Public Health Association of BC

Learning activities for the kitchen

Inviting your class into the kitchen takes some extra time to prepare, but once routines are established, cooking can be the highlight of the week for some students. Learning key food skills like how to safely use a knife, prepare healthy snacks, and gain confidence in the kitchen is important for everyone to learn. There are also other unique ways to connect to the BC curriculum, like bringing fractions to life with measuring cups!

The Great BC School Food Cookbook

For creative recipes submitted by K-12 students and educators across the province, check out The Great BC School Food Cookbook. F2SBC and the Ministry of Agriculture and Food developed this resource to encourage more schools to prepare meals with locally produced ingredients. It’s a delight to flip through, and you may spot your school featured inside!

 

Activity and Resource List

Name
Suggested Grade Level
Description
Developed by
K-4
Lesson plan for learning knife skills, including safety and proper hand position.
4-7
Lesson plan for creating edible art made from fruits, vegetables and other ingredients. 
K-7
Kid-friendly and tested recipes with lesson plans and extensions.
K-7
Lesson plans with recipes, extensions and guidelines for dehydrating fruit, vegetables and herbs with kids.
K-7
Lesson plans with recipes, extensions and guidelines for freezing fruit with kids.
K-12
A great collection of Fresh Roots-tested, kid-approved recipes.
K-12
Cookbook designed to invigorate school meal programs and inspire chefs to get creative in the kitchen. Features recipes from BC schools. 
F2SBC
2-8
Activity to compare how yeast and baking soda work as leaveners.

 

Connecting to Curriculum

Additional Partner Resources