Baking Words Lesson Plan Cycle 2 • Week 4 • Lesson 1 of 2 Grade 1 • Writing & Oracy Block
Baking Words and Tools: Lesson Plan
Building descriptive vocabulary, culinary noun-verb connections, and simple sentence frames with baking image cards.
Indiana Academic Standards
1.W.3.2 (Informative): Write informative texts naming a topic, supplying facts, and providing closure.1.W.4 (Process): Apply writing process with guidance to draft simple sentences with descriptive details.1.CC.2 (Discussion): Participate in collaborative conversations about Grade 1 topics with peers and adults.
WIDA 2020 ELD Expressive Descriptors
Discourse Density: Elaborate by adding familiar/new adjectives to nouns (e.g., sweet sugar, shiny bowl ).Sentence Complexity: Move from chunks/fragments to simple sentences (e.g., The chef mixes the flour ).Word/Phrase Precision: Build emerging culinary repertoire (whisk, batter, measuring cup, oven mitts ).
Content Objective
Students identify and label at least 6 baking ingredients and kitchen tools used to make a cake.
Language Objective
Students orally produce and write simple sentences using adjectives + nouns with sentence frames: "We need the [adjective] [noun]."
Key Materials
18 Baking Image Cards (Attachment 2), Baker Tools Slides, Picture-to-Sentence Worksheet, anchor chart.
45-Minute Instructional Pacing & Teacher Script
Gradual Release of Responsibility
1. Opening & Oracy Activation (8 Min) Table Image Cards
Teacher Script: "Bakers, look at your table cards! Turn to your shoulder partner. Point to one ingredient and one tool. Say: 'This is the... We use it to...'"
Oracy Routine: Model with an egg card: "This is an egg. It is yellow and white." Have students repeat in chorus. Have 3 partner pairs share out.
2. Mini-Lesson: Words into Sentences (12 Min) Slides & Anchor Chart
Think-Aloud Modeling: Display the whisk and bowl slides. Show how words become descriptive phrases: "whisk" → "wire whisk" → "We use the silver wire whisk to mix the batter."
Anchor Chart Build: Co-create a two-column anchor chart on the board: Ingredients (Food) vs. Tools (Utensils) with sensory adjectives (sweet, fluffy, cold, hot, metal, big).
WIDA Tip: Allow Level 1-2 students to gesture and point to visual cards while naming nouns before requiring complete sentences. Page 1 of 2
Lesson 1: Baking Words and Tools Teacher Guide • Page 2 of 2
Guided Practice, Scaffolding & Differentiation
3. Guided Practice: Card Match & Sentence Choral (7 Min) Whole Group to Pairs
1. Call out an action: "Which tool mixes the batter?" Students hold up the whisk or spoon card."The baker has a ______ ______." (adjective + noun)."The baker has a big bowl." "The baker has sweet sugar."
4. Independent Practice: Picture-to-Sentence Worksheet (12 Min) Individual / Tiered
Students complete the Kitchen Words Worksheet . Level 1-2 students match and copy single words with visual cues; Level 3-4 students complete sentence frames using adjectives and nouns from the word bank; Level 5+ students write original descriptive sentences.
5. Sharing & Oracy Closure (6 Min) Peer Discussion
Pair-Share Protocol: Students stand, high-five a partner from another table, and read 2 sentences from their worksheet aloud. Partner responds: "I heard you use the word [baking word]!"
WIDA 1st Grade Expressive Language Differentiation Matrix
Proficiency Level Targeted Language Output Specific Instructional Scaffolds Level 1 (Entering) Single words & chunks Names baking tools and ingredients by labeling cards ("eggs", "flour", "whisk" ). Provide picture-word flashcards; allow pointing and tracing; paired with bilingual peer. Level 2 (Emerging) Short phrases & fragments Produces 2-word noun phrases with familiar adjectives ("white sugar", "big bowl" ). Word bank with color-coded categories (yellow = adjectives, blue = nouns); fill-in-the-blank frames. Level 3 (Developing) Simple complete sentences Writes complete sentences: "I need the cold butter. It is in the bowl." Sentence starters: "The chef needs the..." , pronoun prompt cards (it, they, we ). Level 4-5 (Expanding/Bridging) Descriptive expanded sentences Combines clauses with connectors: "We mix sweet sugar and eggs because the cake will be yummy." Conjunction cards (and, because, so ); challenge to use 2 descriptive adjectives per sentence.
