Education in the Kitchen What Your Child Can Learn From Baking
With Valentine’s Day right around the corner, you’re probably wracking your brain for the perfect recipe to bake for your loved one. There’s nothing wrong with store-bought chocolate, but there’s no topping the personal touch of some homemade baked goods. If you have kids, baking alongside them can be just as rewarding as enjoying the fruits of your labor. As an added bonus, baking is a hands-on opportunity where your child can learn all sorts of important concepts. Here is a short list of some of the educational lessons hiding in your kitchen. Math Baking is a numbers game. Just take a look at any recipe, and you’ll recognize the importance of math in building a beautiful cake. Having children measure out ingredients helps them learn about fractions and ratios. You can also test your kids by doubling or halving a recipe for multiplication and division practice. With older kids, practice unit conversions by asking, for example, how many pints are in half a gallon. Following Directions
separately and then folded together. It only takes one deviation from the instructions for a pastry to go from delicious to disgusting. Spending time in the kitchen, then, is a great way for kids to learn the importance of reading directions carefully and comprehending what they’ve just read. Cultural Understanding Cuisine is a fundamental part of every culture. Introducing your child to dishes from around the world will expand their horizons. Want your child to be a less picky eater? Involving them in the cooking process is the surest way to get them excited about trying new flavors and ingredients. Nutrition Now, you might not think that baking cookies will encourage greater nutritional awareness, but hear us out. Sugar is often buried within packaged foods. When you bake something at home, a child gets to see, firsthand, just how much sugar goes into certain sweets. Meanwhile, cooking savory dishes also allows them to learn what constitutes a balanced, healthy diet. TESTIMONIALS “We recently purchased a home, and during the routine inspections, we found out that the whole chimney system (two fireplaces) needed an overhaul to bring it up to code and make it safe for use. We contacted BB&S (an independent inspector recommended them) and found them professional and on it from the first call to when the job was completed. Dealing with Keivin and his team was a breeze. He reviewed the inspection report, outlined the work needed (and recommended), and took me through the cost. The job — a rather large one — was booked, and true to their word, the team arrived each day on time, worked diligently, and finished a day ahead of schedule. “Knowing nothing about chimneys myself, you have to take a lot on faith. In this instance, my faith in Keivin and the team was well placed. On completion, Keivin took me through each precise point of the repairs and checked off the work list. “A truly professional company, and we will be calling them back to maintain and upgrade screens when the time comes.” –Andy H.
Not unlike computer science, baking requires a strict order of operations. The wet and dry ingredients often need to be mixed
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