Health and well-being

HEALTHY OATMEAL COOKIE

Children age: 6-7 years

Child learns to measure and weigh ingredients. Child learns to read the recipe and act according to it. Child learns to mix the dough and form the cookies. Child knows that hot oven is dangerous - safety requirements and safety. Child learns how useful are oatmeal cookies for our health.

The teacher explains that one of the healthiest grain - oats - contains vitamins, minerals, proteins, lowers blood sugar and improves blood oxygenation. 

When you eat oatmeal cereals you get healthier skin, because it contains lots of fibers and vitamins. They are also good against inflammatory skin diseases. Oat contains zinc, which helps get rid of toxins and rejuvenates the skin. Oatmeal helps to lower blood sugar and reduce overeating and the consumption of fatty foods. Oatmeal porridge is a good food, but low in calories and fat. You can experiment with oat in different ways.

The teacher explains that today we are making oatmeal cookies because they are so healthy. 

At first they read the recipe and find out what ingredients they need. They examine and say the names of ingredients. They observe the means to make the dough. They examine and they the names of the instruments.

Then they get acquainted with the weights and scales with weights (they used very old weighing instrument). They explored how to measure with the scale, how to read the amount. Then they measured flour, sugar, oatmeal cereals and other ingredients.

They mix the dough. All children can participate in the activity. The most excitement they get from the using the mixer. 

The children tried to eat all the dried cranberries because they liked them so much. But the teachers were able to save them for the cookies. Even some for cookies decoration.

With the help of two spoons, the children formed nice cookies in a row on the oven plate. We put the cookies in the oven and the children waited with great interest for them.

The smell of the cookies was overwhelming and children just wanted to eat right away. But they waited a little because the cookies were very hot.

And they tasted very good - Self made, very well done!