Embedded Files
Consider these before teaching cooking in your classroom...
Cooking Tools and Supplies
What kitchen tools will you need to source to get your students cooking. Unless you are using the SIEC Kitchen Basics Skills Kit, you will need to buy some OR ask for donations.
Cooking Lab Space
To work safely you need a space that:
has electrical outlets and breaker capacity for hot plates.
windows to open for ventilation.
table space to work on.
sinks nearby for washing.
Community Connections
Connecting your program to the community helps students can feel represented and share their culture through food.
Involving the community can also provide opportunites to bring in resources and expert knowledge.
Food Allergies
Be sure to consider what food allergies are present in your classes. Allergies to nuts, eggs, gluten, dairy, etc. will require you to adjust your recipes. There are many recipes available online to help you create an equitable experience for your students.
1. Guide for Facilitating Cooking LabsTeacher's Guide to Facilitating Cooking Labs
Teacher's Guide to Facilitating Cooking Labs
Thanks to Rebecca Leier (Lord Asquith School), Rachel Shraeder (Hanley School), and Glenda Meldrum (Lake Vista School) for their help to create a comprehensive document to assist teachers to plan cooking labs in a school setting.
Cooking Safety
Cooking Safety
Links to lessons on preventing slips and trips, burns and fires, using knives and general kitchen safety practices.
The Importance of Safety
Trip and Fall Prevention
Burns and Scalds Prevention
Knife Safety
Setting Up a Cooking Lab
Setting Up a Cooking Lab
This document goes through what to buy, what PPE (personal protective equipment) to use, and advice for storage.
Cooking Courses
Cooking Courses
This introduction to cooking closely follows the SIEC's "Kitchen Basics Skills Kit" resources. Students will be introduced to cooking safety and procedures, measurement in the kitchen, food safety, kitchen equipment, and how to read a reciepe. Students will have the options of making cookie dough delight, mini microwave cakes, hot cocoa, cgg mcmuffin's, rice krispie cake, and puffed wheat cake.
This course reviews introductory concepts like general safety and procedures, measurement, and food safety. The reciepes dive deeper into baking working with flour to make pancakes, cookies, pretzels, muffins, and bannock.
This course reviews all safety and kitchen procedures from earlier experiences and also introduces knive safety and knife skills so students are able to work with them to cook stir frys and other meals required slicing and dicing like soups and sandwiches. Students will also work to design their own restuarant and menu.
Ideas for Increasing Accessibility in Cooking Labs
Ideas for Increasing Accessibility in Cooking Labs
RESOURCES FOR TEACHING COOKING
RESOURCES FOR TEACHING COOKING
SIEC - Kitchen Basics
SIEC - Kitchen Basics
The resources prepared by the SIEC for their Kitchen Basics Skill Kit are extremely well done and are heavily referenced on this site.
Saskatchewan Home Economics Teachers Association
Saskatchewan Home Economics Teachers Association
Become a member and attend their conference and access the many resources they have on their home page.
BC - Home Economics Teachers Association
BC - Home Economics Teachers Association
Lots of amazing resources here for free.
Sask DLC Resource Bank
Sask DLC Resource Bank
This bank is vast, but searchable and has some good options for teaching cooking.
Page updated
Report abuse