Get kids cooking

Just a few links to recipes to get kids involved in the kitchen:

Inner Child Food
http://food.innerchildfun.com/category/kids-in-the-kitchen-2

No cook recipes for kids
http://allrecipes.co.uk/recipes/tag-5515/kids-no-cook-recipes.aspx

Read it and cook it!
http://www.teachpreschool.org/2012/03/read-it-and-cook-it/

Kindergarten Recipes Activities
http://www.education.com/activity/kindergarten/recipes/

Recipes for kids aged 6 years and under
http://www.kraftcanada.com/en/yourkids/kidsinthekitchen/kidscancookrecipes/recipesaged6andunder.aspx

Recipes to Make with Kids
http://www.schoolfamily.com/recipes/category/recipes-to-make-with-kids

KidsHealth Recipes & Cooking
http://kidshealth.org/kid/recipes/#cat20229

Kidspot Kitchen:  Kids cooking
http://www.kidspot.com.au/best-recipes/Kids-cooking+5.htm

BBC GoodFood:  Kids cooking recipes
http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/collection/kids-cooking

Channel 4:  Cooking with kids
http://www.channel4.com/4food/recipes/cooking-with-kids

Healhy Kids:  Kid-friendly recipes
http://www.healthykids.nsw.gov.au/recipes.aspx?category=kidfriendlyrecipes

Martha Stewart:  Easy recipes kids can help make
http://www.marthastewart.com/275624/easy-recipes-kids-can-help-make

Spoonful:  Cooking with kids
http://spoonful.com/recipes/cooking-with-kids-recipes

Fun Recipes for Kids @ Pinterest
http://pinterest.com/snrmag/fun-recipes-for-kids/

Classroom Cooking @ Pinterest
http://pinterest.com/stephsrenee/classroom-cooking/

No bake fun recipes for kids @ Pinterest
http://pinterest.com/mexprencss/no-bake-fun-recipes-for-kids/

For My Lego-loving Boys

Free LEGO Printables and 70+ LEGO Learning Activities @

http://livingmontessorinow.com/2013/06/20/free-lego-printables-and-70-plus-lego-learning-activities/

Our Preschool & Kindergarten Curricula*

PRESCHOOL

(up to 1 hour daily)

Number and literacy activities – daily, 20 to 30 minutes total

Religion – daily, up to 10 minutes

Story time – daily, up to 20 minutes

In addition to this more structured time, aim to include nature study and art and craft activities each week.
**Preschool (3-5 years old) foundations.

RELIGION

Bible stories**                                                                                 

The Mass Book for Children                                                           

Who Am I? Workbook A                      

STORY TIME & POETRY**

Let There Be Llamas!                                                                          

God’s Wisdom for Little Boys                                                             

Poems & Prayers for the Very Young   

Brambly Hedge Collection                                                                           

Raggedy Andy Stories

The Real Mother Goose

The Year at Maple Hill Farm

Eric Carle’s Animals Animals  

[our old books, including]:                                                                       

The Children’s Book of Virtues (Bennet)                                       

The 20th Century Children’s Book Treasury                                       

Harper Collin’s Picture Book Classics

Catholic Children's Treasury Box Vol. 1-10

Childcraft Stories & Fables

Childcraft Poems & Rhymes

HABITS**
Top 3 habits to work on:  obedience, attentiveness, truthfulness

OUTDOOR PLAY**
Freeplay & exploration outside

MUSIC
Making Music Praying Twice

PE
Swimming lessons

MATHEMATICS

Number & Logic Games for Preschoolers                                            

Kumon Numbers 1-30                                                           

READING & WRITING

I Can Find Letter Sounds  

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KINDERGARTEN

(1 to 1.5 hours daily)

