It was late afternoon and I asked some of the children if they would like to do some baking. At first it was just Charlotte and Aimee that showed an interest, then later Jay and Taneesha joined in. They then went and washed their hands before helping. From the very start Charlotte said, "I want to do the sugar", I agreed and said she could do that. Taneesha pointed to the eggs and wanted to crack those. Charlotte was being so humourous as we were baking. She was saying, "I'm a horse, nnnneeeeiiiggghhhh," then she started to crack up laughing. Charlotte asked, "What are we making Tamara".
I replied raisin and rolled oat biscuits, she said, "Yum". Charlotte and Taneesha cracked the eggs into the bowl, then Jay, Aimee, Taneesha and Charlotte all took turns at stirring the mixture together. When Jay went away to play with something else, Taneesha, Charlotte and Aimee continued to roll the biscuit dough then Charlotte used a fork to squish them down. Through this experience the children are learning about the concepts of maths such as measuring, pouring, tipping and counting (the eggs). They are learning about turn-taking and communicating with me as to what they want to do as well as to their friends. Andrea shared at the parent-teacher meeting that Taneesha also enjoys helping with baking and cooking at home at the moment, so this was a way to encourage Taneesha's interest.
The children really enjoyed these biscuits for morning tea the next day.
Tamara
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