Lesson Plan for Preschool-Grade 2

Name Shakiyla Sykes

School/Grade: 2nd Grade

Content What content area(s) does this lesson cover?
area(s)/developmental
domain(s) addressed Theme: Culture

Science: Students will make foods from different cultures. Students will taste and observe the
foods and record what they observed and tasted. They will write down what the food tasted like,
what is smelled like, how it felt, and what it looked like.

How does this lesson support all five domains of child development?

Social Emotional: Students will be able to talk to their parents and their peers about the different
foods they made in class from various cultures.

Physical: Students will be able to apply hands-on experience by making and tasting foods from
different cultures.

Cognitive: Students will be able to describe the different foods they tasted from various different
cultures.

Language: Students will learn the names of foods from different cultures, as well as the names of
ingredients. Students will also learn how to measure ingredients.

Approaches to learning: Students will be able to observe the different foods from various
cultures. Students will also learn how to measure ingredients.

Brief description and
rationale for the lesson
This lesson is:
Timeframe
Objective(s) of the activity
Connections to standards
Lesson Plan for Preschool-Grade 2
Why is there a need for this lesson (include citation)?
Teaching culture is a good way for students to learn how to be inclusive and accepting of others.
Teaching students different cultures shows students that some people may eat different foods
than they do, wear different clothes than they do, or speak different languages than they do
because of their culture. Students will also be more aware of the cultures in which their peers
come from.
“Creating a learning environment that respects diversity sets the scene for fostering children’s
positive self-concept and attitudes. Such an environment assists children in developing positive
ideas about themselves and others, creates the conditions under which children initiate
conversations about differences, and provides the setting for introducing activities about
differences and creating fair and inclusive communities.”(Santora, ADL Staff, 2004)
* A new concept/activity
Keep in mind appropriate length of an activity for preschool-aged children is 15-20 minutes, no
more than 45 mins for children K-2 grade)
40 minutes
What will children know, or demonstrate as a result of this learning experience?
Lesson objectives must align with the assessment of student learning.
Students will be able to create their own sushi rolls by following this recipe How to Make
Homemade Sushi Rolls - Fifteen Spatulas using ingredients and materials provided for them. We
will use a rice cooker for the rice, there will be seaweed provided, avocado, instead of raw fish
we will use imitation crab meat, and instead of cream cheese we will use cucumbers.
Which NYS Early Learning Guidelines or Next Generation ELA Standards are addressed? Are there
other standards used?
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2.SEL.4: Social awareness and relationships with others. Recognizes the feelings and
perspectives of others.

2.SCI.1. [2-PSI-1.] Plans and conducts investigations to describe and classify different kinds of
materials by their observable properties.

2.SCI.4. [2-PSI-4.] Constructs an argument with evidence that some changes caused by heating or
cooling can be reversed and some cannot.
Language Objectives What language/vocabulary, communication, or literacy skill(s) do I want my students to develop in
this lesson? For edTPA consider this: Which academic language demands am I targeting? Choose
one, including language functions, vocabulary, syntax, or discourse that is central to this learning
segment. How is this activity using the specific language demand?
Language objectives must align with the assessment of children’s language learning

Students will be able to use vocabulary regarding different foods from various cultures and the
names of the holidays in which the foods are eaten.

Vocabulary List:
● Paella
● Scones
● Sushi
● Pad Thai
● Tiramisu
● Pho
● Schnitzel
● Pierogies
● Margherita Pizza
● Sisig

