Vanilla Cupcakes and Frosting Lesson Plan · 2020. 6. 12. · Lesson Plan Lesson Name: Vanilla...

LessonPlan

LessonName: VanillaCupcakesandVanillaButtercreamFrostingAgeGroup: 3-12,asimplerecipewithplentyofstepsbutcanbemademore

difficultasneeded(seeKickItUpaNotch);extratimecanbespentpracticingpipingtechniques.ViewTakeitDownaNotchtosimplify!

Duration: Twohours,includingonehourcoolingtimeLearningobjectives(attheendofthislesson,studentsshouldbeableto):

1. Demonstratepipingandunderstandcoolingtimeandwhyit’simportantwhenfrosting

2. Identifythesmellofvanilla,abeanfromtheorchidfamily3. Execute2recipes,VanillaCupcakesandVanillaButtercreamFrosting,thatutilizes

pipingandcoolingpriortofrostingandusesvanilla4. Focusonandpracticeparticipation

• Beencouragedtotryeverystep,evenifitmaybedifficult• AsktoaccomplishanewtaskintherecipeAtHomeChecksuppliesandgroceriestomakesureyouhaveallmaterialsforasuccessfulclass.Makesurethereisenoughsuppliesforstudentstoworkingroupsof4.SetupPlugintheovensandconfirmtheyareworkingproperly.Organizemisenplacesothatstudentscanefficientlygathertheingredientsneeded.Olderstudentsworkongatheringtheirownsupplieswhereyoungerstudentsmayneedtheitemsarrangedontheworktable.BeginningofClass

• Remindstudentsofthesafetyrulesandexpectations(listen,cleanhands,stayclearofhotplatesandovens,norunning/horseplay,knifesafety,handtoyourself)

• Walkthroughtheplanfortheday,sharingtherecipeandsteps(writeonwhiteboard)

• Breakstudentsintosmall“buddy”groupstomakesuretheyareconsistentlyengagedthroughouttherecipeandcanworkasateamtoaccomplishgoals.

SummaryofTasks/Actions

During Discuss

• Havestudentsreadandidentifytheingredientsandmaterialsneeded

• ASK:Cananyonetellmewhatvanillais?Vanillaisabeanfromtheorchidfamily;mostvanillacomesfromMexico,MadagascarorTahitiandeachvariationtastesdistinct

• Definepiping–forcingamixturethroughapastrybag;ASK:Whatdoweusepipingfor?Pipingcanbeusedforavarietyoffunctions,includingfillingcookedpastry,fillingpanswithbatter,decoratingandwriting

• Definecooling–thetimeittakesforsomethingcookedtoreachroomtemperature;ASK:Whyisitimportanttowaitforbakeditemstocoolbeforeapplyingfrosting?Whatwouldhappenifyoudidn’twait?

Practice• SHOW:Passabottleofvanillaaroundforeveryonetosmell

(studentsmayalsotasteadropontheirfingeriftheywish)ASK:Whatdoesthescentofvanillaremindyouof?

• SHOW:Demonstratepipingtechniquesfortheclasstoemulate.Teachhowtoholdthepastrybagsandapplypressure.Bringenoughrubberbandsforeachstudenttoputattheverytopofthepastrybagssothefrostingwon’tspilloutonceitisfilled.Iftimeallows,practicemakingwordsandborders.

• SHOW:Demonstratehowtocoolthecupcakesproperly,firstremovingthepanfromtheovenandplaceonacoolingrackuntilcoolenoughtotouch;thenremovethecupcakesfromthepantocoolmorequickly.Haveeachbuddygroupexperimentwithfrostingahotcupcake(coolenoughtotouch)sotheycanseewhathappens;wait30-45minutesandhavethemfrosttheremainingcupcakestoseetheimportanceofcoolingbakedgoodsbeforefrosting!

Class

Share• Haveeachstudentparticipateinanactivitytheymightnot

normally(ex:somestudentsmaynotwanttocrackanegg)• Duringthemeal,eachstudentcanshareanewtaskthey

participatedin