Scope and sequence · Practical
Grade 1 Cooking & Food
A year of first kitchen stories, from Antonie van Leeuwenhoek’s tiny lens and the iceman’s wagon to Elijah’s cake on the coals and the boy with five loaves, each one followed by a little food science and a real snack or meal the child helps make for the family.
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What to cover
32 of 32 lessons are MUST COVER. They are tested on the unit tests and exams, or are skills the SAT/ACT relies on. OPTIONAL lessons are enrichment. Do them if time allows. The course is complete when the MUST COVER lessons are done.
Unit 1: A Clean, Safe Kitchen
- MUST COVER 1.1 Antonie van Leeuwenhoek Sees Tiny Animals · unit test
- MUST COVER 1.2 Clean Counters, Clean Hands · unit test
- MUST COVER 1.3 The Refrigerator Keeps Germs Slow · unit test
- MUST COVER 1.4 A Safe Kitchen Helper · unit test
Unit 2: Food Groups & a Balanced Plate
- MUST COVER 2.1 God Made Good Food: The Six Food Groups · unit test
- MUST COVER 2.2 Fruits and Vegetables Are Colorful · unit test
- MUST COVER 2.3 Milk and Cheese for Strong Bones · unit test
- MUST COVER 2.4 Grains Give Energy: From Field to Loaf · unit test
Unit 3: Taste, Smell & Your Taste Buds
- MUST COVER 3.1 Your Tongue and Taste Buds · unit test
- MUST COVER 3.2 Your Nose Knows · unit test
- MUST COVER 3.3 Bitter Tastes and Growing Up · unit test
- MUST COVER 3.4 Texture: Crunchy, Smooth and Chewy · unit test
Unit 4: Heat & Cold
- MUST COVER 4.1 Hot Makes Things Change · unit test
- MUST COVER 4.2 Steam · unit test
- MUST COVER 4.3 Ice and the Old Icebox · unit test
- MUST COVER 4.4 Elijah’s Cake on the Coals · unit test
Unit 5: Food Chemistry
- MUST COVER 5.1 Starch Makes Things Thick · unit test
- MUST COVER 5.2 Butter Is Fat · unit test
- MUST COVER 5.3 The Egg White Turns White · unit test
- MUST COVER 5.4 Yeast Is Alive · unit test
Unit 6: Hungry, Full & Treats in Their Place
- MUST COVER 6.1 Hungry, Satisfied, Too Full · unit test
- MUST COVER 6.2 Why Treats Taste So Good · unit test
- MUST COVER 6.3 Water or a Sugary Drink? · unit test
- MUST COVER 6.4 Esau and the Bowl of Stew · unit test
Unit 7: Fire, the Grill & Spice
- MUST COVER 7.1 Fire Is Hot and Helpful · unit test
- MUST COVER 7.2 Herbs from the Garden · unit test
- MUST COVER 7.3 Cinnamon Comes from Bark · unit test
- MUST COVER 7.4 Sweet and Salty Friends · unit test
Unit 8: Meal Planning & the Family Table
- MUST COVER 8.1 Reading a Picture Recipe · unit test
- MUST COVER 8.2 Planning a Picnic · unit test
- MUST COVER 8.3 Gather the Fragments: No Waste · unit test
- MUST COVER 8.4 The Family Feast · unit test
36-week pacing calendar
From the course’s own 32-week pacing guide, with catch-up and review weeks added to fill a 36-week (180-day) year.
