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From wheat to bread
Discover Term 2: Axis 3, Chapter 1
GoalPut the steps from wheat to bread in order and thank the people who make our bread.
New words
baker · a person who bakes breadmill · a place where wheat is ground into flour
Explanation
Bread starts as a tiny seed. A farmer sows wheat seeds in a field, and the wheat grows tall. When it is ready, the farmer cuts it. At the mill, the wheat is ground into flour. A baker mixes flour with water and salt to make dough. The dough is baked in a hot oven, and it becomes bread. Wheat is a living plant, but bread is not alive. Many people work to bring us our bread, so we say thank you.
Worked examples
Wheat is a living plant. It grows in the field.
The baker gets up early to bake bread for the neighbourhood.
Mariam makes a thank-you card for the baker. She draws a loaf and writes: “Thank you for our bread.”
Class activity
Thank-you card: with a grown-up, make a card for a baker or for a farmer. Draw a loaf of bread or a wheat plant, and write one thank-you sentence. If a grown-up bakes bread at home, watch each step and say which step of our story it is. Share what you learned with your family.
Practice
1
What is the first step on the way from wheat to bread?
The farmer sows wheat seeds.
2
What is flour made from?
From wheat.
3
Who bakes the dough in a hot oven?
The baker.
4
Is wheat alive? Is bread alive?
Wheat is alive. Bread is not alive.
5
Say thank you to one worker who helps bring bread to your table.
For example: the farmer or the baker.