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Sakoon Baidwan

The document describes activities that children engaged in to learn about old and new cooking practices. The children pretended to cook their favorite dishes with play dough and in a mud kitchen. They also discussed what foods may have been eaten in the past and how ingredients were mixed before electric mixers. The children explored old hand mixers and new electric mixers, noting the differences. They mixed ingredients like soap and sand using hand mixers and pretended to cook over fires or dig holes in the ground like in the past.

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Exploring old & new cooking practices .
The children are very interested in activities related to cooking. So, to begin our inquiry, they were asked to tell about their favourite dishes. Here are their responses. Blake I like to eat butter chicken Amelie I like chocolate Isabella- I like banana Olivia- chocolate Annie I only like pasta
Exploring food through play dough activities To extend childrens learning, experiences were set at the play dough table, where the children pretended to cook their favourite dishes.
Cooking experiences were also set up in the mud kitchen where the children, used some natural resources and indulged in socio dramatic play
Connections to the Early Years Learning Framework Children are confident and involved learners The children were so engaged in the activities in the mud kitchen & the play dough area. They made connections to their experiences at home with what they were doing in the mud kitchen & at the play dough table. They worked as a team and experienced the joy of shared cooking and playing.
The children were asked to think of the kind of food, people ate in the olden days. These are their thoughts. Connor they ate animals because there was no food Blake they ate crickets Isabella maybe some leaves Amelie I know they ate worms Annie - they ate soup tomato soup Maxwell how about they went to the forests to pick some blueberries.
Next, the children were shown an electric whisk and asked if they had seen it before. Most of the children had seen it in their kitchens. The children were brainstormed and asked how did people mix ingredients when there were no electric mixers. Connor- with some sticks Charli- with their hands Joshua- with fingers Laura- they mixed very fast
We made a cake with children. The children used the hand whisk to mix the batter together . They took turns to mix the batter and told us how they felt, mixing with the whisk. They were even shown how the electric mixers worked. Connor- its very hard Olivia- you have to mix very fast Nevada- its tight Jordan- (mixes very fast) mix like this Jaxon look, Im mixing
The children were shown the old and new mixers. The electric blender was opened and the children saw inside it. They touched its rotators and motor and saw how it was operated. They were then asked to point out the differences which they noticed between the two blenders. Jordan- this one has no wire ( points out to the hand mixer) Nevada this one has a spinning thing ( points to the blades of the electric mixer) Sharika- theres something round in this one ( points to the electric mixer) Connor look, electric one has a button Olivia this one has no button ( points to hand mixer)
Which out of the two mixers do you think is fast and why ? Connor ( points to the electric one ) this one because its electric Nevada electric one because it has a spinning thingy Connar electric, because it has a spinning wheel Sharika- it has round circle, so its fast Jordan- it has a battery ( points to the electric mixer ) Oliva- (points to whisk) this one is slow because we mix it with our hands
Connections to the Early Years Learning Framework Outcome 5 Children are effective communicators While exploring the old and the new blenders/mixers, the children interacted verbally and non- verbally with each other as they contributed their ideas and thoughts in the group discussion and play. They even engaged in discussions as they drew out the differences they spotted between the two mixers.
The children looked closely at both the mixers, they then drew both the mixers and pointed out the differences between them
Nevadas drawing of old and the new mixer
Olivias drawing
This is what Sharika noticed
The children used hand whisks in various different ways. They enjoyed mixing soap & water with it. Here are their conversations. Jordan lets mix very fast to make bubbles Jaxon is this a whiks ( whisk) for mixing ? Danna Im mixing to make some cake Annie Im making soup
The children also enjoyed mixing sand & water with the whisks. They pretended to make a cake mixture. We even added some chocolate colour and essence drops. Aluk look ! Im pouring in some flour ( pours sand) Eva- we are making yummy chocolate mixture Seth- mix very fast Eva- mix gently
We mixed many more things with our whisks .
In the mud kitchen children cooked & warmed their food in the microwave. We talked about how people cooked food in the past. These were their thoughts. Annie- they cooked it on fire, they made fire like this ( rolls stick in palms and blows air with her mouth on it ) Eva - Long long time ago, people dug a hole and cooked food in it. Isabella I know ! they barbeque
The children also went camping near our creek. They had many opportunities to explore more about cooking practices. They showed us how people cooked in the past.
OUR CAMPING SITE
Connections to the Early Years Learning Framework Outcome 2 Children are connected to and contribute to their world While playing with the microwave in the mud kitchen and digging holes to cook food underneath the ground, the children talked about how cooking methods have changed now a days and how their mummies cook in ovens and gas tops. They said that their mummies do not make fire with sticks nor do they dig the ground to cook food. The children were comparing the things from the world they live in now with the olden days. They expressed their views on how things have changed these days.
Possibilities The children love to explore and spot out the differences between the old and the new things. To extend their learning, we can show them the modern style cutlery and that which was used in the olden times The children have a strong sense of well being. They celebrate their success and that of others. Experiences can be set up, in the block area, where they can work as a team to create things and celebrate their achievements. The children can also be shown old & new style pressure cookers.