| Week | Plan | Done | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | Session 1: Lesson 1.1 Antonie van Leeuwenhoek Sees Tiny Animals: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 1.1 kitchen project (cook the recipe) and cook’s notebook | ||
| Wk 2 | Session 1: Lesson 1.2 Clean Counters, Clean Hands: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 1.2 kitchen project (cook the recipe) and cook’s notebook | ||
| Wk 3 | Session 1: Lesson 1.3 The Refrigerator Keeps Germs Slow: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 1.3 kitchen project (cook the recipe) and cook’s notebook | ||
| Wk 4 | Session 1: Lesson 1.4 A Safe Kitchen Helper: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 1.4 kitchen project (cook the recipe) and cook’s notebook Session 3: Unit 1 review and unit challenge | ||
| Wk 5 | Session 1: Lesson 2.1 God Made Good Food: The Six Food Groups: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 2.1 kitchen project (cook the recipe) and cook’s notebook | ||
| Wk 6 | Session 1: Lesson 2.2 Fruits and Vegetables Are Colorful: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 2.2 kitchen project (cook the recipe) and cook’s notebook | ||
| Wk 7 | Session 1: Lesson 2.3 Milk and Cheese for Strong Bones: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 2.3 kitchen project (cook the recipe) and cook’s notebook | ||
| Wk 8 | Session 1: Lesson 2.4 Grains Give Energy: From Field to Loaf: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 2.4 kitchen project (cook the recipe) and cook’s notebook Session 3: Unit 2 review and unit challenge | ||
| Wk 9 | Session 1: Lesson 3.1 Your Tongue and Taste Buds: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 3.1 kitchen project (cook the recipe) and cook’s notebook | ||
| Wk 10 | Session 1: Lesson 3.2 Your Nose Knows: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 3.2 kitchen project (cook the recipe) and cook’s notebook | ||
| Wk 11 | Session 1: Lesson 3.3 Bitter Tastes and Growing Up: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 3.3 kitchen project (cook the recipe) and cook’s notebook | ||
| Wk 12 | Session 1: Lesson 3.4 Texture: Crunchy, Smooth and Chewy: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 3.4 kitchen project (cook the recipe) and cook’s notebook Session 3: Unit 3 review and unit challenge | ||
| Wk 13 | Session 1: Lesson 4.1 Hot Makes Things Change: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 4.1 kitchen project (cook the recipe) and cook’s notebook | ||
| Wk 14 | Session 1: Lesson 4.2 Steam: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 4.2 kitchen project (cook the recipe) and cook’s notebook | ||
| Wk 15 | Session 1: Lesson 4.3 Ice and the Old Icebox: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 4.3 kitchen project (cook the recipe) and cook’s notebook | ||
| Wk 16 | Session 1: Lesson 4.4 Elijah’s Cake on the Coals: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 4.4 kitchen project (cook the recipe) and cook’s notebook Session 3: Unit 4 review and unit challenge | ||
| Wk 17 | Catch-up and review week (no new lessons) | ||
| Wk 18 | Session 1: Lesson 5.1 Starch Makes Things Thick: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 5.1 kitchen project (cook the recipe) and cook’s notebook | ||
| Wk 19 | Session 1: Lesson 5.2 Butter Is Fat: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 5.2 kitchen project (cook the recipe) and cook’s notebook | ||
| Wk 20 | Session 1: Lesson 5.3 The Egg White Turns White: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 5.3 kitchen project (cook the recipe) and cook’s notebook | ||
| Wk 21 | Session 1: Lesson 5.4 Yeast Is Alive: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 5.4 kitchen project (cook the recipe) and cook’s notebook Session 3: Unit 5 review and unit challenge | ||
| Wk 22 | Session 1: Lesson 6.1 Hungry, Satisfied, Too Full: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 6.1 kitchen project (cook the recipe) and cook’s notebook | ||
| Wk 23 | Session 1: Lesson 6.2 Why Treats Taste So Good: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 6.2 kitchen project (cook the recipe) and cook’s notebook | ||
| Wk 24 | Session 1: Lesson 6.3 Water or a Sugary Drink?: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 6.3 kitchen project (cook the recipe) and cook’s notebook | ||
| Wk 25 | Session 1: Lesson 6.4 Esau and the Bowl of Stew: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 6.4 kitchen project (cook the recipe) and cook’s notebook Session 3: Unit 6 review and unit challenge | ||
| Wk 26 | Session 1: Lesson 7.1 Fire Is Hot and Helpful: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 7.1 kitchen project (cook the recipe) and cook’s notebook | ||
| Wk 27 | Session 1: Lesson 7.2 Herbs from the Garden: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 7.2 kitchen project (cook the recipe) and cook’s notebook | ||
| Wk 28 | Session 1: Lesson 7.3 Cinnamon Comes from Bark: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 7.3 kitchen project (cook the recipe) and cook’s notebook | ||
| Wk 29 | Session 1: Lesson 7.4 Sweet and Salty Friends: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 7.4 kitchen project (cook the recipe) and cook’s notebook Session 3: Unit 7 review and unit challenge | ||
| Wk 30 | Session 1: Lesson 8.1 Reading a Picture Recipe: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 8.1 kitchen project (cook the recipe) and cook’s notebook | ||
| Wk 31 | Session 1: Lesson 8.2 Planning a Picnic: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 8.2 kitchen project (cook the recipe) and cook’s notebook | ||
| Wk 32 | Session 1: Lesson 8.3 Gather the Fragments: No Waste: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 8.3 kitchen project (cook the recipe) and cook’s notebook | ||
| Wk 33 | Session 1: Lesson 8.4 The Family Feast: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 8.4 kitchen project (cook the recipe) and cook’s notebook Session 3: Unit 8 review and unit challenge | ||
| Wk 34 | Catch-up week: finish any MUST COVER lesson not yet done | ||
| Wk 35 | Catch-up week: finish any MUST COVER lesson not yet done | ||
| Wk 36 | Year-end review, portfolio and records |