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Get Cooking with Kids!Get Cooking with Kids!

[Add your name, title, phone number [Add your name, title, phone number and e-mail address]and e-mail address]

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OverviewOverview

PlanningPlanning CookingCooking Connecting Connecting

with the with the CurriculumCurriculum

Sharing Sharing ResourcesResources

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Benefits Benefits ofof Classroom Classroom CookingCooking

Vehicle for nutrition and general education Vehicle for nutrition and general education Skill development:Skill development:

- Motor Skills- Motor Skills

- Language Arts- Language Arts

- Mathematics- Mathematics

- Socialization- Socialization

- Science- Science

- Social Studies/Cultures- Social Studies/Cultures Students become familiar with new foodsStudents become familiar with new foods Kids love itKids love it

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Apple UnitApple Unit

ReadingReading CookingCooking MathematicsMathematics WritingWriting ArtArt ScienceScience School-to-CareerSchool-to-Career

Social StudiesSocial Studies SocializationSocialization HealthHealth Physical Physical

EducationEducation TechnologyTechnology

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Benefits for Child Benefits for Child NutritionNutrition StaffStaff

Builds rapport with students and Builds rapport with students and teachersteachers

Increases visibility of child nutrition Increases visibility of child nutrition staff as a nutrition education staff as a nutrition education resourceresource

Increases the connection between Increases the connection between the classroom and the cafeteriathe classroom and the cafeteria

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PoliciesPolicies

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Classroom Cooking Classroom Cooking StylesStyles

DemonstrationDemonstration Single portionSingle portion Cooperative Cooperative

groupsgroups Cooking stationCooking station

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Preparing for Classroom CookingPreparing for Classroom Cooking

RecipesRecipes EquipmentEquipment FoodFood SanitationSanitation SafetySafety

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RecipesRecipes

Teach appropriate Teach appropriate nutrition conceptsnutrition concepts

Be aware of food allergiesBe aware of food allergies Be sensitive to religious beliefs Be sensitive to religious beliefs

and cultural backgroundsand cultural backgrounds

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RecipesRecipes

Consider skills for age and Consider skills for age and abilityability

Select format by age and Select format by age and reading abilityreading ability

Keep many hands busyKeep many hands busy ““Read” recipe aloud before Read” recipe aloud before

cookingcooking

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EquipmentEquipment

Base on recipe Base on recipe

Assemble in advance Assemble in advance

Use cooking carts toUse cooking carts tosimplify simplify

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FoodFood List and purchase List and purchase

in advance or as in advance or as class projectclass project

Store at proper Store at proper temperaturetemperature

Wash the food Wash the food with students with students assistingassisting

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SanitationSanitation

HandwashingHandwashing Demonstrate to studentsDemonstrate to students Scrub hands and nails with Scrub hands and nails with

soap and warm watersoap and warm water Dry with clean paper towelDry with clean paper towel Remind to rewash as necessaryRemind to rewash as necessary

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Oh, Before We Fix Our Oh, Before We Fix Our FoodFood

To the Tune of: To the Tune of: If You’re Happy and You Know It Clap Your If You’re Happy and You Know It Clap Your HandsHands

Oh, before we fix our food we wash our Oh, before we fix our food we wash our hands. (scrub, scrub)hands. (scrub, scrub)

Oh, before we fix our food we wash our Oh, before we fix our food we wash our hands. (scrub, scrub)hands. (scrub, scrub)

Oh, it’s very smart, I think, Oh, it’s very smart, I think,

Send those germs right down the sink.Send those germs right down the sink.

Oh, before we fix our food we wash our Oh, before we fix our food we wash our hands. (scrub, scrub)hands. (scrub, scrub)

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SanitationSanitation

Work SurfacesWork Surfaces Clean with hot, soapy waterClean with hot, soapy water Sanitize with 1/4 teaspoons Sanitize with 1/4 teaspoons

bleach in 2 cups waterbleach in 2 cups water Wash and sanitize after contact Wash and sanitize after contact

with raw meat, fish, poultry or with raw meat, fish, poultry or eggseggs

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Safety-KnivesSafety-Knives Demonstrate proper useDemonstrate proper use Cut toward table and away from Cut toward table and away from

handshands Saw back and forthSaw back and forth Do notDo not attempt to catch a knife attempt to catch a knife

that dropsthat drops Have an adult cut round Have an adult cut round

vegetables lengthwise to give a vegetables lengthwise to give a flat surfaceflat surface

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SafetySafety Tape down cordsTape down cords Demonstrate use of appliancesDemonstrate use of appliances Use two potholders to remove Use two potholders to remove

hot foods from ovenhot foods from oven Wipe floor spills immediatelyWipe floor spills immediately

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Teach in AdvanceTeach in Advance Class grouping and cooking style Class grouping and cooking style Sanitation including hand washing practiceSanitation including hand washing practice Safety rulesSafety rules Recipe basicsRecipe basics

– Practice reading Practice reading – Discuss terms and directionsDiscuss terms and directions

– Demonstrate how to measureDemonstrate how to measure liquid and liquid and dry ingredientsdry ingredients

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Cooking ActivityCooking Activity

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Curriculum IntegrationCurriculum Integration

For the grade you teach, identify For the grade you teach, identify how a cooking/food activity will re-how a cooking/food activity will re-enforce a standard for:enforce a standard for:– language artslanguage arts– mathmath– sciencescience– social studiessocial studies

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ResourcesResources Cook-A-Doodle-DooCook-A-Doodle-Doo Other StorybooksOther Storybooks Children’s Children’s

CookbooksCookbooks Now We’re Cooking Now We’re Cooking

(Dairy Council)(Dairy Council) Healthy Kids Healthy Kids

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