I found this great article on http://www.homeschoolviews.com/feature/education-in-the-kitchen.html
and wanted to share with all those who homeschool.
10 Great Educational Reasons to Cook with Your Kids!
- Educational areas such as, reading, fractions, counting, sorting, money, reading, vocabulary, shapes, colors, chemistry, science, nature, social studies, geography, art, history, health and nutrition are woven into cooking.
- Sharing, working in a group and following directions are components of great overall social development.
- Menu planning involves problem solving and stimulates cognitive and mental development.
- Preparing and consuming a finished product promotes self-esteem, selfconfidence, and competence.
- Chopping, whisking, kneading, pouring and mixing with hands encompasses fine motor development, hand/eye coordination and sensory exploration.
- Cooking teaches kids about kitchen safety.
- Involving your children in meal preparation from planning to clean up teaches them responsibility.
- Cooking sparks creativity and encourages imagination and exploration.
- Cooking food from other countries, parts of the U.S. or time period is a way to teach children about other cultures, geography and history
- Cooking utilizes a combination of the 3 primary learning styles: hands on, visual and auditory
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