Over the past several months, the South Casa classroom has reintroduced baking with the children after a long hiatus due to COVID restrictions. The children assist teachers in adding, mixing, and measuring ingredients for baked goods they then get to enjoy for their afternoon snack. The children look forward to enjoying a treat that they took part in creating, which instills a sense of pride and accomplishment. We discuss scientific aspects such as the heating process, the different chemical reactions, and why it’s important to measure correctly. This process helps create curiosity and understanding that cooking and baking is much more than simply placing something in an oven. The sensorial experience they are getting from touching and smelling the ingredients assists in building their comfort with different foods and their textures.
