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Lesson Plan

A Tasty Pizza

What has cheese, toppings, and an engaging story time? This lesson, that's what! Young pizza fans will love this reading and re-enacting exercise.
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Learning Objectives

Students will be able to remember and re-enact the main events in a simple story.

Introduction

(15 minutes)
  • Display the pizza to the class.
  • Ask your students about their favorite toppings and favorite occasions for eating pizza.
  • Hold up the "Knead" concept word card. Explain that to knead something is to push and fold it with your hands.
  • Hold up the "Stretch" concept word card. Bring out the rubber band and stretch it; explain that what you're doing is pulling it apart to make it bigger.
  • Hold up the "Layer" concept word card. Point out the different layers of a pizza: the dough, the sauce, the cheese, and the toppings.
  • Hold up the "Disappointed" concept word card. Explain that when someone feels disappointed, they feel sad. Ask students to share things that have made them feel disappointed.