Empathize
Empathize
Students will build empathy for guests and community partners by tasting breads, noticing what makes people feel welcome, observing how grain becomes bread, and practicing early hosting talk and routines. They will gather evidence from real people and shared experiences, then capture what they learned in simple drawings, dictation, and class charts that guide later design work.
Days 1 - 4
Define
Define
Students will sort evidence from their early bread and hosting experiences, identify what guests need to feel welcomed, and turn those ideas into a simple class problem statement for the feast. They will use pictures, talk, drawing, and feedback to define what they are trying to make, for whom, and what success should look like before moving into idea generation.
Days 5 - 8
Ideate
Ideate
Students will use what they learned about guests, bread, and hosting needs to brainstorm many possible dinner-party solutions, sort ideas by what would help real guests most, and choose promising plans for invitations, conversation supports, and feast setup.
Days 9 - 12
Draft
Draft
Students will turn their ideas into first drafts for the feast experience by building early versions of invitations, table pieces, tasting labels, and hosting routines. They will use mentor texts, models, role-play, and peer feedback to make design choices that help real guests feel welcomed, informed, and cared for.
Days 13 - 18
Test
Test
Students will test their draft dinner-party materials and hosting routines with peers and younger guests, gather evidence about what helps people feel welcomed, and use that feedback to strengthen conversation, writing, table displays, and cleanup plans before the next revision phase.
Days 19 - 22
Critique
Critique
Students will use feedback from kindergarten guests, classmates, and adults to improve their invitations, hosting routines, table displays, and cleanup plans before the family feast. They will study what worked, name what guests need, revise their work, and show readiness through a final practice checkpoint.
Days 23 - 26
Notice & Reflect
Notice & Reflect
Students will document how their bread-making and hosting work changed over time, share evidence from the kindergarten practice dinner and family feast, revise selected artifacts for exhibition folders, and present what they learned about welcoming others with hands and hearts.
Days 27 - 30
Empathize
Days 1–4
Day 1
π₯ Bread Tasting Welcome Circle
Launch
45m
Day 2
πΎ Grain-to-Bread Picture Sort
Knowledge/Skill Building
45m
Day 3
π Guest Needs Interview Walk
Community Experience
45m
Day 4
π Host Helpers Role-Play Cards
Deliverable
45m
Define
Days 5–8
Day 5
πΌοΈ Bread and Guest Needs Sort
Knowledge/Skill Building
40m
Day 6
π How-To Steps for Bread and Hosting
Knowledge/Skill Building
45m
Day 7
π¬ Feast Problem Statement Cards
Deliverable
50m
Day 8
β
Class Feast Challenge Checkpoint
Assessment
45m
Ideate
Days 9–12
Day 9
π§ Guest Needs Idea Storm
Knowledge/Skill Building
40m
Day 10
π Invitation and Thank-You Notice
Knowledge/Skill Building
35m
Day 11
βοΈ Feast Setup Sketches
Deliverable
60m
Day 12
β
Host Plan Choice Talk
Assessment
45m
Draft
Days 13–18
Day 13
π Invitation and Note Mentor Walk
Knowledge/Skill Building
35m
π Hosting Moves With Props
Knowledge/Skill Building
40m
Day 14
βοΈ Feast Invitation First Draft
Deliverable
45m
Day 15
ποΈ Table Cards and Tasting Labels
Project Work
45m
Day 16
π Two Friends Feedback Round
Project Work
40m
Day 17
Day 18
β
Host Station Draft Check
Assessment
45m
Test
Days 19–22
Day 19
π Guest Needs Picture Walk
Knowledge/Skill Building
30m
Day 20
π£οΈ Two-Peer Hosting Trials
Project Work
45m
Day 21
π Kindergarten Dinner Test
Community Experience
60m
Day 22
βοΈ Feedback Sort and Fix Plan
Deliverable
45m
Critique
Days 23–26
Day 23
πΌοΈ Kindergarten Dinner Feedback Sort
Knowledge/Skill Building
40m
Day 24
βοΈ Invitation and Thank-You Fix-Up
Deliverable
45m
Day 25
π Feast Jobs Coaching Round
Project Work
45m
Day 26
β
Family Feast Readiness Check
Assessment
45m
Notice & Reflect
Days 27–30
Day 27
πΈ Feast Learning Gallery Walk
Knowledge/Skill Building
40m
Day 28
ποΈ Bread-to-Feast Folder Revision
Deliverable
45m
Day 29
π€ Gratitude Feast Share-Out
Project Work
45m
Day 30
π Hands-and-Hearts Celebration Conference
Assessment
45m
September 2026
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
21
Day 1
Empathize
π₯ Bread Tasting Welcome Circle
22
Day 2
πΎ Grain-to-Bread Picture Sort
23
Day 3
π Guest Needs Interview Walk
24
Day 4
π Host Helpers Role-Play Cards
25
Day 5
Define
πΌοΈ Bread and Guest Needs Sort
28
Day 6
π How-To Steps for Bread and Hosting
29
Day 7
π¬ Feast Problem Statement Cards
30
Day 8
β
Class Feast Challenge Checkpoint
1
Day 9
Ideate
π§ Guest Needs Idea Storm
2
Day 10
π Invitation and Thank-You Notice
October 2026
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
5
Day 11
βοΈ Feast Setup Sketches
6
Day 12
β
Host Plan Choice Talk
7
Day 13
Draft
π Invitation and Note Mentor Walk
π Hosting Moves With Props
8
Day 14
βοΈ Feast Invitation First Draft
9
Day 15
ποΈ Table Cards and Tasting Labels
12
Day 16
π Two Friends Feedback Round
13
Day 17
14
Day 18
β
Host Station Draft Check
15
Day 19
Test
π Guest Needs Picture Walk
16
Day 20
π£οΈ Two-Peer Hosting Trials
19
Day 21
π Kindergarten Dinner Test
20
Day 22
βοΈ Feedback Sort and Fix Plan
21
Day 23
Critique
πΌοΈ Kindergarten Dinner Feedback Sort
22
Day 24
βοΈ Invitation and Thank-You Fix-Up
23
Day 25
π Feast Jobs Coaching Round
26
Day 26
β
Family Feast Readiness Check
27
Day 27
Notice & Reflect
πΈ Feast Learning Gallery Walk
28
Day 28
ποΈ Bread-to-Feast Folder Revision
29
Day 29
π€ Gratitude Feast Share-Out
30
Day 30
π Hands-and-Hearts Celebration Conference