Over the past few months, our wonderful centre cook has been spending time in the rooms with the children, sharing her passion for cooking and creating meaningful learning experiences.

The children have loved being involved in preparing and exploring different recipes, learning about ingredients, following instructions and developing important life skills along the way. These experiences provide wonderful opportunities for children to connect with food, build confidence and enjoy the social experience of cooking together.

Our most recent experience took place during Science Week, where the children explored a fun sink or float experiment using fruit. The children made predictions, tested their ideas and observed what happened when the fruits were placed into water. This provided a wonderful opportunity to explore early scientific concepts while having fun and learning together.

Our cook has also been documenting these special experiences in her very own floorbook, which is proudly displayed out the front of the kitchen for families to look through.

We love seeing the connections our kitchen and educators create with the children and the wonderful learning that happens when we come together.