“Playing Cook” explained in 4 pictures
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Through playing cook, young children understand ingredients, tools, pretending to make food, and cleaning up
💬 What Is Playing Cook?
Playing cook is a game where you pretend to make food. You choose vegetables and bread and put them on a plate. You do not really eat them; you have fun pretending.
🤔 What kind of food would you like to pretend to make?
💬 Let's Choose Ingredients
Cooking has ingredients. Carrots, tomatoes, rice, and bread are ingredients too. Look at the colors and shapes, and think about what to make.
🤔 Which ingredients are red? Which ingredients are round?
💬 Let's Pretend to Use Tools
Pots and frying pans are cooking tools. When playing cook, you pretend to stir and pretend to fry. Real fire and knives are only for when you are with an adult.
🤔 Which tool do you use when you stir?
💬 When It's Ready, Set It Out and Clean Up
Put the finished food neatly on a plate. Say, “Here you go,” and pretend to eat. After playing, put the tools away in the basket.
🤔 What would you like to put on the plate?