By Jill Nilsen, Impact | Puget 乌鸦视频 Elementary Lead Teacher
Impact鈥檚 Project-Based Learning model allows our scholars to experience their learning in a more tangible, tactile way. During class, scholars are given hands-on experiences that allow their imaginations to flourish and their love of learning to grow!
Right now, our Kindergarten scholars are learning about bread from around the world! We are exploring questions such as, 鈥淗ow is bread made?鈥� 鈥淲here do we get bread?鈥� 鈥淲hat are the different types of bread?鈥� 鈥� How is bread similar and different in various places around the world?鈥� and 鈥淲hy is bread important?鈥�
Scholars are getting a deep understanding of how food brings people together, and how bread in particular is a unifying staple in people鈥檚 homes and diets. Whether it鈥檚 tortillas, enjera, bagels, challah, or basic sandwich bread, scholars have shared their excitement and their traditions when we discuss the bread that they most often eat at home.
Projects include recipe-writing, in-school bread-making, a field trip to a cooking school, and a virtual field trip to local store, .
Our field trip to聽, a children鈥檚 cooking school, was incredibly enlightening. We were warmly welcomed by the instructors, and the scholars were thrilled to put on their aprons and get started.
As a team, we made cinnamon pretzels with a powdered sugar glaze. The instructors taught scholars how to measure ingredients, how to crack and whisk eggs, and how to knead dough. Scholars assisted with each step as we assembled the bread. They were thrilled to try their creations and even more excited to bring the recipes home to share with their families.
Our Bread unit culminates in scholars writing a 鈥淗ow to Bake Break鈥� book! We鈥檙e excited to share this achievement with our families and community.