Teaching With Breakfast Pizza!
Ok, if you’ve ready some previous posts I’m sure by now you’re probably wondering, “Does this family eat anything that isn’t pizza?” Yes, actually the only thing this kid typically eats for breakfast is porridge. (That’s right, not oatmeal, I said porridge like Goldilocks and the bears…) But today we were out of his typical favorite so when I asked what he wanted to eat, I had to honor his request for pizza with Breakfast Pizza! This was another super fun way to connect with him through a cooking activity we both love to share! He has become a pro at spreading sauce, shaking spices, and sprinkling cheese on our…
Cooking Pizza With A Toddler!
After writing my last post all about wanting pizza, my little guy got hungry. And guess what he said? “Make pizza? With some cheese?” Well, more like he sing-said the line from our Zumbini® class song. So we had a cooking adventure making pizza together! This was the perfect opportunity to do some cooking with my little singing chef! We decided to make pizza for dinner using most of the steps from our song as we went along. (This was already close to dinner time so we used Naan bread rather than making dough from scratch.) He was so excited to spread the sauce, shake the spices, toss the cheese,…
Math With Pizza!
Whoever believes you shouldn’t play with your food should not eat at our house. Check out what stacking, balancing, and STEM concepts we learned with pizza!! At first he was super excited to have two pizza pieces stack up. Then he tried to add a third piece. Fell over. Tried again. Fell over. You get the idea. In this game of stacking, I could see his brain processing what happens when he tried a new technique. He tried dropping the piece from a lower height or gently placed the piece right onto the the stack. He tried moving the piece a little to the left and to the right. What…