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  • 1. Exploring old & new cooking practices .
  • 2. The children are very interested in activities related to cooking. So, to begin our inquiry, they were asked to tell about their favourite dishes. Here are their responses. Blake I like to eat butter chicken Amelie I like chocolate Isabella- I like banana Olivia- chocolate Annie I only like pasta
  • 3. Exploring food through play dough activities To extend childrens learning, experiences were set at the play dough table, where the children pretended to cook their favourite dishes.
  • 4. Cooking experiences were also set up in the mud kitchen where the children, used some natural resources and indulged in socio dramatic play
  • 5. Connections to the Early Years Learning Framework Children are confident and involved learners The children were so engaged in the activities in the mud kitchen & the play dough area. They made connections to their experiences at home with what they were doing in the mud kitchen & at the play dough table. They worked as a team and experienced the joy of shared cooking and playing.
  • 6. The children were asked to think of the kind of food, people ate in the olden days. These are their thoughts. Connor they ate animals because there was no food Blake they ate crickets Isabella maybe some leaves Amelie I know they ate worms Annie - they ate soup tomato soup Maxwell how about they went to the forests to pick some blueberries.
  • 7. Next, the children were shown an electric whisk and asked if they had seen it before. Most of the children had seen it in their kitchens. The children were brainstormed and asked how did people mix ingredients when there were no electric mixers. Connor- with some sticks Charli- with their hands Joshua- with fingers Laura- they mixed very fast
  • 8. We made a cake with children. The children used the hand whisk to mix the batter together . They took turns to mix the batter and told us how they felt, mixing with the whisk. They were even shown how the electric mixers worked. Connor- its very hard Olivia- you have to mix very fast Nevada- its tight Jordan- (mixes very fast) mix like this Jaxon look, Im mixing
  • 9. The children were shown the old and new mixers. The electric blender was opened and the children saw inside it. They touched its rotators and motor and saw how it was operated. They were then asked to point out the differences which they noticed between the two blenders. Jordan- this one has no wire ( points out to the hand mixer) Nevada this one has a spinning thing ( points to the blades of the electric mixer) Sharika- theres something round in this one ( points to the electric mixer) Connor look, electric one has a button Olivia this one has no button ( points to hand mixer)
  • 10. Which out of the two mixers do you think is fast and why ? Connor ( points to the electric one ) this one because its electric Nevada electric one because it has a spinning thingy Connar electric, because it has a spinning wheel Sharika- it has round circle, so its fast Jordan- it has a battery ( points to the electric mixer ) Oliva- (points to whisk) this one is slow because we mix it with our hands
  • 11. Connections to the Early Years Learning Framework Outcome 5 Children are effective communicators While exploring the old and the new blenders/mixers, the children interacted verbally and non- verbally with each other as they contributed their ideas and thoughts in the group discussion and play. They even engaged in discussions as they drew out the differences they spotted between the two mixers.
  • 12. The children looked closely at both the mixers, they then drew both the mixers and pointed out the differences between them
  • 13. Nevadas drawing of old and the new mixer
  • 15. This is what Sharika noticed
  • 16. The children used hand whisks in various different ways. They enjoyed mixing soap & water with it. Here are their conversations. Jordan lets mix very fast to make bubbles Jaxon is this a whiks ( whisk) for mixing ? Danna Im mixing to make some cake Annie Im making soup
  • 17. The children also enjoyed mixing sand & water with the whisks. They pretended to make a cake mixture. We even added some chocolate colour and essence drops. Aluk look ! Im pouring in some flour ( pours sand) Eva- we are making yummy chocolate mixture Seth- mix very fast Eva- mix gently
  • 18. We mixed many more things with our whisks .
  • 19. In the mud kitchen children cooked & warmed their food in the microwave. We talked about how people cooked food in the past. These were their thoughts. Annie- they cooked it on fire, they made fire like this ( rolls stick in palms and blows air with her mouth on it ) Eva - Long long time ago, people dug a hole and cooked food in it. Isabella I know ! they barbeque
  • 20. The children also went camping near our creek. They had many opportunities to explore more about cooking practices. They showed us how people cooked in the past.
  • 22. Connections to the Early Years Learning Framework Outcome 2 Children are connected to and contribute to their world While playing with the microwave in the mud kitchen and digging holes to cook food underneath the ground, the children talked about how cooking methods have changed now a days and how their mummies cook in ovens and gas tops. They said that their mummies do not make fire with sticks nor do they dig the ground to cook food. The children were comparing the things from the world they live in now with the olden days. They expressed their views on how things have changed these days.
  • 23. Possibilities The children love to explore and spot out the differences between the old and the new things. To extend their learning, we can show them the modern style cutlery and that which was used in the olden times The children have a strong sense of well being. They celebrate their success and that of others. Experiences can be set up, in the block area, where they can work as a team to create things and celebrate their achievements. The children can also be shown old & new style pressure cookers.