Cooking Activity Lesson Plan Melimaril Fernandez
Edc 30 Section 2
Theme: Making Desserts
Objective: The children will be able to follow and carry out the steps of a recipe.
The children will be able to use the materials provided to create a healthy snack.
Grade Level/Age of the Children: Pre-kindergarten, 3-4 years old
Materials: Plastic cup, Spoons, Yogurt (Vanilla), Fruit (Strawberry and Blueberry), Granola bits
Procedure:
“Do you boys and girls have an idea of what a Parfait is? Does anyone like yogurt? Today we will be making a Parfait. A parfait is a desert made up of layers of yogurt, fruits and granola.”
Introduce Chart
Discuss and distribute materials.
Together, follow steps on making the Parfait.
- Half fill cup with yogurt.
- Add two spoons of fruit.
- Add yogurt until cup is almost full.
- Add granola.
- Eat & enjoy!
Closure and Assessment: So today we made a delicious desert named a _______? If child’s cup looks like the one below, then they have completed the task appropriately.
Reflection:
The children were eager to participate in the activity. They followed directions carefully and took their time making the deserts. Messes were made of course; perhaps if I do repeat this activity, I would with a group of older children. I did not participate in the making of the desert and it’s something I’m sure to do again. I did not want them just to mimic what I had made but to follow directions and create their own.