Freddie Frog's Fantastic Flapjacks

I really enjoy doing fun projects with the kindergartners that incorporate many standards.  In this way children are learning while having fun. 

Today I taught them a bit about cooking and how you have to have the correct ingredients and the correct amount for the recipe to turn out.  I had them follow a recipe and make their own flapjack/pancake in a cup.  They enjoyed flipping their flapjack too. They thought that their flapjack was delicious and that they were a pretty good cook!  I think they really enjoyed it!

First they add ingredients to make the batter in a cup.

It is safer for me to put the batter on the griddle, but 
they get to flip their own flapjack.

I enjoy watching them get their flapjack ready to eat.  
They take it so seriously.

Some kids use a little syrup and some use enough for 
five flapjacks.

Here is the recipe - although I now substitute all-purpose flour.

We discussed many things during this lesson:

• how to read a recipe
• cooking "tools" - tablespoon, teaspoon, etc.
• electricity and how to safely plug in a cord {for the griddle}
• being safe around hot things
• following directions was really emphasized
• some foods come from animals: milk, eggs and honey were used today
• all about wheat and how it is grown
• how wheat is changed into flour
• what other foods are made from flour
• what steam is - that was rising from the pancake
• I read the "Little Red Hen" book and we saw how she raised wheat

As you can see...many small lessons and standards can be covered with one project!