Baking Bread is a Delicious Learning Experience.
Projects/Experiments to answer some FAQ's
Info Pages
Gluten: the stretchy part of dough.
Wheat: info about the grain.
Kinds of Grain: there's more than just wheat to choose from.
Recipes
Challah made into a Braid
Pretzels, and the setup for Pretzel Making
Super Chocolate Chunk Cookies
Scandinavian Cardamom Bread
Techniques
Teaching preschoolers about Pretzels
I've done a pretzel cooking class for my own children at their Montessori preschool three times now. It's a big hit. This is a great learning experience for the kids. That is my inspiration for creating this wiki. The only thing I don't have is my own portable convection oven...
This is more than a simple "cooking class". Check it out; there are hands-on experiments that can be done, starting a week or two before class. The kids learn about:
* the life cycle of wheat
* where flour really comes from, i.e. not the grocery store!
* yeast producing gas, in a really fun visual way
* following instructions
* working with dough: shaping the pretzels
* boiling and baking
* if you have them make the dough too, they can measure and knead. Since my students are pre-K to Kindergarten, I make the dough ahead of time.
The kids really enjoy learning in this hands-on way, and come away with a concrete understanding of what the pretzels are made of. It's great to connect what they are eating with that plant that's growing in a pot or field. Plus, it is fun to play with dough, and fresh pretzels are really delicious!
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