Measuring and mixing with a dash of new vocabulary in preschool

After reading “Blueberries for Sal,” we became “bakers” as one of my students observed and our little bakers made some blueberry muffins…

We explored different kinds of measuring tools and cooking terms as we worked together to make our blueberry muffins…

Our bakers took turns measuring and pouring in the different ingredients…

Cooking presents such a great opportunity to introduce math, language, and new vocabulary…

As we worked to measure and mix, we used words like ingredients, recipe, oil, eggs, thick, smooth, dry, moist, oven, measuring cups, measuring spoons, preheat, 400 degrees, 1/2 cup, 1 tablespoon, and the list goes on..

The ability to mix up all of these ingredients and scoop the mix into paper cups required quite a bit of fine motor work as well…

No reason to waste good blueberry juice. We saved our blueberry juice and added a little blueberry art into our day…

The children used the juice to make blueberry pie drawings…

We used cotton swabs to draw with since the blueberry juice would stain our hands…

Deborah J Stewart

Deborah J Stewart

Every time I think I know everything I need to know about teaching young children, God says, "Hold on a minute!" and gives me a new challenge.

Let me tell ya...

With each new challenge that you overcome, you will find yourself better equipped and more passionate about teaching young children.

God didn't call wimps to lead, teach, or care for His children. Nope, he has high expectations, so get ready. You will have to give your very best but after teaching for over 30 years, I can tell you that it is a wonderful and rewarding journey.

Whenever your calling feels hard, just remember, 'He who began a good work in you (and in the children you serve) will be faithful to complete it.'

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