Do you remember when you asked a teacher at some point, “But when am I ever going to use this?” You understood that you had to learn things merely to get to the next stage of learning. But you probably had a teacher who made something like geometry finally make sense by showing how it could help you figure out the amount of paint you needed for a room, not just solve the x in the equation on the board or in the math book.

That’s why I love teaching life and functional skills and squeezing academics into student activities they think are fun! Cooking is an excellent example because it offers tons of opportunities to practice so many different kinds of skills. In this episode, I talk about some of those skills you can teach and generalize with cooking in the classroom.

2:07​ - Thoughts for those thinking, “But I can’t do cooking in the classroom!”

3:29 - Learning readiness skills and what they do and don’t mean

5:11 - The many many levels of math skills you can teach with cooking

8:48 - Why cooking doesn’t have to be a “one and done” activity for your students

9:17 - The functional literacy skills that come with cooking

11:16 - How students learn social skills through classroom cooking activities

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