app. Students will time travel into the Indus Valley. Videos will be posted to student You Tube Channels. 

Our Water as a Human Right unit begins after SLC week.

Math:

We will review fractions topics and take our next assessment on May 7th. Then, we will spend a couple of weeks on measurement. We need to spend more time on area and perimeter and review angles work from the beginning of the year before we take this assessment. 

We will also have a baking day before the end of the year. If you'd like to help us, please email me at tbritt@aisch.org. 

Cheers, 

Ms. T

Point of View Reading Strategy

Thinking about two contrasting or competing points of view is a sophisticated skill for a grade four student. Here in this sample StopNJot, the student is thinking about the character Nettie who is at that moment thinking about the point of view of a slave. This student clearly understands that the truth is based on one's point of view.