Formative Assessment Look-Fors:
Can student accurately match 4+ pictures to words? Can student orally produce a noun phrase with an adjective during pair share?
Indiana 1.W.3.2
Baking Tools Slides Grade 1 • Writing & Oracy Cycle 2 • Week 4 • Lesson 1
Pastry Chef Workshop
Baking Words and Tools!
Learn the secret words chefs use to bake delicious cakes!
1. Look at Cards
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2. Say the Word
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3. Build Sentences
Vocabulary Spotlight
What Goes in a Cake? (Ingredients)
Food We Eat
eggs yellow • fresh
butter creamy • soft
flour powdery • white
sugar sweet • white
milk cold • fresh
frosting sweet • fluffy
Oracy Chant: "Flour and sugar, butter and eggs! Mix it together on two strong legs!"
Kitchen Equipment
What Does the Baker Use? (Tools)
Things We Use
bowl big • round
whisk wire • mixes
cake pan round • silver
oven hot • bakes
oven mitts thick • safe
cooling rack wire • cools
Action Check: "Mitts on hands keep us cool and grand!"
Pair & Share Practice
Turn and Talk Sentence Frames!
Frame 1 Naming the item:
"I see the sweet sugar."
Frame 2 Explaining how the baker uses it:
"The baker uses the silver whisk to mix."
Pick 1 card from your table. Say Frame 1 or Frame 2 to your shoulder buddy! 2 Minutes
Teacher Think-Aloud
Watch How We Build a Sentence!
WIDA Level Up
Step 1
Level 1: Just the Noun "bowl"
Step 2
Level 2: Add an Adjective (Describing Word) "big round bowl"
Step 3
Level 3-4: Complete Sentence "The chef pours milk into the big round bowl."
Today on your worksheet, challenge yourself to add adjectives to your nouns!
Writing Time
Your Baking Words Mission!
A
Part 1: Label the Items
Use the Word Bank to label the pictures of ingredients and tools.
B
Part 2: Complete the Frames
Write sentences about what the baker needs. Remember your capital letter and period!
Bakers, get your pencils ready! Time: 12 Minutes
Baking Words Worksheet Grade 1 • Writing Block
Baker Words Worksheet
Name:
Date:
Baking Word Bank
eggs flour whisk bowl oven frosting
Part 1
Look at the picture cards. Write the matching word on the primary line.
Part 2
Connect the Adjective (Describing Word) to the Picture Noun!
Adjectives (Describing Words)
A. sweet
B. hot
C. round
Nouns (Things)
oven
sugar
cake pan
Turn page for sentence writing • WIDA Level 1-4 Scaffolds Page 1 of 2
Part 3: Picture-to-Sentence Writing Page 2 of 2
Read the sentences. Choose words from the box or write your own to complete the sentence!
Helper Bank:
butter bowl whisk mix bake
Level 1 & 2: Fill in the Missing Baking Word Scaffolded
1. The baker puts the cold in the bowl.
(Hint: butter / spoon)
2. We use the wire to mix the batter.
(Hint: whisk / oven)
Level 3 & 4: Finish the Complete Sentences Primary Lines
3. The chef gets the [adjective + tool]:
4. I see the sweet [ingredient]:
Star Baker Challenge! Extend
Write one sentence about your favorite cake topping (frosting, sprinkles, chocolate, strawberries):
1st Grade Writer Self-Check:
Capital letter Finger spaces Period (.)
Baking Steps Lesson Plan Cycle 2 • Week 4 • Lesson 2 of 2 Grade 1 • 45-Minute Writing Block
Step by Step Cake: Lesson Plan
Topic: Making a Cake • Procedural Sequence Writing with Transition Words (First, Next, Then, Last, Finally).
Indiana Academic Standards
1.W.3.2 (Informative/Explanatory): Write informative texts naming a topic, supplying facts in sequence, and providing closure.1.W.4 (Writing Process): Apply drafting and editing conventions with adult and peer support.1.CC.2 (Collaborative Talk): Recount steps and follow turn-taking rules in partner and group discussions.
WIDA 2020 ELD Standards (Grade 1)
Discourse Organization: Order ideas using basic connectors (First, Next, Then, Last, Finally ) to narrate a process.Discourse Cohesion: Connect steps across text using simple pronouns (it, them ) and articles (the batter, a cake pan ).Discourse Density: Expand nouns with precise adjectives (hot oven, wire rack, white frosting ).
Content Objective
Students sequence the 5 chronological steps to bake a cake using chef photo cards and visual anchors.
