Little chefs
Where do some dishes come from?
Theme list for the ''Little chefs'' program
The cooking program includes:
- Where do quesadillas come from?
- Are American pancakes just a tiny cake?
- Chocolate-chip cookies every day of the week
- Ramen noodles: Asian food 101
- I scream, you scream for ice-cream! (Available only in summer)
(The screenshot on the right side is from the interactive digital cooking material.)
The activities are
- Independent and student-directed.
- Encouraging investigation, exploration, and discovery.
- Focused on building digital skills by using interactive digital materials.
- Focused on building practical cooking skills.
- Contextual and communicative in order to promote the acquisition of grammar structures.
The workshop themes can be adapted for all ages from 4 to 12 years old
The workshop themes can be adapted for all ages from 4 to 12 years old, but when you let your child select a theme, please make sure to ask your child if he/she is aware of that food and knows its name in their native language. The programs are made to be selected by children, not parents to make sure that the children are completely engaged.
The workshop themes can be used with any ages because:
- In the first individual workshop, the child will have a Cambridge level test aimed at children to determine the level of proficiency.
- In the first few individual workshop the presence of the parent is advised in order to make the child more comfortable with the new learning environment.
- The workshop are adapted to be easier or harder through varied activities in order to be individualized and to fit the child's proficiency level.
- The child will get a recipe a week before the class - please do not book the cooking lessons if you don't have enough time to collect the ingredients.
- If you want to make a specific food from your country, please write and we can see if that can be our workshop theme.
- A parent must be present in the kitchen at all times and assist the child for safety reasons, regardless of the age of the student. If the parent is not present, the workshop will be canceled without a refund because child safety is crucial in this program.
How is your child's progress measured?
Preschool
- Knows the alphabet, counts to 10, knows colors and body parts
- Knows or recognizes more than 60 words and phrases in English (animals, pets, food, toys)
- Recognizes the refrains of common songs for children
Starters, Pre-A1
- Participates in short dialogues about familiar things
- Understands spoken English, sings songs, tells short stories
- Understanding basic English content on the internet
Movers, A1
- Understand basic instructions or takes part in simple conversations
- Understands basic notices, instructions or information
- Completes basic forms and writes notes, including times, dates and places
Flyers, A2
- Understands simple written English
- Communicates in familiar situations
- Understands and uses basic phrases and expressions
- Interacts with English speakers who talk slowly and clearly
Individual VS. group workshops and selecting a workshop theme
The main difference between the individual and the group workshops is that the group workshops are booked by the teacher, and the individual workshops allow the student to book a time they want.
Another difference is that the group workshops have a monthly theme selected by the teacher, and the children will be placed in a group that fits their language level, while in the individual workshops the learner can select a theme they like and that interactive workshop material will be adapted to fit the child’s level and preferences.
one of my interactive digital materials!
This material is a part of the I scream, you scream for ice-cream lesson and it is used to prepare and learn the vocabulary before we start making ice-cream!