Course Details

CCEI550: Cool Cooking

Course ID 71404

ChildCare Education Institute

(800) 499-9907

Description

This class explores cooking as a classroom activity and focuses on activities that require little or no heat. Upon successful completion, participants should be able to describe objectives for cooking activities and identify appropriate methods for integrating cooking activities in the preschool classroom.

1.00 Hours / 0.10 CEUs

Course Level

Informal

CEU Course

Course Category

Early Childhood

General Course

(1 Hour)

CDA Content Areas

Steps to advance children's physical and intellectual development (1 Hour)

Infant Mental Health Core Competency Areas

Family Child Care Home Provider

Child Care Center Staff

Head Start/Early Head Start

Preschooler 3's (37-48 months)

Preschool 4's and 5's (49-72 months)

Goals and Objectives

• Identify the general benefits of incorporating cooking activities into the curriculum
• Identify specific cognitive, physical, and social/emotional skills that can be developed through cooking activities
• Define basic safety, health, and hygiene practices for classroom cooking activities
• Identify strategies for using cooking activities to target multiple skills and concepts
• Define the role of parents in relation to classroom cooking activities
• Define the importance of evaluating the effectiveness of cooking activities and learning centers

There are no events currently scheduled for this course.