Reading Lesson--Baking

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Our fourth grade students read at second grade level or lower. They also are missing in some basic home experiences. Our reading lesson yesterday incorporated some history, social studies, and home skills as well. We have talked about what people did long ago, differently from today. We have looked at the pioneers in our country. Yesterday the kids looked at a recipe, helped prepare it, and then got to eat it. We made Pioneer Soda Biscuits. At ten years old, neither of these kids have ever helped in the kitchen. They got to help convert the recipe as we cut it in half. They read the ingredients, measured, stirred and dropped the biscuits. We used a table top toaster oven. Pioneers would have used an open fire. For language clarity here on myLot I will say that in America a biscuit is a small quick bread roll. I know other places your "biscuit" is the same as our "cookie". So this was not a sweet treat, unless you put the honey on it. The kids had fun, had a snack and hopefully learned a few things. They could choose butter or honey or both to go on the biscuits.