Language Objective
Students write a 5-sentence procedural story using chronological transition words and sensory details.
Materials Needed
Cake Steps Slides, Cake Sequence Worksheet, 5 Chef Photo Sequence Cards, class anchor chart paper & markers.
45-Minute Lesson Progression (Attachment 1 Aligned)
Writing Block Schedule
1. Opening / Warm-Up: Oracy Activation (5 Min) Table Image Cards
Activity: Review the ingredients and tools at table groups. Place chef action cards at each table. Have students turn to their partners and discuss: "What does the chef do before putting the cake in the oven?" Call on 2-3 students to share out.
2. Mini-Lesson: Model & Think-Aloud (10 Min) Slides & Anchor Chart
Teacher Script: "Today we are going to write the steps to make a cake! When we teach someone how to do something, we use special order words: First, Next, Then, Last, Finally ."
Anchor Chart Model: Build chart live on the board: "I am going to teach you how to make a cake. First you get the ingredients and mix them to make a batter. Next you pour the batter into a cake pan..."
Cake Steps Slides Grade 1 Writing Block • 45 Minutes Cycle 2 • Week 4 • Lesson 2
Procedural Writing Workshop
How to Bake a Cake!
Learn how to tell a complete step-by-step story using magic order words!
5-Minute Warm-Up (Turn & Talk): Look at the chef cards on your table. What is the very first thing the chef does?
Share Out
Order & Sequence
The 5 Magic Transition Words
Sequence Words
1 First Start the recipe!
2 Next Keep going!
3 Then What happens now?
4 Last Almost done!
5 Finally The cake is ready!
Class Chant: "First, Next, Then, Last, Finally! We bake a cake so happily!"
Chef Steps 1 & 2
Mixing & Pouring the Batter
Step 1 First
Gather ingredients and mix the batter.
The chef uses a whisk and bowl to stir eggs, flour, butter, and sugar.
Step 2 Next
Pour the batter into the cake pan.
The chef uses a spatula to pour the smooth batter into the round pan.
Key Verbs: mix • pour Key Noun: batter
Chef Steps 3 & 4
Baking & Cooling the Cake
Step 3 Then
Bake the cake.
Put on thick oven mitts and place the cake into the hot oven!
Step 4 Last
Let the cake cool.
Take the cake out and let it cool on the wire rack before decorating.
Safety Rule: Always use oven mitts! Patience: Hot cakes melt frosting!
Chef Step 5
The Grand Finale: Frost & Decorate!
Step 5 Finally
Frost and decorate the cake!
The chef pipes sweet white frosting on top and adds colorful sprinkles and juicy strawberries.
The cake is now ready to slice and enjoy!
What toppings would you put on your cake? Tell your shoulder partner!
Anchor Chart Model
How a 1st Grade Story Looks!
Model Story
"I am going to teach you how to make a cake."
First you get the ingredients and mix them to make a batter.
Next you pour the batter into a cake pan.
Then you put the cake in the hot oven and bake it.
Last you take the cake out and let it cool.
Cake Sequence Worksheet Grade 1 • Cycle 2 • Week 4
Cake Sequence Worksheet
Name:
Date:
How to Bake a Cake: 5 Step Sequence
Review the steps the chef takes in the bakery kitchen!
First Next Then Last Finally
Part 1: The Chef's 5 Baking Steps
1
Gather & Mix Batter flour, eggs, sugar
2
Pour into Cake Pan smooth batter
3
Bake in Hot Oven wear oven mitts
4
Cool on Wire Rack let it cool
5
Frost & Decorate sprinkles, berries
Part 2
Match the Order Word to What Happens!
1. First you... mix batter
2. Next you... pour in pan
3. Then you... bake in oven
4. Last you... cool on rack
5. Finally you... frost & decorate
☆ Turn page to write your 5-sentence story!
Indiana Academic Standard 1.W.3.2 • WIDA Expressive Mode Page 1 of 2
Part 3: Independent Writing Prompt Page 2 of 2
What are the steps you need to take to make a cake?
Tell about what the chef did to make a cake. Write at least 5 sentences using order words!
Word Helpers:
batter • cake pan • hot oven • wire rack • white frosting • sprinkles
Topic Starter: "I am going to teach you how to make a cake."
Step 1 First you
Step 2 Next you
Step 3 Then you
Step 4 Last you
Step 5 Finally you
Writer's Checklist:
5 Sentences Order Words Capitals & Periods
Partner Share-Out Check: "I read my story to my partner!" ✓
