Lesson Plan

Mr. Wolf's Pancakes Lesson Plan

  • Grades: PreK–K, 1–2

About this book

Grade Level Equivalent: 1.8
Lexile Measure: 550L
Guided Reading Level: H
Age: Age 6, Age 7, Age 5
Genre: Fairy Tale
Subject: Friends and Friendship, Just Rewards

Overview

I use Mr. Wolf's Pancakes as part of a unit on "fractured fairy tales." Students love the humor and enjoy this goofy take on "The Little Red Hen."

Objective

Students will "write number sentences using math symbols to represent mathematical relationships in everyday situations." --Massachusetts Mathematics Curriculum Frameworks

Materials

  • Mr. Wolf's Pancakes by Jan Fearnley
  • chart paper
  • marker

Set Up and Prepare
Label the chart paper "Mr. Wolf's Grocery List."  

Directions

Work with students to create a shopping list for Mr. Wolf. Items should include milk, eggs, and flour, but you may want to add apples, blueberries, maple syrup, bacon, butter, and/or sausage.

Once the list is complete, add some simple prices to the items. Be sure to choose prices that are appropriate for your students. You want them to be challenged, but not frustrated. Ask students to compute what some of the different ingredients would cost. For example, label the eggs 25 cents and the milk 5 cents, and ask, "If Mr. Wolf only needed to buy eggs and milk, how much money would he need?"

Lesson Extensions

Use the pancake recipe from the Pancakes! Pancakes! lesson plan to have a pancake party with your students. Have them dress up as their favorite fairy tale character.

Give students paper and pencils to write out their own shopping questions.

Related Resources
www.hungry-wolf.com/jan_fearnley_biog.html
www.lookingglassreview.com/html/jan_fearnley.html

  • Everything You Need:
    Fairy Tales: Everything You Need
  • Subjects:
    Reading, Animals, Math through Literature, Money, Real-World Math, Early Math
  • Duration:
    30 Mins
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