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Download full textKatchen, Johanna E. – 1994
This paper documents a presentation given on the use of English-language television cooking shows in English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) and English-as-a-Foreign-Language (EFL) classrooms in Taiwan. Such shows can be ideal for classroom use, since they have a predictable structure consisting of short segments, are of interest to most students,…
Descriptors: Cooking Instruction, Cultural Awareness, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries
Tufts Univ., Medford, MA. Center on Hunger, Poverty and Nutrition Policy. – 1997
This collection of learning units introduces parents to the role of nutrition in their young child's cognitive development. Designed to be easy to read and useful for families with limited resources, the materials help parents teach their young children good eating habits by offering information, feeding tips, creative activities for parents and…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cooking Instruction, Eating Habits, Food
Haas-Foletta, Karen; Cogley, Michele – 1990
This guide describes activities for school-age children in after-school day care programs. These activities may also be used in other settings. An introductory section discusses program philosophy, room arrangement, multicultural curriculum, program scheduling, summer programs and holiday care, field trips and special programs, age grouping,…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Childrens Games, Class Activities, Cooking Instruction
North Carolina State Dept. of Public Instruction, Raleigh. Div. of Vocational Education. – 1988
This handbook is designed to provide opportunities for members of the North Carolina Association of Future Homemakers of America (FHA) to demonstrate their proficiency with the competencies they have developed through participation in FHA and the home economics education program. The 25 events are designed to help develop lifetime skills in…
Descriptors: Clothing Instruction, Competition, Cooking Instruction, Food Service
Department of Agriculture, Washington, DC. – 1996
This nutrition education packet provides information to schools setting up healthy school meal programs and nutrition education programs. Team Nutrition schools will involve students, teachers, families, food service personnel, and community organizations in nutrition education activities. The packet contains fact sheets that focus on: the Great…
Descriptors: Child Health, Cooking Instruction, Dietetics, Eating Habits
Peer reviewedNorton, Terry L.; Anfin, Carol S. – Dimensions of Early Childhood, 1997
Argues involving young children in food preparation activities enhances traditional curriculum areas of language arts, math, science, and social skills. Encourages utilization of children's literature as sources replete with references to food and teaching ideas on food via literary tie-ins. Provides specific recipes which relate to Mother Goose…
Descriptors: Activity Units, Childrens Literature, Cooking Instruction, Curriculum Development
Marden, Patricia C.; Barchers, Suzanne I. – 1994
This interdisciplinary resource presents 140 recipes from 22 countries and regions around the world. Research questions connect culture and food to history. Cooking safety tips are given. Brief discussions about the role of food in culture precede recipes from: (1) Africa; (2) Australia; (3) Canada; (4) China; (5) Commonwealth of Independent…
Descriptors: Cooking Instruction, Cultural Activities, Cultural Education, Elementary Education
Barchers, Suzanne I.; Marden, Patricia C. – 1991
This interdisciplinary resource presents recipes which reflect the practices of historic periods, cultural groups, and geographic regions of the United States. These are organized in 11 sections: (1) "American Indians"; (2) "The Colonial Period"; (3) "The Revolutionary War"; (4) "Westward Expansion"; (5) "The Civil War"; (6) "The Northeast"; (7)…
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, Cooking Instruction, Cultural Activities, Cultural Education
Lillywhite, Malcolm – 1984
This document was developed as a training manual for people interested in various types of appropriate technologies related to improved cookstoves. The three types of cookstoves included in the manual are earthen, ceramic, and metal (or a combination of metal and ceramic). The training sessions described deal with: (1) an orientation to the…
Descriptors: Air Flow, Alternative Energy Sources, Appropriate Technology, Ceramics
Giddings, Louise R. – 1989
Under the guidance of alert adults, young children can develop new understandings, learn valuable skills, and acquire positive attitudes toward life and learning by taking part in activities in the kitchen. This book provides ideas that parents and parent surrogates can use to provide experiences in the kitchen that will contribute to children's…
Descriptors: Child Development, Child Rearing, Child Role, Cooking Instruction
Coughlin, Pamela A.; Hansen, Kristen A.; Heller, Dinah; Kaufmann, Roxane K.; Stolberg, Judith Rothschild; Walsh, Kate Burke – 1997
In child-centered education programs, children construct their own knowledge from their experiences and interactions with the world around them, and teachers foster children's growth and development by building on children's interests, needs, and strengths within a safe and caring environment. The Step by Step educational program developed a…
Descriptors: Art Education, Child Development, Classroom Techniques, Cooking Instruction
Kohl, MaryAnn F. – 1999
Intended to encourage children to develop their imaginations naturally, with only a small amount of help from adults, this book presents over 125 activities for creative and pretend play for young children. The book's introduction describes the importance and benefits of pretend play, the adult's role, and needed materials and space. The…
Descriptors: Art Activities, Books, Childrens Literature, Class Activities
Maineri, Sandra C. – 1981
This guide is intended to help high school home economics teachers to teach special needs students who are mainstreamed into their classrooms. It aims to familiarize teachers with types of disabilities and approaches for creating empathy among fellow students who are not disabled. Ideas for working with wheelchair bound and developmentally…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Cooking Instruction, Developmental Disabilities, Disabilities
Hurst, Judith – 1997
Gathered from teachers around the country, this collection of teaching ideas and lesson plans is designed to provide teachers with activities and strategies for educating students with visual impairments. Tips and information are provided on: making tactile teddy bears; memory strategies; making tactile books; creating art kits; using magnifiers;…
Descriptors: Blindness, Braille, Childrens Literature, Classroom Techniques
Southwest Educational Development Lab., Austin, TX. – 1980
One of a series of documents produced by a nationwide network of early childhood education specialists, teachers, parents, and Head Start staff, the document presents a packet of over 52 home activities in both Spanish and English. Designed for teachers and parents of kindergarteners, the packet was intended to help teachers facilitate the…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Bilingual Education, Bilingual Instructional Materials, Childrens Literature
