“As a universal feature of daily living, ‘food preparation’ crosses all cultures and carries the potential for uniting families, friends, strangers and cultures in promotion of shared learning at the deepest level.”
(McCormick, 2012, p.153 in ‘Early Childhood Practice: Froebel today’ ed. Bruce)
As the children engage in cooking:
Adults use words and actions including Makaton to describe what the children are doing e.g. chop, cut, peel.
Adults show children an object and tell them what it is called, e.g. chopping board, bowl, whisk.
These are the words we use and expect the children to gradually use themselves.
Wash
Chop
Cut
Roll
Stir
Mix
Pour
Spread
Measure
Peel
Grate
Crack
Apron
Knife
Chopping board
Spoon
Bowl
scales
Whisk
Pan