Religion – four times weekly, for 10 to 15 minutes

History and geography – twice weekly, for 10 to 15 minutes

Music appreciation and picture study – weekly, for around 10 minutes

Poetry – twice weekly, for 5 to 10 minutes

Story time – daily, for 10 to 15 minutes

Monday - Bible, Reading, Painting, Break, Number, Handwork, Geography, Writing

Tuesday – Tales, Number, Handwork, Break, Reading, Singing Games, Writing, Nature Study

Wednesday – Poetry, Reading, Nature Study, Break, Number, Handwork, History, Writing

Thursday – Bible, Number, Handwork, Break, Reading, Singing Games, Writing, Tales

Friday – Tales, Reading, Picture Study, Break, Number, Handwork, Nature Study, Writing

*A break for free play must be included as shown above.

Other afternoon activities:

·         physical exercise,

·         outdoor nature observation,

·         gardening,

·         outdoor geography

·         more listening to stories.

* The arrangement of these must depend largely on weather and climate. Children should be allowed to help in the house and in the care of animals.

Sample Schedule

Monday to Thursday

Session 1 (45 mins):

Religion (10 mins)

Reading (10 mins)

Picture study, Music Appreciation or Poetry (10 mins)

History or Geography (10 mins)

Handwriting (5 mins)

Session 2 (25 mins):

Maths (10 mins)

Story time (15 mins)

Friday

Session 1 (45 minutes):

Reading (10 mins)

Art or craft activity (30 mins)

Handwriting (5 mins)

Session 2 (25 mins):

Maths (10 mins)

Story time (15 mins)

RELIGION

Who Am I? K Workbook  (CHC)                                                 

God’s Love Story  (CHC)                                                                   

Bible stories                                                                              

[Advent]

-      The Clown of God (Tomie dePaola)                                          

-      The Christmas Story (Little Golden Book)                                  

[Easter] The Easter Story (St. Joseph Picture Books)                                        

MATHEMATICS

Little Folk’s Number Practice

Math-U-See Primer   

Activities                                                          

·         Counting songs

·         Number games (dominoes, number lotto)

·         Board games with dice

·         Make and copy sequences and patterns

·         Time (clock with movable hands)

·         Measuring (ruler, weight scale)

·         Cooking (measurement)

·         Money (learn different coins, count pennies)

More math activities:
http://allinonehomeschool.com/individual-courses-of-study/math/

http://www.education.com/activity/kindergarten/math/

http://www.k-5mathteachingresources.com/kindergarten-math-activities.html

http://pinterest.com/prekpages/math-center-ideas/

READING & WRITING

Little Folk’s Letter Practice                                                          

Little Stories for Little Folks Phonics Program                                      

Catholic Heritage Handwriting K   

 *Math(s), reading and writing – daily, for 10 minutes each (less for handwriting)

STORY TIME

Term 1: The Complete Tales of Beatrix Potter (Beatrix Potter)      

Term 2: Charlotte’s Web (E.B.White)                                                        

Term 3: Winnie-the-Pooh (A.A.Milne)

POETRY

Poems and Prayers for the Very Young

A Child's Garden of Verses

Childcraft Poems and Rhymes
When We Were Very Young (A.A. Milne)
Now We are Six (A.A. Milne)

FILIPINO

Folk songs

National anthem

Ay, Naku! (Tahanan Books)

Araw sa Palengke (Adarna House)

Dalawang Bayani ng Bansa (Adarna House)

NATURE STUDY

The Year at Maple Hill Farm (Alice and Martin Provensen)             

One Small Square series: Backyard, Seashore, Pond, Night Sky                                                            

PICTURE STUDY

Art Masterpieces:  A Liturgical Collection (CHC)

ARTS, CRAFTS, HANDWORK
Childcraft Make and Do
Gardening – Onions in My Boots (CHC)
Cooking
Finger, & watercolor painting
Help with household chores                                            

MUSIC

Making Music Praying Twice

Classical music – Classical Kids

PE
Swimming lessons

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*Based on Mater Amabilis' Prep Level Curriculum, with contents amended to fit our family's needs.