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Let's bake a cake!
This document discusses how baking a cake can be used as a learning opportunity to develop various skills in children. It describes how baking can help develop reading and writing skills through reading recipes and instructions. It also helps develop fine motor skills through actions like stirring and whisking. Mathematical skills like measurement, estimation, and understanding fractions are practiced. Scientific questions can be asked about the chemical processes involved. Additionally, life skills such as cooking, budgeting, decision making, and teamwork are developed through a collaborative baking experience.
Let's bake a cake!
- 1. Let‘s bake acake !
- 2. Baking – alearning opportunity Langua ge What can it teach? Math Science Motor skills Inter-personal skills Life skills
- 3. Reading and Writingskills Reading and writing skills are developed by: Reading a writing the recipe Reading the package labels Reading instructions to follow Following sequential directions
- 4. Fine motor skills Fine motor skills are developed through : Stirring Measuring Whisking Rolling Kneeding Cutting
- 5. Mathematical skills Mathematicalskills are learnt through : Measurement of ingredients Estimation Proportions and fractions How much? Double, triple, half, one – fourth, one – eighth…
- 6. Science Scientificenquiry and observation can happen through questions like : Why does one need to beat the egg? What does the baking powder do to the mixture? What temperature is needed to bake?
- 7. Life skill Thefollowing life skills are learnt through baking: Cooking Budgeting Decision making Shopping Comparison of prices Selection of ingredients
- 8. Interpersonal skill Learning team work Respecting different points of view Bonding Talking Knowing each other Distributing work in a fair manner Distributing the end product in a fair manner
- 9. Adapting Instead ofa cake, “Halwa”, “Idli”, “Bhel” or any other traditional Indian item, may be cooked. Cooking these will involve developing the same skills. Enjoy cooking and learning together!