Cooking in the classroom

We had so much fun making hot cocoa in kindergarten! The students read the recipe and we talked about any unfamiliar ingredients or tools. We discovered that some ingredients like cocoa powder and vanilla smell delicious but don’t taste good until they are mixed with everything else. Each student had a turn to add and mix. After cooking all day it was finally ready to taste! Not every student feels comfortable trying new foods and that’s okay. Sometimes participating in creating the new food is enough for a child with food anxiety and we celebrate that win just as much as a food adventurous child!