let's bake a cake
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Children get to eat cake and learn too! This interdisciplinary resource demonstrates how various skills can be learned in the kitchen.TRANSCRIPT
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Let’s bake a cake !
Learning from the
kitchen - an
interdisciplinary
activity
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Baking – a learning opportunity
What can it teach?
Language
Math
Science
Motor skills
Life skills
Inter-personal
skills
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Reading and Writing skills
Reading and writing skills are developed by:
Reading a writing the recipe
Reading the package labels
Reading instructions to follow
Following sequential directions
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Fine motor skills
Fine motor skills are developed through :
StirringMeasuringWhisking KneadingRolling Cutting
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Mathematical skills Mathematical skills are learnt through :
Measurement of ingredients
Estimation
Proportions and fractions
How much?
Double, triple, half, one –fourth,
one –eighth…
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Science
Scientific enquiry and observation can happen through questions like :
Why does one need to beat the egg?
What does the baking powder do to the mixture?
What temperature is needed to bake?
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Life skills
The following life skills are learnt through baking:
CookingBudgetingDecision makingShoppingComparison of pricesSelection of ingredients
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Interpersonal skills
Learning team work Respecting different points of viewBondingTalkingKnowing each otherDistributing work in a fair manner Distributing the end product in a fair
manner
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Adapting
Instead of a cake, “Halwa”, “Idli”, “Dhokla” or any other traditional Indian item, may be cooked.
Cooking these will involve developing the same skills.
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Enjoy cooking and learning together!