Cooking And Gardening For Young Children.
Cooking And Gardening For Young Children.
The Foodies Books are used in thousands of pre-school childcare and school settings across the country, because as well as being fun to read, they contribute to a range of educational objectives. The Foodies Books Stories: Stories are written to be pleasing for an adult to read aloud to a pre-school child, AND; They use a mix of simple and more taxing language to be accessible to early readers in infant school. Selected words are emphasized to help children to identify key concepts. Each book demonstrates a value from the Values Education System. All recipes are checked against School Food Trust standards so practitioners can be confident to serve the results! Ingredients in the recipes are all either seasonal produce or store cupboard items. Recipes are designed to develop a hesitant child's palate without overwhelming them. Recipes can predominantly be completed by a young child with few tasks needing adult help. Recipes are easily achievable even when adult helpers only have minimal cooking skills themselves. Recipes do not require expensive equipment or ingredients. The whiteboard book of the month is free to view in large format through the internet. There are lots of activities to run alongside the books on this site for free, suitable for Foundation Stage and into early primary. Activities can all stand alone – practitioners can pick and choose to suit their planning and the needs of their group. Food related activities can be repeated each month using different seasonal produce to build knowledge, confidence and skills. The Foodies Books In Practice
The Foodies Books recipes:
The Foodies Books resources:
Here are just a few examples of how practitioners are using the books to support their work:
12 seasonal and enchanting fruit and veg stories with a sound message, each story encourages the reader to share a value for the month. I have used these books in our Primary school and they have inspired us to start growing many of the 'character' fruit and vegetables. I would recommend every school has copies - they are inspirational.
Teaching Assistant, Shropshire
