Category: The Orchard Room

Hello Everyone,

Here is the link to the storybook The Runaway Pancake. Can the runaway pancake escape being eaten by a whole family, a dog, a rabbit, a duck, a cat, a goat, a fox and a cunning old pig?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQ8orCH8VIY

Suggested Activity …

Make your own pancakes following this simple recipe from BBC Good Food Website :-

1. 135g plain flour
2. 1 tsp baking powder
3. ½ tsp salt
4. 2 tbsp caster sugar
5. 130ml  milk
6. 1 large egg, lightly beaten
7. 2 tbsp melted butter (allowed to cool slightly) or olive oil, plus extra for cooking

https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/fluffyamericanpancak_74828

The benefits of cooking/baking with your child:

Social-Emotional Development: Hands on cooking activities help children develop confidence and skill. Following recipes encourages children to be self-directed and independent, it also teaches them to follow directions and develop problem-solving skills.

Physical Development: Fine motor and eye-hand coordination skills are developing by chopping, mixing, squeezing, and spreading.

Cognitive Development: Cooking encourages children’s thinking, problem-solving, and creativity. It also allows children the opportunity to use the knowledge they have and apply it by counting, measuring, following a sequence, following directions, and cause and effect.

Language Development: Cooking offers the opportunity to develop language development by linking it to all other areas, including Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, Arts, and Literacy. This is done by encouraging children to talk about what they are doing, counting, and watching materials change colour and texture.