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By
Catherine M. Pruissen
Despite
the mess, aggravation and mayhem, cooking with children
can actually be a pleasurable and a learning experience.
All it takes is a little preplanning and some simple
recipes (you can find lots at your local library).
The fact is, cooking helps children develop language,
social, sensori-motor, and math skills. They also
learn a great deal about science and nutrition. Here's
a quick breakdown of the skills children develop while
cooking in the kitchen.
Nutrition
- Learning
about the Canada Food Guide
- The
value of a healthy meal or snack
- The
fun in trying new and unusual foods
Language
Skills
- Reading
recipes
- Building
vocabulary skills
- Following
written and verbal instructions
Science
- How
food changes from one state to another
- The
different physical properties of food
- Food
and temperature changes
Social
Skills
- Getting
along and working cooperatively with others taking
turns, sharing
- Respect
for other's work
- Trying
new experiences
- A
feeling of accomplishment
Sensori-Motor
Development
- Touch
and food texture and size
- Taste
and smell
- Sight
and food appearance
- Muscle
coordination, chopping, stirring, kneading, mixing
Mathematics
- Measuring
- Numbers
and fractions
- Ordering
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©
Catherine M. Pruissen
Catherine M. Pruissen is the CEO of About Child Care
Consumer Services and developer of child care online.
She has published numerous child care related literature,
including Start and
Run a Profitable Home Day Care, The
Daycare Alternative, How to Find Good Child Care,
Caregiver Aids: Business
Forms for Caregivers and Parents, Income
Tax & Record Keeping for Child Care Providers,
and a host of workshops and workbooks. She was the editor
and publisher of the bi-monthly newsletter, Parent Care,
Your Child Care News-line. Catherine was also the coordinator
and workshop facilitator for The Child Care Information
Centre in Calgary, Alberta, and ran a successful dayhome
for eight years. |
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