Cooking, Math and Science

Cooking  Math and Science

 

Advice One Critical Thinking and Cause/Effect

 (Math and Science Skills)

Cooking is a wonderful activity that creates fun interactive learning experiences with your children and students. What children don’t realize as they are cooking, is that they are also learning. They are using Math Skills (measuring) Science Skills (mixing wet and dry ingredients) They are even using their motor skills (Mixing, Rolling and even sometimes cutting with cutters). One of the things I love to use with children is Play dough. Not only can the children engage in the “Making” process, they also get to enjoy the finished product over and over again. I like to make a very easy Cinnamon Applesauce Play dough.  Mix Equal Parts Applesauce, Cinnamon, and add flour little by little to help the thickening process.

             Advice Two Creativity and Social skills.

Cooking is a wonderful activity to use to build social skills and creativity. Children can use a wide variety of products and food combinations while the engage in Cooking activities, allowing them to taste different foods, flavors and textures. Cooking is something that you can do one on one with your children or use as a group social activity. If you have a group of children together, you can create meals and or snacks using Preferences of everyone in the group. Some Fun things to make as a group and individual are smoothies or shakes. Children can choose their favorite fruits or veggies(for smoothies) or they can choose their own toppings, flavors and or add ins for making shakes. This encourages children to try new things and different combinations of items .

Advice Three (Health and Independance)

Cooking is a wonderful activity to teach children about making Healthy choices for Snacks and Meals. This is a wonderful opportunity for encouraging replacing Starchy snacks or desserts for fruits/veggies . Teaching children how to prepare and serve their own fruits or veggies.  You can offer things like Peanut butter, Celery, Carrots, Yogurt and teach the children how to take healthy portions for a snack.

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