How to Teach Almost Anything with Pizza

This could quite possibly be the best topic I have ever written about. PIZZA! If you really know me, you would know that my favorite food in the world is pizza – New York pizza to be specific. Because I love pizza so much, I am sure you wouldn’t be surprised if I explained how to teach almost anything with pizza.

Homeschool moms talk all the time about developing lessons that incorporate their child’s interests. Well, not the second week of January! The second week of January is National Pizza Week, and we are doing lessons with mom’s interest in mind – PIZZA.

My favorite memory as a child was when my father would take me to get pizza. He would often take me to a pizzeria just a few blocks away from our apartment building. Even if our walk included us being knee-deep in snow, the pizza was worth every step. I guess that memory never left me and neither did my love for pizza. 

Who else is excited about all things pizza? I am, and I bet your kids will be as well. Pizza seems to be a favorite among many kids and parents alike. Take advantage of National Pizza Week and do all things pizza. We are ALL in.

I am amazed at just how many lessons we can teach with the pizza theme, so I wanted to share them with my fellow pizza lovers out there.

You really can teach almost anything with pizza. Don’t believe me?

Here are only a few ways you can teach various subjects with pizza!

Math

FREE Pizza Fractions | Simply Specialed

Pizza Fractions File Folder Game | From ABC to ACTs

FUN Pizza Counting Activity | 123Homeschool4Me.com

Ordinal Numbers with Pizza | Family and Child Development Lab-Becky Cothern

Subtracting With Pizza Template and FREE Lesson (Kindergarten) | Happy Little Apples

History

The History of Pizza | WorldAtlas

Geography

Weird and Wonderful Pizza Toppings from Around the World | Camden House of Pizza

Nutrition

Cauliflower Base Mini Pizzas | Healthy Little Foodies

Language Arts

Punctuation and writing

Making Grammar Fun: Plural Noun Pizzas {FREEBIE} | Just Reed & play

Music

Rhythm Pizza on Foam Board (Learn note values) | Susan Paradis

Fine Motor Skills / Senses

Pizza Dough Fine Motor Skills Play | Modern Preschool

Make Me a Pizza. Please! A Listening Game| Mosswood Connections

Pizza Making Sensory Activity for Toddlers | Miraculove

Pizza I Spy {free printables} | Gift of Curiosity

Reading

How to Make a Pizza – Emergent Reader | Little Bell Lessons

Make A Pizza: Letter Matching Activity |  Totschooling

Shapes

Pizza Math and Literacy Centers for Preschool, Pre-K, and Kindergarten |Pocket of Preschool

Arts and Crafts

How to Make Mandala Pizza Prints – An Easy Printmaking Idea with Craft Foam | Artful Parent

Paper Plate Pizza Craft Idea | Shesaved.com

Writing

How to Make a Pizza {Informative Writing} | Classroom Confetti

30 National Pizza Day Journal Prompts for Students | Journal Buddies

Gameschool fun

PIZZA, PLEASE ! PRINT & PLAY matching and memory game / Dramatic play prop | Tea Time Monkeys

Science

How Pizza Works | Science.Howstuffworks.com

Animal Cell Models with Pizza | How to Homeschool My Child

Character Building

Responsibility & Character Development: Pizza Party Game | Positive Counseling

Pretend Play

Pizza Restaurant Printable Placemat for Pretend Play | Pre-Kpages

See, I told you! The learning really doesn’t stop there either. It just wouldn’t be right to teach all about pizza without mentioning some super cool facts about it.

Check out some interesting facts about pizza your kids will enjoy:

1. The average pizzeria/pizza shop uses about 55 pizza boxes a day.

2. A popular pizza topping in Japan is squid and Mayo Jaga (mayonnaise, potato, and bacon).

3. 94 percent of Americans eat pizza regularly (94%!), and 93% of Americans have eaten pizza in the last month.

4. Americans eat approximately 100 acres of pizza a day or about 350 slices per second.

5. There are approximately 61,269 pizzerias in the United States.

6. Each person in America eats about 46 pizza slices a year.

7. About 3 billion pizzas are sold worldwide each year.

8. Regular thin crust is the most prevalent in America. It is preferred by 61% of the population; 14% prefer deep-dish, and 11% prefer extra thin crust.

9. Saturday night is the most popular night to eat pizza.

10. The world’s fastest pizza maker can make 14 pizzas in 2 minutes and 35 seconds.

11. 36% of people consider pizza the perfect breakfast. My husband says the same thing – they are all wrong. ;-)

12. There’s even a mini pizza for dogs called the “heaven scent pizza” made of flour, carrots, celery, and parmesan cheese.

13. The U.S. military lab recently invented a ready-to-eat pizza that can last for up to three years. The pizza is intended for soldiers abroad who are craving a slice.

14. There’s a pizza museum in Philadelphia called the pizza brain that is home to the world’s most extensive collection of pizza memorabilia.

15. Pizza has actually helped prevent several crimes. In 2008, when robbers confronted a pizza delivery man in Florida, he threw the hot pizza he was delivering at them and escaped harm.

If you love pizza as much as I do, you and your family will love this list of 70+ Pizza Recipes fully loaded for the dough, toppings, gluten-free and desserts.

Happy National Pizza Week and enjoy the week indulging in America’s favorite meal – well, 94% of us.

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