WISELearn Grant Lesson Plan Template
| Title: Fry Bread | Author: Tara Grignon |
| Subject(s): Social Studies | |
| Grade Level(s): 3, 4, 5 | Total Time: 1 hour |
Overview / Description: Students will learn the history of the misconceptions about fry bread being a staple food of Native Americans.
Learning goals/objectives:
Students will learn the history of fry bread.
Students will learn to make fry bread.
After completing this activity, students should be able to . . .
Students will be able to recall the history of fry bread.
Students will be able to follow a fry bread recipe, measuring accurately.
Workplace Readiness Skill:
| x | Social Skills | x | Communication |
| x | Teamwork | x | Critical Thinking |
| x | Attitude and Initiative | x | Planning and Organization |
| Professionalism | Media Etiquette |
Content Standards:
SS.Hist1.a.i Use evidence to draw conclusions about probable causes of historical events, issues, and problems.
M.3.MD.A.2 Measure and estimate liquid volumes and masses of objects using standard units of grams (g), kilograms (kg), and liters (l), excluding compound units such as cm3 and finding the geometric volume of a container. Add, subtract, multiply, or divide to solve one-step word problems involving masses or volumes that are given in the same units, e.g., by using drawings (such as a beaker with a measurement scale) to represent the problem.
Materials:
Indian Fry Bread History (Fry Bread recipe in this link as well)
mixing bowls
measuring cups
flour
baking powder
salt
water
vegetable oil
skillet/frying pan
Learning Activities:
Read Aloud- Fry Bread A Native American Family Story by Kevin Noble Maillard
Prior knowledge and lecture on the history of Fry Bread and the links to diabetes (use the link in Materials to guide this). Talk about ways you ate fry bread in the past and anyone you know who can make it. Discuss what caused fry bread to come into existence.
Mix and prepare fry bread. Multiply the recipe to practice adding measurments.
End the lesson with a writing assignment. "Tell me about a time you ate fry bread. Where were you when you were eating it? Who made it? What is your favorite way to eat it?"
WHO (T=Teacher Focus Lesson; WG=Whole Group\; SM=Small Group; I=Independent)
| Learning Activity Task | WHO is responsible for this step? | Approximate time for task |
| Read Aloud | Teacher | 10 minutes |
| Lecture | Teacher/WG | 15 minutes |
| Prepare fry bread | Teacher/WG | 20 minutes |
| Writing Assignment | Independent | 15 minutes |
Assessment: A writing assignment will be used as the assessment to check for understanding.
Wrap-Up: Allow students to volunteer and share their writing assignments with the class.
Extension Activity Let the fry bread dough rise for a few hours then fry it in a skillet with the assistance of an adult.