[TEACHER TALKS] Cooking Time in ECE 幼儿园烹饪时间

Early Childhood Education students at the Yew Chung International School of Beijing have been cooking up a variety of tasty snacks during their Together Time, an open-ended time of discovery and play each morning that allows students to pursue whatever activity they want with any of their ECE classmates. It’s been a fruitful experience for all of them, and not just because of the delicious treats they get to enjoy at the end; cooking provides our little learners with a myriad of soft skills that benefit them as they grow up.

北京耀中国际学校的幼儿园学生在校期间烹饪了多种美味的甜点小食，通过每天早上的不限时活动时间，孩子们可以随意跟班级同学搭配根据自己的兴趣进行探索和创造活动。对孩子来说，不光可以在活动结束时收获美味的食物，还可以在烹饪过程中体验和学习更多书本以外的技能，对成长受益匪浅。

Dana Carnemolla, one of our Western co-teachers in K3, shared with us the cooking activities students have taken part in as well as the benefits students receive.

K3的外方老师Dana Carnemolla，将与我们分享学生在烹饪过程中的收获和感想。

Please introduce the cooking class activity.

请介绍烹饪班的活动。

One of our children’s parents came in this week to make baozi during Together Time with our students. Children used different tools, such as chopsticks and rolling pins, to shape their dough, then filled the dough with red bean paste using a spoon, and finally using their fingers to pinch it closed before steaming. 

我们一位学生的家长在本周的活动时间参与了我们的烹饪包子过程。学生使用不同的烹饪工具去加工面团，例如筷子及擀面杖，之后用勺子将红豆馅填充进面团中，最后用他们的小手指将面团捏合并蒸制。

Some of the children also decided to make baozi animals, including a whale shark, a turtle, a bunny, and a dinosaur. Children then used black rice, peanuts, and other ingredients to add the eyes, nose, mouth, and other features to their animals. 

一些孩子做了动物形状的包子，包括鲸鱼、乌龟、兔子和恐龙。孩子们利用黑米、花生和一些其他的配料及作料当做眼睛、鼻子、嘴巴和动物的其他特征。

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通过点击下面的“阅读更多”，了解更多关于学生动手活动和父母参与详情。