Description
Reading Level: 1-3.5Interest Level: 1-12
The Cooking to Learn Series is integrated reading and writing activities that motivate students to learn basic reading and writing skills with the fun step-by-step cooking activities and corresponding worksheets in these three books. The easy-to-follow recipes offer life-skills experience as students prepare food themselves using common inexpensive ingredients.
Each recipe features illustrated and non-illustrated activities to allow teachers to use the same lesson plan with students of varying abilities. Recipes in each book include a selection of breakfast, lunch or dinner, snack and dessert, and drink choices.
Practical Skills
The simple, real-world activities were designed to provide hands-on ways to help students improve sequencing, reading comprehension, vocabulary, expressive language, problem-solving, written language, and social skills. Multiple-choice activities prepare students for standardized test formats.
Cooking to Learn offers 29 cooking activities, an Index of Skills, and an Assessment Checklist. Recipes include strawberry banana waffle, grilled cheese sandwich, pita sandwich, ravioli, fruit salad, no-bake cookies, stuffed celery, raspberry orange blend, and more.
Lesson Format:
- Materials Needed (Food and Cooking Items)
- Directions (Preparing the Food)
- Comprehension Questions (Multiple Choice)
- Comprehension Questions (Short Answer)
- Cloze Activity (Fill in the Blank)
- Writing Activity (Essay)
Program Components Include: 29 Recipes, List of Safety Rules, Activity Sheets, and Assessments.
300 pages • 8.5" x 11" softcover • © 1999
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