For the Dogs...

Today we were very busy preparing for our Pet Show tomorrow.  Since most of the participants are dogs, we decided to bake up some fresh dog bones for them.  Mrs. Regina led us in this wonderful baking experience.

Mrs. Regina worked diligently to find a recipe for dog bones that did not include peanut butter.  

It was no easy task.  She printed the recipe on large chart paper and displayed it for discussion. 

I was so impressed with the conversation that ensued.  We discussed that recipes were plans for how to make something.  The directions are also like our school rules, you have to follow them so that everything goes smoothly and we get our desired result.  I don't know about you, but I think that was some pretty deep thinking and a terrific analogy.

Mrs. Regina placed each ingredient out on the table with the proper measuring device.

Each child go to have a turn adding an ingredient to the recipe.  

We learned the importance of measuring accurately.

Then, in a way that was better than we could have planned, we talked about sorting the wet and dry ingredients. Reflecting our recent math work on the subject, the children demonstrated for us that they knew exactly how to do this.  We had discussed sorting by color and size, but had not yet had the opportunity to sort by our own rule.  From this point on, each child evaluated their ingredient and then placed it in the appropriate bowl.  What a great learning experience that we shared!

Then it was time to stir.  We used team work to accomplish this tricky task!

G was a big help in keeping our carpet clean.  We kept getting flour on our shoes and walking on the carpet.  There were little white foot prints all over the rug!

We turned our little classroom into a dog bone bakery!

We rolled, pressed, and baked 3 sheets of bones.  

Hope they like them!