Bread Making
By: Kathryn
Making bread with children provides so many learning opportunities:
Science – as the ingredients change due to heat.
Maths – measuring the ingredients and dividing the dough into equal balls.
Language and communication – as the children work as a group and talk about the process.
Social skills - sharing and working as a team, eating the bread for their snack.
Fine manipulative skills - strengthening fingers (a great pre-writing skill).
Meaning – children can see the whole process and understand where bread comes from.
Try the following recipe:
500g bread flour
1 packet of fast action yeast
1 teaspoon salt
28g butter
300ml warm water
Method:
1 – Mix the dry ingredients together.
2 – Rub in the butter until it looks like breadcrumbs.
3 - Add enough water to make a dough.
4 – Knead for 15 minutes.
5 – Set aside for an hour and a half in the warm to rise.
6 – Separate into 8 balls, each ball can be made into a bread roll (be creative).
7 – Set aside for another hour.
8 – Cook at 220 degrees celsius for 8 to 10 minutes.
9 – Cool and enjoy.
Make sure that your group isn’t too large and that all children can be involved in the process.