We took the week off from the curriculum! It was a good time in our curriculum to talk more in depth about healthy eating, cooking safety, and what food does in our bodies. Last Thursday we ended our science lesson talking about the importance of eating healthy. I thought it would be fun to dig in a little deeper...
We started our Monday talking about vegetables and oven safety. We had fun making zucchini and carrot muffins!
Each afternoon we had a "tea time" and talked about healthy eating and kitchen safety.
We made fun vegetable faces and had apple cider. We learned about why we eat vegetables.
On Tuesday we started our day with some fun food science. We made rock candy... well we started the process. It takes 10 days so I'll update the blog with the progress.
At Tuesday's "tea time" we made fruit pizza and and had peach tea. We talked about the importance of fruit in our diet. We also talked about safety with cutting and knives.
It was a beautiful night for a picnic so we took advantage of it!
On Wednesday we talked about grains. We thought we would experiment with making soft pretzels. We made regular and whole wheat. We noticed differences in the dough and the flavor.
For "tea time" we made tasty toast and experimented with different spreads. We tried blueberry tea but it wasn't a favorite. It was the perfect day to discuss safety in using the toaster as well.
On Thursday we did a cheese tasting while we watched videos on cheese making, history of cheese, and the importance of dairy in our diets.
Then we had fun learning to draw a fridge... I was impressed with Alexis's! She turned it into a fridge robot!
That afternoon we talked about healthy proteins and made tasty pinwheels with different fillings while enjoying some raspberry tea. We also discussed microwave safety.
On Friday we talked about the importance of drinking enough water. We played a fun food move it game...
Then at "tea time" we made yummy churro burritos and had apple cider. We took time to talk about why we have to be mindful of the amount of sweets we eat and healthy desserts...
Overall it was a fun week in the kitchen and a nice break from the routine!
And it was yummy!
Rock candy at 4 days.
