What do Kids Learn While Cooking?

Cooking is something children enjoy just as much as eating the finished product. They love the whole process of adding ingredients together, creating something unique and seeing the finished product. Even most adults enjoy seeing something they created turning out as a masterpiece.

Kids might not even realize just how much they are learning because they are having so much fun. If you ever wonder what kids are learning when they are cooking perhaps you will be surprised at the amount of information the kids are taking in while they are cooking or baking with you.

Math skills
Counting
Fractions
Sorting
Money
Sequencing- what comes 1st, 2nd, 3rd
Weighing
Measuring
Shapes
Problem solving-what happens if something goes wrong
Reading skills
Improving their reading skills
Vocabulary through new words
Chemistry and Science lessons
Discovering food groups
Making predictions
Experimenting
How food grows
How food changes while cooking
Five senses
Sensory exploration-with hands on and feeling the ingredients while cooking
Geography lessons
Cultural recipes
Where food grows
Art lessons
Creating
Creativity-make their own unique recipes
History lessons
Recipes through generations
Family recipes/family history
Health lessons
How to eat healthy
Good nutrition
Social Skills
Responsibility
Safety and Cleanliness
Working together
Sharing
Building self esteem
Fine motor skills
Chopping, whisking, kneading, pouring, mixing, cutting, rolling

It is amazing that one hobby can be shared universally. After all, everyone throughout the world must eat to survive. It really is no wonder cooking with your kids is an opportunity not to be missed. It is an opportunity; to not only learn an important life skill, but multiple lessons and skills while having fun doing it.

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