The Importance of Teaching in Kid's Cooking

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"LYNN EPSTEIN: Alright, now, I said I was going to go get the monster toast, I lied. I want to make sure that you understand that it is not only a cooking activity. It's not just the recipe. It's an opportunity to serve up some language and new concepts, a new vocabulary. So I'm going to talk to you now, as I would talk to my kids while I'm doing the activity. Alright, "Hi, we're going to be making some monster toast. This is what we need. We need a toaster oven. We need milk, can you say milk? Milk, that's it. We have bread, what's this? Who knows what this is? You're right. We need a spoon and who knows what this one is? Very good. It's a paintbrush. I know. We're going to be painting on our bread, isn't that silly? It's also fun. Okay, here we go kids. We're going to pour milk. What am I doing? I am pouring." That's called scripting when you kinda give it to them, the answer, and then ask them the question, "What am I doing? I'm pouring. What did I do? I pour. And now, let's mix some more. I drop it, one drop, two, three, four, five. Look what's happening, it's changing colors. Do you see? What's happening? You're right. Now, it's time to mix. What do I need to mix it? You're right, I need a spoon. Now, I mix it. Oh, look at the milk, we have blue milk, how cool is that? Very. Now, we're going to make some other colors. We're going to make yellow and purple and red and now, we're going to paint. I'm going to give you a paintbrush--not yet. I'll give it when we're ready to paint. First, watch me. I'm going to make a monster. That's his eye and what else does he need? You're right. We can make a mouth, that's his scary mouth. What else does he need? Alright, let's give him a nose, and how about another eyeball? Oh, he's so scary. Alright, we can add another color, blue nose. Alright, now we're done and I'm going to give you the supplies that you need. You ready? Who needs a plate? Oh, raise your hand. Now, I know. You do. And we need to give you a brush and a piece of bread. Alright, I'll help you, here's a color for you. Let's get started." And then they're mixing and you're helping. And remember, when you have the one that's too soggy, no problem. You just going to scoop it up and tell 'em, it's ready to put into the toaster. And don't forget those safety tips, okay? You're working with toddlers. They're curious. Keep the wires out of the way and make sure your toaster oven is in a high shelf away from curious hands. Okay, now, let's see what our monster toast looks like when it's done."