Ready...Steady...Bake!
Making delicious treats in Pre School
During circle time Jess, Head of Pre School, asked the children what they wanted to do and from the many discussions, a fun day of baking was planned. The agenda was made and featured a trip to the local supermarket to buy the ingredients needed, returning to bake shortbread and raisin and oat biscuits.To start the fun off the children and practitioners headed to the local supermarket with their shopping lists in hand, in search of the ingredients listed on their chosen recipes. Around the supermarket, the children ticked the items off their list as the items went in the basket; eggs √, sugar √ etc. At the till Jess talked to the children about the value of money and how much the shopping cost. A child handed the money over and thanked the shopkeeper for the change.[ngg src="galleries" ids="255" display="basic_slideshow"]On returning to the nursery, the children washed their hands and gathered in the dining room to begin making their delicious treats. Jess asked the children if they could remember what ingredients they bought at the shop and the children took it turns to recall an item from their shopping bags. The children independently added each ingredient to their bowl and used their gross motor skills to mix them all together. The fun continued as the children used the rolling pin to roll their dough out and the cutter to create their pumpkin shape. Once the biscuits had cooled, the children decorated the biscuits with orange food colouring and icing sugar, adding chocolate buttons to make the finishing touch. The children didn't stop at making one biscuit...they enthusiastically went on to make raisin and oat biscuits too! We hope they made a spare one for us to try! Cooking with children enables them to develop essential skills such as reading, the ability to follow instructions and measure quantities, as well as many other opportunities to discover early mathematical and science concepts.Click here to see some of the recipes of other delicious treats children have made at Daisykins