Bread in a Bag

Grades: 2-5

Each kit serves 4 students.

Extension staff available to present to combined groups of up to 50 students.

Time: Classroom bread making activity takes approximately 75-90 minutes. Teacher is responsible for rising and baking time after lesson is completed. (60 minutes)

Bread

Order deadline: Friday, November 6, 2026.

Pickup date: Starting December 4, 2026

BREAD KITS ORDER HERE

Students can explore the importance of Kansas wheat, principles of baking, yeast development, and good nutrition while completing a breadmaking activity.

Each group of 4 students will work together to mix the ingredients for the bread dough in a plastic bag. There is a 10-15 minute period in the process where the mix has to sit to let the yeast rise, during that time we show an educational video on the history of bread. When the dough is ready, adult helpers then divide the dough into 4 pieces so that each student has a portion of dough to knead, shape and place into their own mini loaf pan. After the bread is baked each student will have their own mini loaf of bread to take home.

One adult helper for each group of 4 students or at least one for every 2 groups is required.

Bread Kits: Cost: $10.00. The only items that will not be included in the kit are vegetable oil, water, and plastic gloves for the volunteers.

Order Deadline: All orders due Friday, November 6, 2026
Kits will be available for pick up after December 4th at the Sedgwick County Extension Office.

Teacher Provides:

  • Oven and activity supplies.
  • One adult volunteer for every 4-8 children is required.
  • Microphone/sound is required for classes taught by Extension staff.
  • Computer and projector required.

Program Includes:

  • Wheat Science Lesson plan can be found below under teacher resources.

  • Teacher Resources

Wheat Science Lesson Plan
Kansas Wheat Facts Video

Youtube Video
 Cooking with Kids Inc., How to Knead Dough
 Meet Me at the Flour Mill

Websites:
Kansas Wheat
Wheat Foods Council

PDF's
A Kernel of Wheat
6 Classes of Wheat
Wheat Fact Bookmarks
Wheat Fun Facts Poster
Wheat Kernel Kids
Wheat Kids Connection Magazine
Whole Grains & Enriched Grains
Grain Elevator Math
 Celebrate Wheat Lesson

Please contact:

Lori Holt, Program Manager
Email: llholt@ksu.edu
Phone: 316-660-0111

Kansas Education Standards Met:

Second Grade

  • 2-PS1-4. Construct an argument with evidence that some changes caused by heating or cooling can be reversed and some cannot.
  • 2-W.2.8 Recall information from experiences or gather information from provided sources to answer a question
  • 2-MP.5 Use appropriate tools strategically.
  • 2-SL.2.2 Recount or describe key ideas or details from a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media.
  • 2-PS1.A1: Structure and Properties of Matter : Different kinds of matter exist and many of them can be either solid or liquid, depending on temperature. Matter can be described and classified by its observable properties. (2-PS1-1)
  • 2-PS1.A3: Structure and Properties of Matter : A great variety of objects can be built up from a small set of pieces. (2-PS1-3)
  • 2-PS1.B: Chemical Reactions : Heating or cooling a substance may cause changes that can be observed. Sometimes these changes are reversible, and sometimes they are not. (2-PS1-4)

Third Grade

  • 3-W.3.7 Conduct short research projects that build knowledge about a topic.
  • 3-MP.5 Use appropriate tools strategically.

Fourth Grade

  • 4-NF.3A. Understand addition and subtraction of fractions as joining and separating parts referring to the same whole.
  • 4-LS1-1. Construct an argument that plants and animals have internal and external structures that function to support survival, growth, behavior, and reproduction.

Fifth Grade

  • 5-MP.2 Reason abstractly and quantitatively
  • 5-MP.5 Use appropriate tools strategically.
  • 5-MD.C.3 Recognize volume as an attribute of solid figures and understand concepts of volume measurement

Contact Information

Have Questions? Contact:

Lori Holt
4-H Program Manager
(316) 660-0111
llholt@ksu.edu

Susie Klausmeyer
4-H Office Professional
(316) 660-0115
susiek@ksu.edu

 

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