Cooking After School Class - Merged Together

[mhope1]

I have a low budget and no kitchen/cooking facilities at my school, but I managed to pull off a fun cooking day at my winter and summer camps. I'm attaching my cooking vocab PPT (the last few slides are a guessing game, i list the ingredients and they try to guess the recipe), vocab guessing game, my recipes PPT (I did "No Bake Cookies" in winter, and Icecream in the summer), and the recipe cards that the students fill in.
have fun ^^

[rhafrika]

I like these ideas! I was going to do some "cooking" with my students tomorrow. Two questions though: did you just do this in the classroom, and what did you use to mix the ingredients? Did each student get their own bowl or was it a group effort? I have two groups of about 8 students each.

[Irish Steve]

This went down a treat. Several of the kids actually went home and tried making the Spag.Bol. for their family - though htey couldnt believe how expensive the minced beef was! The picture cards should be laminated and then a set given to each groups to rearrange into the correct order for a recipe

[pipsfra]

For a very simple lesson on cooking/baking and recipes, please find the PPT attachment.

1. I started the lesson with the PPT. 
2. Then, I went over the fruit salad recipe.
3. I divided the class into groups and asked them to come up with very simple recipes for easy dishes/meals; a burger for example.

A follow up lesson can be to ask the students to come up with their own recipe (preferably a Korean dish) and bring it to class. They can make it their own by re-naming it and then have to write it in English using the vocabulary learned.

[dian1118]

There is always cooking day for camps and I did 'western brunch' last winter.
I thought it would be easy to make pancake, fried egg and sausage but it wasn't.
However, it was great to see my students enjoyed it.

[heyitslep]

Every Friday I have to teach kindergarteners how to cook. Granted I have a near full kitchen at my disposal to work with. However, I'm not comfortable working with children and heated burners simultaneously.

Try making the cooking events themed. For May, I used all Mexican-themed dishes. You can start with Pico de Gallo [salsa], then make Cheese Quesadillas, then tacos, and finally on to Fried Ice cream. For the fried ice cream, I simply let the ice cream sit out for a minute, then rolled it in cornflakes and tossed a strawberry on top.

I don't have the luxury of a computer in the cooking area, nor would I trust those goblins with my laptop when their hands are covered in whatever.




Bonus points if you can teach the kids something about Mexican culture

[sweet_potato]

Every Friday I have to teach kindergarteners how to cook. Granted I have a near full kitchen at my disposal to work with. However, I'm not comfortable working with children and heated burners simultaneously.

Try making the cooking events themed. For May, I used all Mexican-themed dishes. You can start with Pico de Gallo [salsa], then make Cheese Quesadillas, then tacos, and finally on to Fried Ice cream. For the fried ice cream, I simply let the ice cream sit out for a minute, then rolled it in cornflakes and tossed a strawberry on top.

I don't have the luxury of a computer in the cooking area, nor would I trust those goblins with my laptop when their hands are covered in whatever.




Bonus points if you can teach the kids something about Mexican culture

That's awesome! I wish I could do cool stuff like this!
Have you done egg salad with the kids? I think they'd like it.

I'm just wondering - did you ask to do this or were you told to?
I don't think a single Korean teacher in my school could even make a sandwich, let alone use a kitchen.

[JimboJ]

Last winter camp we made pancakes and they went down a real treat! However this camp i have been told no flames in the classroom, so i'm a bit stumped for ideas. Maybe a sandwich making lesson with any fillings the students want. But beyond that i'm not sure.

[heyitslep]

That's awesome! I wish I could do cool stuff like this!
Have you done egg salad with the kids? I think they'd like it.

I'm just wondering - did you ask to do this or were you told to?
I don't think a single Korean teacher in my school could even make a sandwich, let alone use a kitchen.

It's a required part of the hagwon-style afterschool classes I teach. The biggest problem is coming up with stupidly simple recipes. I'm personally concerned as this Friday we're supposed to make Deviled Eggs, yet I don't know if the kids can handle it. My handler thinks they won't like them and find them boring; I was in shock.

Last winter camp we made pancakes and they went down a real treat! However this camp i have been told no flames in the classroom, so i'm a bit stumped for ideas. Maybe a sandwich making lesson with any fillings the students want. But beyond that i'm not sure.

