Cooking with Kids, Math, Recipes, Small Group Activity

Easy Apple Pizza Recipe

I love to incorporate cooking projects in my preschool classroom, and the first recipe we make each year is this Easy Apple Pizza Recipe.  I always kick off our Alphabet lessons with an Apple Theme for the letter A and we end the week with making Easy Apple Pizzas! This Easy Apple Pizza Recipe is simple to put together, even…

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Crafts, Early Literacy, Recipes

Preschool Pizza Theme

While we study Community Helpers in our classroom I always like to have a Pizza Parlor set up in our Dramatic Play area.  But why stop at Dramatic Play?  I decided to take it a step further and plan a Preschool Pizza Theme to implement throughout the classroom while the Pizza Theme Dramatic Play was set up.  We incorporated the…

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Recipes

Cooking in the Classroom: Making Mini Pizzas

Katie / February 11, 2018

When we study Community Helpers in my class I always like to have a Pizzeria in my Dramatic Play area.  And while the Pizzeria Parlor is happening in the Dramatic Play area I also plan a day where we can make mini pizzas in the classroom. This year I planned our mini pizza making day for a day when the…

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Crafts, Recipes

Easy Homemade Playdough Recipe

Katie / December 12, 2017

I learned to make Homemade Playdough years ago when I was in college, and it has been my go-to dough in the classroom and at home ever since.  I will readily admit that I am a playdough snob when it comes to what I want in my preschool classroom. I have yet to find a store bought playdough that will…

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Recipes

Cooking With Kids: Mini Pumpkin Pie Recipe

Katie / December 9, 2017

I love to cook in my preschool classroom and during the holidays is the perfect time to pull out my Mini Pumpkin Pie recipe and get baking with my little learners.  I use a super simple recipe and invite the children to work together to measure, pour, stir and mix to create Mini Pumpkin Pies as a team.  They use their…

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