Whole and in pieces
Look at how the food changes when its matching parts separate.
Prepare a pretend meal with wooden play food that separates and fits back together. The set includes a toy knife and cutting board for arranging, slicing and serving the pieces. Children can name ingredients, match the food parts and make up a menu before rebuilding the pieces for another round of kitchen play.
A little discovery, every day
Today's pretend menu is up to them. Match the food, slice it with the toy knife and serve something deliciously imaginary.
Food pieces that come apart and go back together turn a familiar kitchen routine into a repeatable hands-on game.
Look at how the food changes when its matching parts separate.
Talk about the foods and colours while planning a pretend recipe.
Put a sequence of familiar kitchen actions into their own words.