Do you have access to a blender? If so, you can make smoothies.
Also:
fruit salad
fruit skewer
chocolate dipped fruit [April's theme was fruit]
Fake-ass sushi with bread and PB+J
kimbap
ice cream sundae
banana split

Don't overthink these things; I recommend getting drunk and going online and just yelling at recipe blogs. You'll understand why when you do it.

[Paju Leigh]

I too had ooking days for Camp and every month at my school we have a cooking class, plus i teach after school classes and in each month we have made dishes from around the world.

What is really easy and the KIDS love are Coconut Chocolate Balls. No cooking, no heating... I got my kids to crush the biscuits and add the other ingredients and stir etc... If anyone wants the recipe and PPT let me know^^

But I will NEVER make Ponchiki ( Russian doughnuts) again...sigh

[gricee]

I'm pretty sure my co-teachers cringe when I tell them I've planned a cooking day for camp, but I love it and the kids love it so they go along with it.  We've done baked and no-bake cookies, but by far the best class was making frosting as a part of a cooking show. 

I showed students a clip of a really cheesy cooking show and broke them up into groups, telling them that they needed to make a cooking show script where each student had at least one line.  In my class was 5 groups of 4 students.  1 group was deemed the judging panel who came up with the rules for the competition.  Then, the four remaining groups were paired up so that in each pair, one team made a script for making the frosting recipe and the other team made a script for coloring the frosting and decorating cupcakes.  (We had ready-made cupcakes).  After the judging panel explained their criteria, groups presented their scripts while completing the steps they were describing.  Then, the judges chose the best frosting group and the best decorating group.  The students got to eat everything so even the teams that lost the competition at least got to have a sugar high. 

[ovid]

Paju.. could you put up or send me the recipe.. that sounds interesting!

[Zumba]

Oeee, so many ideas!  I'm starting to plan for summer camp, and a cooking/baking day sounds awsum!!

Thank you so much!

[AJ2]

For the last winter camp my theme was 'Travel the World'. Every day we did one or two different countries, organised around the continents. On the day we did Italy, I let the students make 'pizza' and on the day we discussed America we made candy (fudge).

Technically the pizza was just bread, with tomato sauce, cheese and an assortment of toppings: ham (which is a must), mushroom, onion, greenpepper, carrot (which my co-teacher insisted on), oregano, garlic, etc. You can used whatever you want, or what your budget allows for. I'm lucky in that my school lets me buy whatever I need. In any case, you will only need one of those small Korean-esque ovens for the pizza making activity and basic utensils. I had about 25 students in the class, divided into groups of 4 to 6. You can either prep the ingredients yourself or have each student in the group cut and prepare one of the ingredients. I did both, depending on the teacher involved. But most importantly, students get to choose their own toppings and make their own 'pizza'.

For the fudge you will need gasburners, but studens will gladly bring these themselves. You also need quite a lot of other utensils, but the ingredients are basic. Of course, your school or co-teacher might be finicky about such a 'dangerous' activity, but I didn't have any problems.

If anyone is interested in either recipe, let me know and I'll gladly post the camp plan. The students love these activities, I strongly suggest them.

[naijamujer]

For the last winter camp my theme was 'Travel the World'. Every day we did one or two different countries, organised around the continents. On the day we did Italy, I let the students make 'pizza' and on the day we discussed America we made candy (fudge).

Technically the pizza was just bread, with tomato sauce, cheese and an assortment of toppings: ham (which is a must), mushroom, onion, greenpepper, carrot (which my co-teacher insisted on), oregano, garlic, etc. You can used whatever you want, or what your budget allows for. I'm lucky in that my school lets me buy whatever I need. In any case, you will only need one of those small Korean-esque ovens for the pizza making activity and basic utensils. I had about 25 students in the class, divided into groups of 4 to 6. You can either prep the ingredients yourself or have each student in the group cut and prepare one of the ingredients. I did both, depending on the teacher involved. But most importantly, students get to choose their own toppings and make their own 'pizza'.

For the fudge you will need gasburners, but studens will gladly bring these themselves. You also need quite a lot of other utensils, but the ingredients are basic. Of course, your school or co-teacher might be finicky about such a 'dangerous' activity, but I didn't have any problems.

If anyone is interested in either recipe, let me know and I'll gladly post the camp plan. The students love these activities, I strongly suggest them.

I'm very interested in this as well. Please post the recipes!!! I was also told I'm not allowed to use any kind of fire at my school due to the hazard....so I've decided to make fruit smoothies for summer camp instead. But I would like to see if I can squeeze in an afterschool lesson or two for cooking something easy before the semester is over just to see how it would pan out before I do this by myself for summer camp.

