Kids Cooking and Learning Through Food Activities

Title: Kids Cooking and Learning Through Food Activities
Author: Amy Houts
Genre: Education, Children's Non-Fiction
Publisher: Snaptail Press
Publication Date: March 2011
eBook: Available in Kindle format
Pages: 44

Synopsis 

Kids Cooking and Learning Through Food Activities is a great activity book that has cute ideas on ways to use cooking as a springboard for many learning activities. Each recipe is a complete lesson plan including a lesson purpose, a list of supplies and ingredients, details on preparing and making the recipe, discussion questions and springboard related activities. Concepts such as the five senses, classification, descriptive words, identifying colors and numbers, and many other basic skills are taught through the preparation of delicious recipes.

Some recipes can be made without the use of a stove or over; others do need those, but heat activities are clearly marked and safety concerns are addressed. 

What others are saying 

Kids Cooking and Learning Through Food Activities was nominated for a Dan Poyner eBook Award in the Education category in June, 2012. After review by a variety of judges, it was chosen as a finalist in that category.

"Children love to cook and help in the kitchen! Here is the direction parents and others who work with children need in planning activities and learning adventures. There are so many concepts that can be taught through cooking activities: math, science, cooperation and sharing, using all 5 senses to enjoy food experience, classifying colors, identifying shapes, teaching about good nutrition, and so much more. Easy but effective way to teach children important concepts." R.L. Jackson

About the Author 

 Amy Houts is the author of over 32 children's books and cookbooks. They include:

• Dora the Explorer Preschool Adventure. Learning Horizons
• Dora the Explorer Addition. Learning Horizons.
• Dora the Explorer Subtraction. Learning Horizons
• Dora the Explorer Safety. Learning Horizons
• Dora the Explorer Trace & Draw. Learning Horizons
• Winifred Witch and her Very Own Cat. Dalmatian Press
• On the Farm. Dalmatian Press.
• The Princess and the Pea. Dalmatian Press.
• An A*B*C Christmas. Standard Publishing

• Cooking Around the Country with Kids. Images Unlimited

• Cooking Around the Calendar with Kids. Images Unlimited

• Learning Through Cooking Activities. Preschool Publications

Read more in an interview with Amy Houts. 

 More Cooking with Kids Ideas

Reviewing Amy Houts' book reminded me of my own article, Cooking with Kids: Informal Teaching and Learning which is also about ways to use cooking to teach many school-related concepts.

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Irene Taylor received her copy of  Kids Cooking and Learning Through Food Activities as a judge in the 2012 Dan Poynter eBook Awards program. She can be reached through this website or email her.

Copyright 2012 Irene Taylor. The copyright of the review of Kids Cooking and Learning Through Food Activities in My Book Blog: eBook Reviews is owned by Irene Taylor. Permission to republish in print or online must be granted by the author of this blog in writing.