We decided to make our own pizza the other night with a pizza kit purchased from our local pizzeria, La Famiglia. I thought this would be a fun hands-on approach to teach Landon about fractions, problem solving, reasoning, and proper food handling procedures.Â
- Problem Solving & Reasoning: Since the ingredients were prepackaged we did not need to measure things out however, we used reasoning and problem solving to figure out if we were using all of the servings provided of sauce, cheese, and pepperoni, or if we needed to alter the amount. We also used this method to figure out the cooking time after researching a few different recipes.Â
- Fractions: While cooking we decided half (1/2) of the pie would have pepperoni. After cooking and cooling we cut up the pizza into 8 slices and kept track of the fractions as we ate, for example, the first slice, one slice, = 1/8 of the pizza.Â
We all had a ton of fun -plus the pizza was absolutely delicious!
I love how you can incorporate learning into everyday life!
I love teaching my kids how to cook! How cute is that apron set? My daughter would love it!
Yes yes yes! Love this. We are trying to do similar things…our kids are 4 and 2 so it takes some modification but we love it!