Bread in a Bag

Activity Overview

Children engage and stimulate many of their senses while baking bread. They take in savory smells, manipulate satisfying textures, and end with the reward of a delicious taste. Mixing, measuring, and kneading also help to strengthen fine motor and numeracy skills, as well as hone the proprioceptive sense. In this activity, students embrace their inner chef by baking their own bread for a loved one or friend. But there’s a twist! Whereas most bread recipes – including our own – start out in bowls, this recipe starts in a bag, and hence gives the students’ proprioception a fun little boost.

What You Need

• Please refer to our Bread in a Bag recipe for ingredients and steps.

Steps

1. Gather all the materials and preface the activity with the idea that the student will be making bread for a loved one or someone they are close to.

2. Follow the directions on the recipe.

Guiding Questions

• How can we mix our ingredients together to make sure it’s well blended?

• What are you enjoying about mixing the bread in the bag?

• Do you prefer making bread in a bowl or in a bag? Why?

• Who would you like to give this bread to?

• How do you think receiving this homemade gift would make them feel?

• How does it make you feel to give someone something special?

Extensions

• Decorate the bags or containers that you place the bread slices in, and accompany the gift with personalized notes for your student’s special friends and family members.