Tag: bakery
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Head in the Oven (baking project, 6)
Our bakery needed a new oven. We decided our small wooden oven does not cut it for 12 kids. So when I brought home this huge, sturdy box from Costco – I knew it will make a lot of kids very happy. And it did. First day, I just brought the box in the classroom…
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Designing our Cakes (bakery project, 5)
Sometimes we stick to 2D art. Sharpies and watercolors are always a good choice. I am proud to say our kids have mastered the process. They know not to use sharpies once they start coloring the picture in with watercolors. They know that if they count to 10 while picking up the paint with their brush,…
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Pool Noodle Donuts (bakery project, 4)
Did you know an average pool noodle yields 77 donuts? We have been adding stuff to our bakery over a week now. And even though we have already made donuts, when I realized a pool noodle can be cut into donuts as well, I knew I had to try it with the kids. It is…
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Sewing Sprinkles on Cookies (bakery, 3)
I have been looking for another chance to bring sewing into the classroom, and when the kids asked to make cookies, I thought – YES! I cut the little plastic mesh into circles to make the cookies for them and then spent two hours threading the needles and making knots. I worked with 4-5…
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Clay Donuts (bakery project, 2)
Our bakery project is in full swing now. Every day kids add more and more ideas and creations to their bakery. Now they realized we need donuts. So we decided to bake some. We had some vanilla clay I made for the kids to play with… and we figured, if we make donuts out of…
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Baking Sponge Cakes (bakery project, 1)
I have been observing the kids closely to see what theme, or an idea would inspire all of them. It was difficult. I would always get one or two interested in something but the other kids would wonder off after couple of minutes, not engaging anymore. Then I had a revelation – baking! That was…
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