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• Cooking, and pretend cooking, serving, and shops, are great play scenarios for kids.

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    Cooking and predtend cooking Page

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    Cooking, and pretend cooking, serving, and shops, are great play scenarios for kids. Cooking itself combines elements of sensory play, mathematical concepts, home safety, and following processes. Pretend cooking, serving, and toy shops also teach basic mathematical ideas as well as social interaction, and how to be thoughtful to others.
    

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    The benefits of cooking with young children Page

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    Social-Emotional Development:

    Hands on cooking activities help children develop confidence and skill. Following recipes encourages children to be self-directed and independent, it also teaches them to follow directions and develop problem-solving skills.

    Physical Development: 

    Fine motor and eye-hand coordination skills are developing by chopping, mixing, squeezing, and spreading.

    Cognitive Development: 

    Cooking encourages children’s thinking, problem-solving, and creativity. It also allows children the opportunity to use the knowledge they have and apply it by counting, measuring, following a sequence, following directions, and cause and effect.

    Language Development: 

    Cooking offers the opportunity to develop language development by linking it to all other areas, including Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, Arts, and Literacy. This is done by encouraging children to talk about what they are doing, counting, and watching materials change colour, texture, and medium.

• Lesson 1 - Gathering Suppies

• Mixing and making a mess!

• Baking

• Cleaning Up