Guten Morgen!
We really enjoyed chatting to some of you yesterday and we are looking forward to seeing others from the Pink + Red groups on Teams today at 1pm.
In the meantime we will leave you with some ideas for learning and play which have been inspired by what you have been sharing with us on Teams. Food is the theme for today and tomorrow.
A. 
Cooking is an essential life skill. Helping out from an early age, improves not only the fine motor skills, but also social skills. Children can also learn about making healthy choices from the very beginning.
Another great bonus is that you can practise together many new and useful words, and easily turn cooking into a sensory or maths activity.
- Start small, really small. Children don’t have to make an entire recipe with you to reap the benefit from being in the kitchen together. …
- Encourage play…
- Make recipes YOU want to eat. …
- Make up songs for simple tasks. …
- Feel comfortable with the recipe. …
- Be VERY prepared!
Make a plan to prepare a cold dish, a hot meal or do some baking together this week. We’d love to see the process as well as the finished result on our Team! *Suggested recipe to follow at the end of this post*
B. 
Making bread is fun and Mr Miller sometimes makes his own using a bread machine…it smells amazing! Have you tried making bread before? Why don’t you see if you can! Many different countries around the world have their own types of bread, try and see how many types of bread there are i.e. Brioche is from France, Ciabatta is from Italy, Naan is from India and Jewish people eat Challah.
Miss Paterson’s quick flatbreads involve mixing plain yoghurt and self-raising flour with a sprinkle of salt and a splash of olive oil. Knead and roll into small flatbreads before cooking in oven/under grill/dry pan or griddle.
Do you have a favourite bread you make or eat at home? Does it have a special name? In my house we sometimes have chleb which is bread or bulki which are rolls or obwarzanki which are bagels.
Mrs Rafique has made a special video for you on our Team to show her bread recipe and amazing skills!
https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/hedgehog-rollshttps://kidsactivitiesblog.com/46496/making-bread-with-kids/
C. Flour is a main ingredient in breads using different types of grain. Find out more about flour here. What type of grain do we use most? Which machine harvests or collects the grain? How many grains do you think we need for one cup of flour? 10? 100? 1,000,000?! Share any new words you learned by watching this video.
D. 
You could mix some flour and water to make ‘glue’ then sprinkle on seeds and grains to create a picture. Poppy/sesame/flax seeds, lentils, peppercorns and split peas or ground spices will all work.
E. 
We had fruit faces the other day in the hub and they were quickly gobbled up!
As well as fun to look at they are very healthy. You can use lots of different types of fruit to make your face – banana, apple, pear orange – and if you are feeling very adventurous you could even add some vegetables. Why not try carrot or pepper?
What will your fruit face look and taste like?
Whatever it is why don’t you use the internet to find out more about it ?
You will need a grown up to help you. Go to Google and type in the letters to write the name of your favourite food.
Maybe you will find out where it grows or how it’s made or how many different types there are?
If you find out something you didn’t know before can you tell us all about it on Teams? 👍
