Lesson Plan Lesson Name: Vanilla Cupcakes and Vanilla Buttercream Frosting Age Group: 3-12, a simple recipe with plenty of steps but can be made more difficult as needed (see Kick It Up a Notch); extra time can be spent practicing piping techniques. View Take it Down a Notch to simplify! Duration: Two hours, including one hour cooling time Learning objectives (at the end of this lesson, students should be able to): 1. Demonstrate piping and understand cooling time and why it’s important when frosting 2. Identify the smell of vanilla, a bean from the orchid family 3. Execute 2 recipes, Vanilla Cupcakes and Vanilla Buttercream Frosting, that utilizes piping and cooling prior to frosting and uses vanilla 4. Focus on and practice participation • Be encouraged to try every step, even if it may be difficult • Ask to accomplish a new task in the recipe At Home Check supplies and groceries to make sure you have all materials for a successful class. Make sure there is enough supplies for students to work in groups of 4. Setup Plug in the ovens and confirm they are working properly. Organize mis en place so that students can efficiently gather the ingredients needed. Older students work on gathering their own supplies where younger students may need the items arranged on the work table. Beginning of Class • Remind students of the safety rules and expectations (listen, clean hands, stay clear of hot plates and ovens, no running/horseplay, knife safety, hand to yourself) • Walk through the plan for the day, sharing the recipe and steps (write on white board) • Break students into small “buddy” groups to make sure they are consistently engaged throughout the recipe and can work as a team to accomplish goals. Summary of Tasks / Actions During Discuss

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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

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• 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