Resources/materials needed:
(Include any worksheets or
sources of evidence for
children’s learning you will use
during the activity)
Technology inclusion (if
applicable)
Procedures (step by step)
Lesson Plan for Preschool-Grade 2
Students will learn how to follow recipes to create foods from different cultures. Students will be
placed into groups and each group will work together to follow a recipe to create a food from a
specific culture. Students will write down what they observe; how the food smells, how it tastes,
and what it looks like.
N/A
Objective(s)
Students will be able to create their own dish from a specific culture by following a recipe and
using ingredients and materials provided for them.
Anticipatory Set (Connection/Motivation) What will you do to get children’s attention, or to
introduce children to this learning activity? Describe the process in getting them interested and
engaged. HOOK
I will read the book Let’s Eat: Meal Time Around the World by Lynne Marie. I will ask questions
such as what foods did you learn about during the reading? What foods would you like to try
after reading the book? What foods have you already tried?
Instruction/Mini Lesson (Outline the procedures or sequence activities that will make up this
learning experience; for instance, you might follow a routine wherein you model (I try); and ask for
active involvement (we try) during a whole group session.
I will demonstrate how to make a certain dish for all of the students and allow them to try the
dish and we will talk about their observations of the food as a group and I will record their
responses on the board.
We will decide on a recipe from around the world for children to make. We will create a chart to
help document students planning.
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Independent Practice (during small group activity, working with partners, or independently)

Students will form groups and work together to follow a recipe and make a dish from a specific
culture.
Closure (sharing/reflection, next steps)

Students will discuss what food they made and what they noticed about the ingredients/ taste
when they were making the foods. Students will write their responses in their journals and share
with the class.

Method of assessing children’s Pre-assessment Assessment of Student Assessment of Children’s

understanding of
lesson/activity/objective(s)
(Be sure to include any tools,
rubrics/checklists and/or
worksheets you will use for
assessment(s)
Outline the steps you will take
to evaluate student’s prior
knowledge(i.e., What are the
skills and/or content
knowledge the students need to
effectively engage in the
activity?).
I will have students raise their
hands and tell me what they
know about foods from
different cultures. I will record
their answers on the board.
Learning Outline the steps you
will take to evaluate students’
learning. What evidence will I
have to assess whether students
have successfully achieved the
content objectives (i.e., rubrics,
checklists)?
I will have a checklist. The
checklist will have the following:
Students are able to name foods
and the cultures they come from.
Language Learning
Outline the steps you will
take to evaluate students’
language learning. What
evidence will I have to assess
whether students have
successfully achieved the
content objectives?
Students will have to form
sentences using the
vocabulary words learned
in the lesson.

Students will be able to discuss

the process of how certain foods
are made and what they look
like, smell like, and taste like.

Plans for differentiated
instruction/instructional
modifications
Describe how you will support
struggling learners.
Describe how you will support
learners who have mastered the
concepts and need additional
challenges.
Struggling learners will be
supported with one on one
assistance.
Learners who have mastered the
concepts and need additional
challenges will be asked to
compare and contrast two
cultures instead of one.
Follow up/Extension activities How can I provide an opportunity to remediate, reinforce, or expand on students’ learning today in
class?
Family Engagement Activities
Lesson Plan for Preschool-Grade 2
Supporting children with Supporting English Language Learners, a culturally
identified delays or responsive pedagogy, and anti-bias/anti-racist curriculum
disabilities (i.e., IEPs and 504 What modifications should I make to the activity to ensure all
plans) students are included and engaged in all steps required to meet
What considerations should I the lesson’s objectives?
keep in mind regarding cultural
relevance, age appropriateness, Translated materials will be provided to English language
and ability levels for all learners.
learners?
Students will be told to respect other cultures. If they do not
Students with identified delays like the food of a specific culture that is ok, but it is not ok to
or disabilities will be make fun of or speak poorly of other cultures.
supported by having one on
one assistance during the
lesson.
Students will also be asked
closed ended questions to
guide their thinking. IEP/ 504
plan will be applied.
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Students will write in their journals what they learned about foods from different cultures and
what they did not learn, but would like to learn. Students will also be asked to compare and
contrast between the foods from a specific culture and their own culture.

How can I support families in extending the learning in their home environment?

Students will be able to take home recipes they used in class to share with their family at home.
Families will be asked to share a recipe from their culture with the class. I will then make a class
cookbook with all of the recipes and give it out to all of the students to take home and share with
their families.