Little Nino's Pizzeria
We are back to school and happy to be back in some sort of routine. The book of the week was, Little Nino's Pizzeria by Karen Barbour. The story of family business, hard work and togetherness. Karen Barbour shares the idea that money doesn't buy happiness and family is more important than success in a way that young children can understand. The colorful illustrations engage the imagination and reinforce story content, while adding much more than the words contain.
We enjoyed learning about Pizza. This became our word of the week and by week's end, Ana at least, could identify the word by sight.
For health: we studied the food pyramid and decided that pizza is a complete meal. Whole wheat flour for the dough, sauce and veggie toppings for vegetables, we even could add fruit (pineapple), pepperoni is the meat and cheese constitutes the dairy. The fat is found in the dough and also the pepperoni.
For math: we counted, added and subtracted pizza toppings. We also discussed buying ingredients by weight, like 50 lb bags of flour and gallons of oil or sauce. At the farm stand we practiced weighing our produce and felt what a pound of tomatoes feels like.
Science: we talked about microbes!! Focusing on yeast that help dough to rise. We did a fun Bill Nye the Science guy experiment using a balloon and a liter bottle to watch the gas created by growing yeast.
Our art focus for the week was Henri Matisse. We have checked the book by Jeanette Winters Henri's Scissors out of the library many times and we read it again this week. We practiced painting like Matisse. The kids love to paint. We used Matisse's 1939 work, La Musique as inspiration and compared this and a few of his other works to the paintings of Barbour in the story.
For language arts: we got to act out our vocabulary words, Knead and Grate by making a cookie pizza. (Recipe from Food Network) This served as our mid-morning snack all week. It tastes kinda funky, but looks like a real pizza! We also learned about Homonyms using Knead/Need, Grate/Great and Two/Too.
For social studies: we discussed homelessness and compassion. I tried to remind Tristan of the time we went to the food kitchen to help out in Col. Spgs. but he doesn't remember (or so he says).
It was a fun week. Friday we ate mini muffin pizza's for lunch and enjoyed some fun books like, Curious George and the Pizza, and Pizza Party by Grace Maccarone. The kids also enjoyed on-line pizza coloring pages using our new touchscreen computer. The pages are found at colormountain.com All in all, a good week.
We enjoyed learning about Pizza. This became our word of the week and by week's end, Ana at least, could identify the word by sight.
For health: we studied the food pyramid and decided that pizza is a complete meal. Whole wheat flour for the dough, sauce and veggie toppings for vegetables, we even could add fruit (pineapple), pepperoni is the meat and cheese constitutes the dairy. The fat is found in the dough and also the pepperoni.
For math: we counted, added and subtracted pizza toppings. We also discussed buying ingredients by weight, like 50 lb bags of flour and gallons of oil or sauce. At the farm stand we practiced weighing our produce and felt what a pound of tomatoes feels like.
Science: we talked about microbes!! Focusing on yeast that help dough to rise. We did a fun Bill Nye the Science guy experiment using a balloon and a liter bottle to watch the gas created by growing yeast.
Our art focus for the week was Henri Matisse. We have checked the book by Jeanette Winters Henri's Scissors out of the library many times and we read it again this week. We practiced painting like Matisse. The kids love to paint. We used Matisse's 1939 work, La Musique as inspiration and compared this and a few of his other works to the paintings of Barbour in the story.
For language arts: we got to act out our vocabulary words, Knead and Grate by making a cookie pizza. (Recipe from Food Network) This served as our mid-morning snack all week. It tastes kinda funky, but looks like a real pizza! We also learned about Homonyms using Knead/Need, Grate/Great and Two/Too.
For social studies: we discussed homelessness and compassion. I tried to remind Tristan of the time we went to the food kitchen to help out in Col. Spgs. but he doesn't remember (or so he says).
It was a fun week. Friday we ate mini muffin pizza's for lunch and enjoyed some fun books like, Curious George and the Pizza, and Pizza Party by Grace Maccarone. The kids also enjoyed on-line pizza coloring pages using our new touchscreen computer. The pages are found at colormountain.com All in all, a good week.
A Pizza the Size of the Sun by Jack Prelutsky
I'm making a pizza the size of the sun,
a pizza that's sure to weigh more than a ton,
a pizza too massive to pick up and toss,
a pizza resplendent with oceans of sauce.
I'm topping my pizza with mountains of cheese,
with acres of peppers, pimentos, and peas,
with mushrooms, tomatoes, and sausage galore,
with every last olive they had at the store.
My pizza is sure to be one of a kind,
my pizza will leave other pizzas behind,
my pizza will be a delectable treat
that all who love pizza are welcome to eat.
The oven is hot, I believe it will take
a year and a half for my pizza to bake.
I hardly can wait till my pizza is done,
my wonderful pizza the size of the sun.
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