Food: Everybody Brings Noodles!

We began class by brainstorming types of noodles. Lasagna, Pad Thai, Lo Mein, Kugel, Macaroni and Cheese… the 1st and 2nd graders soon realized that there are many types of noodles from all over the world.

We read "Everybody Brings Noodles" by Norah Dooley, a story about a multicultural neighborhood each preparing their favorite noodle dish for a town fair. 

While we read, we worked on our own pasta pictures, focusing on patterns and shapes. Students made pasta patterns of concentric circles, squares, or stripes.