I absolutely love cooking and baking with my kids in the classroom. Following recipes, writing our own recipes, making predictions about what we are going to make, and tasting new things are some of the things I love about bringing food into the classroom. This one was a no-brainer. Lemons, sugar, water, and a lemon
One of my favorite things to do in Kindergarten is cook with the kids and I’m always on the lookout for great books to connect with our cooking experiences. When I found Applesauce Season, by Eden Ross Lipson, I was thrilled with the connections we could make to our personal experience. When we made our
We’ve been busy in kindergarten lately. (Well, kindergarten is always a busy place.) I love setting up different provocations for the kids using natural materials, art supplies, and questions for them to think about. I have a cute little wooden table in my classroom that is the place, kids have figured out, that I set
We read a book last week that was a spin-off of The Little Red Hen. It’s one of my favorite books because it involves cooking, cooperation, and kids are able to make text to text connections with other stories we have read. The kids in the class asked if we could make this. Normally, I’d
We’ve been working on identifying a sequence of events in our reading curriculum lately. One of our recent posters showed a man making pizza. We identified the transition words that told us there was a sequence of events. We found the words first, next, then, and finally. As much as I would have loved to