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Fruity Coleslaw and Baked Potatoes

04/05/2009 19:38:00

This activity was sent in by Safe And Sound Daycare, a childminding practice in Brighton and Hove.

 

What did you do and how did you do it?

Baked Potatoes and Fruity Coleslaw – we went to the supermarket to purchase the ingredients.  We washed the potatoes and place them in the oven to bake.  While they were cooking we shredded some white cabbage and carrots in the food processor, added some raisins and mayonnaise and mixed well to make the fruity coleslaw.  We also grated some cheese.  We served the potatoes for lunch with the cheese and coleslaw.

Coleslaw
 
What equipment, money, knowledge or experience did you need?
Grater, knives and chopping boards.  Quite cheap to make.
 
 

CURRICULUM LINKS (FOUNDATION STAGE)

Communication, Language and Literacy
Language for Communication and Thinking: the adults and the children talked about the ingredients and the preparation and cooking.
Problem Solving, Reasoning and Numeracy
Numbers as Labels and for Counting: counting the number of potatoes and carrots we needed.
Physical Development
Health and Bodily Awareness: talking about why vegetables are good for us, how the potatoes fill us up and keeps us satisfied until our next meal and how the calcium in the cheese helps make our bones strong.
Using Equipment and Materials: learning how to use the knives and grater safely.
Knowledge and Understanding of the World
Designing and Making: learning how to cook the potatoes and make the coleslaw.
Creative Development
Being creative – Responding to Experiences, Expressing and Communicating Ideas & Exploring Media and Materials: the children talked about the texture and taste of the end products.
Personal, Social and Emotional Development
Dispositions and Attitudes: the children being interested and excited about constructing something they area able to eat.
Making Relationships: working alongside one another and forming relationships with them.
Behaviour and Self-Control: learning to work together and respect what another child is making.
Self-care: the children learnt that they needed to wash their hands before making food.