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Kindergarten Cooking & Food

A gentle first year in the kitchen for five- and six-year-olds: clean hands, the six food groups, tasting and smelling, warm and cold, dough and eggs and yeast, being thankful, and setting the family table, with a simple no-cook recipe every week and a grown-up doing every hot and sharp job.

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What to cover

32 of 32 lessons are MUST COVER. They are tested on the unit tests and exams, or are skills the SAT/ACT relies on. OPTIONAL lessons are enrichment. Do them if time allows. The course is complete when the MUST COVER lessons are done.

Unit 1: Kitchen & Food Safety

  • MUST COVER 1.1 Germs Are Too Small to See · unit test
  • MUST COVER 1.2 Kitchen Helpers Listen · unit test
  • MUST COVER 1.3 Wash the Fruit · unit test
  • MUST COVER 1.4 Cold Foods Stay Cold · unit test

Unit 2: Food Groups & the Balanced Meal

  • MUST COVER 2.1 God Made Good Food · unit test
  • MUST COVER 2.2 Six Groups on One Plate · unit test
  • MUST COVER 2.3 Growing Foods and Sometimes Foods · unit test
  • MUST COVER 2.4 Breakfast Gets You Going · unit test

Unit 3: Taste, Smell & Your Taste Buds

  • MUST COVER 3.1 Sweet, Salty, Sour · unit test
  • MUST COVER 3.2 Your Nose Helps You Taste · unit test
  • MUST COVER 3.3 Crunchy and Soft · unit test
  • MUST COVER 3.4 One More Bite · unit test

Unit 4: Heat & Cold

  • MUST COVER 4.1 Warm Food, Cold Food · unit test
  • MUST COVER 4.2 Melting · unit test
  • MUST COVER 4.3 Freezing · unit test
  • MUST COVER 4.4 The Oven Bakes · unit test

Unit 5: Food Chemistry

  • MUST COVER 5.1 Flour and Water Make Dough · unit test
  • MUST COVER 5.2 Oil and Water Don’t Mix · unit test
  • MUST COVER 5.3 Eggs Change When Cooked · unit test
  • MUST COVER 5.4 Bread Puffs Up with Yeast · unit test

Unit 6: Cravings, Reward & a Balanced Diet

  • MUST COVER 6.1 Hungry and Full · unit test
  • MUST COVER 6.2 Sometimes Foods Are Treats · unit test
  • MUST COVER 6.3 Water Is the Best Drink · unit test
  • MUST COVER 6.4 Saying Thank You for Food · unit test

Unit 7: Fire, the Grill & Spice

  • MUST COVER 7.1 Stay Back from the Grill · unit test
  • MUST COVER 7.2 Jesus Cooks Breakfast by the Sea · unit test
  • MUST COVER 7.3 Spices Smell Good · unit test
  • MUST COVER 7.4 Flavors That Are Friends · unit test

Unit 8: Meal Planning & the Family Table

  • MUST COVER 8.1 Setting the Table · unit test
  • MUST COVER 8.2 A Grocery List with Pictures · unit test
  • MUST COVER 8.3 Helping Make Dinner · unit test
  • MUST COVER 8.4 The Family Feast · unit test

36-week pacing calendar

From the course’s own 32-week pacing guide, with catch-up and review weeks added to fill a 36-week (180-day) year.

