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If You Give A Kid A Muffin..He Will Probably Want A Pancake!

My project needs 3 cool touch griddles, 3 muffin tins, 1 Food Pyramid Party Game, 1 Food Pyramid Bingo Set and 1 copy each of "If You Give A Moose A Muffin" and "If You Give A Pig A Pancake".

  • $346 goal

This project expired on July 18, 2008.

This project expired on July 18, 2008.

Mrs. Mayer Lincoln Middle School
Portland, ME Grades 6-8

I teach in a school where approximately 50% of our students are low income. Many students and children are refugees and had to leave many of their toys and belongings to come to America. Two of my favorite children's stories, "If You Give A Moose A Muffin" and "If You Give A Pig A Pancake" have given me an idea for a project that I would like to do with my 8th grade Family and Consumer Science Students. We have currently been learning how to plan and prepare healthy breakfasts following the My Pyramid Food Guide. My proposal is to invite children from area daycares to our school and have my students teach the younger kids the importance of eating breakfast and making nutritious food choices. The 8th graders would cook muffins and pancakes for the children to eat for breakfast and while they are eating, read these two beloved tales to the youngsters. We would play Food Pyramid Bingo and review the food groups with the Food Pyramid Party Activity as an ending activity. The benefits of eating breakfast and reading will be highlighted in this wonderful mentoring activity of having teens spend time with little ones. In prior lessons, I will review story-reading tips and positive ways to interact with children with my FACS students, since many of them already babysit or care for younger siblings. I feel that it is important to encourage healthy habits such as reading children's stories and eating breakfast, especially to these children, since many of them don't have children's books at home or their parents speak limited English. To complete this project, I will need 3 griddles, 3 muffin tins, 1 copy each of "If You Give A Moose A Muffin" and "If You Give A Pig A Pancake", 1 Food Pyramid Party Activity, and 1 Set of Food Pyramid Bingo Card. Please donate so that I may make literacy and nutrition come alive for both teens and young children in this fun-filled lesson!!

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

More than half of students from low‑income households

110 students impacted
Mrs. Mayer Lincoln Middle School Grades 6-8

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Portland, ME View local requests

More than half of students from low‑income households Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more

110 students impacted

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
If You Give a Pig a Pancake Laura Numeroff, Felicia Bond (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $12.79 1 $12.79
If You Give a Moose a Muffin Laura Numeroff, Felicia Bond, Felicia Bond (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $12.79 1 $12.79
Nordic Ware® Naturals Bakeware, Muffin Pan • Sax Family & Consumer Science, Inc. $15.39 3 $46.17
Food Pyramid Party • Sax Family & Consumer Science, Inc. $18.00 1 $18.00
Food Pyramid Bingo Deluxe Updated Edition • Sax Family & Consumer Science, Inc. $28.49 1 $28.49
Presto® Jumbo Cool Touch Griddle • Sax Family & Consumer Science, Inc. $35.99 3 $107.97

Materials cost

$226.21

Vendor shipping charges

 $22.62

Sales tax

 $11.31

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.66

Fulfillment labor & materials

$17.00

Total project cost

$283.00

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$62.12

Total project goal

$345.12

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