Can Cooking Healthy Foods with your Preschool Child Be a Science/ Math Lesson?

Cooking with children is one of the funnest activities they can do !

Not only is it fun....Its the best way to learn Math and Science. :)

How to start the Fun learning process.

Teaching cooking skills begins with learning about measurements. Children can be introduced to the process of cooking by grabbing a measuring cup and filling it up with water, flour, sugar etc...
Don't be scared of letting your child and your kitchen get dirty. It is a big part of this Fun process.

Giving the children an opportunity to measure will teach them numbers, weight, additions & Subtractions and much much more. In our French Israeli Preschool cooking is a Fun way for our children to learn languages :) Sometimes we count the flour cups in Hebrew and sometimes we count them in French! The kids LOVE it!

Let your child explore!

There are many many Fun healthy recipes children love making. A great thing to do with your child is to create your own family cookbook and take pictures as you accomplish your weekly recipe :)

Fun Fun Fun Keep up the cooking!

Yours Truly,

Sophie Le Petit Gan

Creating a Garden for Your Child!

Creating A Garden for Your Child

I have often been asked by parents "Sophie, how do I teach my child respect?", "How do I teach them to be gentle?" and "what about colors, shapes numbers and days?" my answer is always " Let your child EXPLORE". 

Exploring at a young age is key for a successful education. Children prior to 1st grade learn through play and exploration "hands to head. "

We have been given a world full of educative tools for our children. Stop your runs to the nearest toy store and pull up your sleeves and start digging with your child. Yes, digging, pouring, getting down and dirty will fascinate your little one.  

-  Plant some seeds and watch it grow

-  Count the number of tomatoes in your garden 

-  Create a "Watering the plant weekly calendar" with your child to teach them days of the 

 week 

-  Teach your child respect and being gentle by carefully trimming the flowers and caressing the petals.  

Learning can still be FUN! I promise.....

 Please comment if you have done so with your child and LOVED it. 

Yours Truly,

Sophie Le Petit Gan