WeekPlanDoneNotes
Wk 1Session 1: Lesson 1.1 Germs Are Too Small to See: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study
Session 2: Lesson 1.1 kitchen project (cook the recipe) and cook’s notebook
Wk 2Session 1: Lesson 1.2 Kitchen Helpers Listen: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study
Session 2: Lesson 1.2 kitchen project (cook the recipe) and cook’s notebook
Wk 3Session 1: Lesson 1.3 Wash the Fruit: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study
Session 2: Lesson 1.3 kitchen project (cook the recipe) and cook’s notebook
Wk 4Session 1: Lesson 1.4 Cold Foods Stay Cold: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study
Session 2: Lesson 1.4 kitchen project (cook the recipe) and cook’s notebook
Session 3: Unit 1 review and unit challenge
Wk 5Session 1: Lesson 2.1 God Made Good Food: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study
Session 2: Lesson 2.1 kitchen project (cook the recipe) and cook’s notebook
Wk 6Session 1: Lesson 2.2 Six Groups on One Plate: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study
Session 2: Lesson 2.2 kitchen project (cook the recipe) and cook’s notebook
Wk 7Session 1: Lesson 2.3 Growing Foods and Sometimes Foods: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study
Session 2: Lesson 2.3 kitchen project (cook the recipe) and cook’s notebook
Wk 8Session 1: Lesson 2.4 Breakfast Gets You Going: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study
Session 2: Lesson 2.4 kitchen project (cook the recipe) and cook’s notebook
Session 3: Unit 2 review and unit challenge
Wk 9Session 1: Lesson 3.1 Sweet, Salty, Sour: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study
Session 2: Lesson 3.1 kitchen project (cook the recipe) and cook’s notebook
Wk 10Session 1: Lesson 3.2 Your Nose Helps You Taste: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study
Session 2: Lesson 3.2 kitchen project (cook the recipe) and cook’s notebook
Wk 11Session 1: Lesson 3.3 Crunchy and Soft: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study
Session 2: Lesson 3.3 kitchen project (cook the recipe) and cook’s notebook
Wk 12Session 1: Lesson 3.4 One More Bite: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study
Session 2: Lesson 3.4 kitchen project (cook the recipe) and cook’s notebook
Session 3: Unit 3 review and unit challenge
Wk 13Session 1: Lesson 4.1 Warm Food, Cold Food: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study
Session 2: Lesson 4.1 kitchen project (cook the recipe) and cook’s notebook
Wk 14Session 1: Lesson 4.2 Melting: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study
Session 2: Lesson 4.2 kitchen project (cook the recipe) and cook’s notebook
Wk 15Session 1: Lesson 4.3 Freezing: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study
Session 2: Lesson 4.3 kitchen project (cook the recipe) and cook’s notebook
Wk 16Session 1: Lesson 4.4 The Oven Bakes: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study
Session 2: Lesson 4.4 kitchen project (cook the recipe) and cook’s notebook
Session 3: Unit 4 review and unit challenge
Wk 17Catch-up and review week (no new lessons)
Wk 18Session 1: Lesson 5.1 Flour and Water Make Dough: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study
Session 2: Lesson 5.1 kitchen project (cook the recipe) and cook’s notebook
Wk 19Session 1: Lesson 5.2 Oil and Water Don’t Mix: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study
Session 2: Lesson 5.2 kitchen project (cook the recipe) and cook’s notebook
Wk 20Session 1: Lesson 5.3 Eggs Change When Cooked: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study
Session 2: Lesson 5.3 kitchen project (cook the recipe) and cook’s notebook
Wk 21Session 1: Lesson 5.4 Bread Puffs Up with Yeast: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study
Session 2: Lesson 5.4 kitchen project (cook the recipe) and cook’s notebook
Session 3: Unit 5 review and unit challenge
Wk 22Session 1: Lesson 6.1 Hungry and Full: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study
Session 2: Lesson 6.1 kitchen project (cook the recipe) and cook’s notebook
Wk 23Session 1: Lesson 6.2 Sometimes Foods Are Treats: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study
Session 2: Lesson 6.2 kitchen project (cook the recipe) and cook’s notebook
Wk 24Session 1: Lesson 6.3 Water Is the Best Drink: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study
Session 2: Lesson 6.3 kitchen project (cook the recipe) and cook’s notebook
Wk 25Session 1: Lesson 6.4 Saying Thank You for Food: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study
Session 2: Lesson 6.4 kitchen project (cook the recipe) and cook’s notebook
Session 3: Unit 6 review and unit challenge
Wk 26Session 1: Lesson 7.1 Stay Back from the Grill: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study
Session 2: Lesson 7.1 kitchen project (cook the recipe) and cook’s notebook
Wk 27Session 1: Lesson 7.2 Jesus Cooks Breakfast by the Sea: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study
Session 2: Lesson 7.2 kitchen project (cook the recipe) and cook’s notebook
Wk 28Session 1: Lesson 7.3 Spices Smell Good: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study
Session 2: Lesson 7.3 kitchen project (cook the recipe) and cook’s notebook
Wk 29Session 1: Lesson 7.4 Flavors That Are Friends: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study
Session 2: Lesson 7.4 kitchen project (cook the recipe) and cook’s notebook
Session 3: Unit 7 review and unit challenge
Wk 30Session 1: Lesson 8.1 Setting the Table: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study
Session 2: Lesson 8.1 kitchen project (cook the recipe) and cook’s notebook
Wk 31Session 1: Lesson 8.2 A Grocery List with Pictures: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study
Session 2: Lesson 8.2 kitchen project (cook the recipe) and cook’s notebook
Wk 32Session 1: Lesson 8.3 Helping Make Dinner: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study
Session 2: Lesson 8.3 kitchen project (cook the recipe) and cook’s notebook
Wk 33Session 1: Lesson 8.4 The Family Feast: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study
Session 2: Lesson 8.4 kitchen project (cook the recipe) and cook’s notebook
Session 3: Unit 8 review and unit challenge
Wk 34Catch-up week: finish any MUST COVER lesson not yet done
Wk 35Catch-up week: finish any MUST COVER lesson not yet done
Wk 36Year-end review, portfolio and records