Thanks in advance!

[lbdb3l]

I have a low budget and no kitchen/cooking facilities at my school, but I managed to pull off a fun cooking day at my winter and summer camps. I'm attaching my cooking vocab PPT (the last few slides are a guessing game, i list the ingredients and they try to guess the recipe), vocab guessing game, my recipes PPT (I did "No Bake Cookies" in winter, and Icecream in the summer), and the recipe cards that the students fill in.
have fun ^^

Where did you buy ingredients for the ice cream? The recipes I've found online use half-and-half instead of milk. Also, can vanilla extract be used instead of vanilla? Thanks! I remember doing this as a kid for science class. Also I'll probably buy candies like M&Ms or chocolate chips or something to add into to the mixture. Yum and fun!

[AJ2]

For the last winter camp my theme was 'Travel the World'. Every day we did one or two different countries, organised around the continents. On the day we did Italy, I let the students make 'pizza' and on the day we discussed America we made candy (fudge).

Technically the pizza was just bread, with tomato sauce, cheese and an assortment of toppings: ham (which is a must), mushroom, onion, greenpepper, carrot (which my co-teacher insisted on), oregano, garlic, etc. You can used whatever you want, or what your budget allows for. I'm lucky in that my school lets me buy whatever I need. In any case, you will only need one of those small Korean-esque ovens for the pizza making activity and basic utensils. I had about 25 students in the class, divided into groups of 4 to 6. You can either prep the ingredients yourself or have each student in the group cut and prepare one of the ingredients. I did both, depending on the teacher involved. But most importantly, students get to choose their own toppings and make their own 'pizza'.

For the fudge you will need gasburners, but studens will gladly bring these themselves. You also need quite a lot of other utensils, but the ingredients are basic. Of course, your school or co-teacher might be finicky about such a 'dangerous' activity, but I didn't have any problems.

If anyone is interested in either recipe, let me know and I'll gladly post the camp plan. The students love these activities, I strongly suggest them.

I'm very interested in this as well. Please post the recipes!!! I was also told I'm not allowed to use any kind of fire at my school due to the hazard....so I've decided to make fruit smoothies for summer camp instead. But I would like to see if I can squeeze in an afterschool lesson or two for cooking something easy before the semester is over just to see how it would pan out before I do this by myself for summer camp.

Thanks in advance!

Here is the camp plan; it's much easier to post this than the individual recipes. Just note that this camp did not turn out as outlined on paper. The cooking activities takes up considerable time, up to 2 hours. I never got around to any of the games for each day. I basically just did the discussion of the countries and the activity for the day (I had three hours perday). Good luck.

[dallasb7]

Here is a quick ppt that goes with Mr.Bean makes a sandwich. Good for getting them in a cooking mood, and great for teaching processes.

[sarawebb7]

I did a cooking class last Winter vacation.  We used the "Chocolate Mug Cake."  It is pretty easy and you only need a microwave.  I had each student bring in their own mug from home. 
Ingredients:  4T flour, 4T sugar, 2T baking cocoa, 1 egg, 3 T milk, 3T oil, chocolate chips (optional).

Add dry ingredients to mug, and mix well .
Add the egg and mix thoroughly.
Pour in the milk and oil and mix well.
Add the chocolate chips (if using) and vanilla, and mix again.
Put your mug in the microwave and cook for 3 minutes on high.
The cake will rise over the top of the mug, but don't be alarmed!
Allow to cool a little, and tip out onto a plate if desired.

[heyitslep]

I did a cooking class last Winter vacation.  We used the "Chocolate Mug Cake."  It is pretty easy and you only need a microwave.  I had each student bring in their own mug from home. 
Ingredients:  4T flour, 4T sugar, 2T baking cocoa, 1 egg, 3 T milk, 3T oil, chocolate chips (optional).

Add dry ingredients to mug, and mix well .
Add the egg and mix thoroughly.
Pour in the milk and oil and mix well.
Add the chocolate chips (if using) and vanilla, and mix again.
Put your mug in the microwave and cook for 3 minutes on high.
The cake will rise over the top of the mug, but don't be alarmed!
Allow to cool a little, and tip out onto a plate if desired.

To my horror, I learned earlier in life that you can microwave cake mix. Thank you, Kid Cuisine tv dinner.