From The Kitchen To Classroom; Five Benefits The Kitchen Brings To Education
How can skills we gain in the kitchen help with learning in the classroom?
Preface: When we refer to the classroom in this article we imply the traditional face – to – face classroom, online classroom, as well as the hybrid classroom.
In this article we look at the 5 ways the skills we learn in the kitchen inspires education as it help form the skills we need in the classroom.
At the end of this article you can download our FREE recipe guide for building success with your own recipe for learning.
Table of Contents
Building Your Confidence in the Kitchen!
This blog contains affiliate links to highlighted websites and/or resources. By clicking on the link and making a purchase we may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. Click here for full disclosure.
Keep everyone in your family healthy (and free from toxins) by providing them with BPA free stainless steel cups, bowls, and dishes from Ahimsa. The word Ahimsa means “free from harm”. This is the goal behind all the products sold at Ahimsa. Click here to visit their website and view the wide variety of products to keep your children (and the environment) free and safe from harm.
Recipes for Learning Video
From kitchen to classroom we can transfer important life skills such as; how to organize our time, follow directions, problem solve, and how to communicate when comes to building recipes.
EduKitchen comes from understanding how education has a close relationship to the kitchen. Keep reading as we show you how important life skills such as; organization, time management, self-reliance, problem solving, and communication can transfer themselves from kitchen to classroom.
The Five Ways The Kitchen Inspires Education
Here now are the five ways we believe the kitchen inspires education. When we look to the kitchen to build important skills we can easily use these skills in the classroom.
I. Building Organizational Skills
From kitchen to classroom, the kitchen inspires education through building our organizational skills. Organization in the kitchen means having all the ingredients planned, prepared, and ready to be assembled!
Being organized makes meal time preparations easier to follow and understand when you have all the ingredients ready as you follow the steps to putting them altogether.
In the classroom, this means having all materials necessary for the lesson planned, prepared, and ready to be used.
This helps sets the stage for important educational strategies to used by both teachers and students in order for both to get the most of out the lesson when it comes to teaching and learning.
II. Establishing Our Time Management Skills
From kitchen to classroom, time management, as any great cook will tell you, is vastly important in the kitchen! We all know the importance of time management in following directions to a recipe, and the results that can happen when we don’t pay attention to time.
We could under cook, or over cook the meal, as bad consequences. When we do pay attention to time, we end with amazing results (the meal), and a recipe we can cherish for years to come.i
A simple example would be boiling an egg. You may not get it right the first time, but once you pay attention to the timing it takes to boiling eggs, you’ll get it right every time!
Similarly when we learn the value of time management, in the classroom, much more can be done by both teachers and students.
This doesn’t necessarily mean getting more paperwork done, but instead more time to discuss the lesson, review the lesson, and present other creative means to enjoy the lesson. We can turn boiling an egg into many fun and exciting science, math, and language activities.
How do you find boiling an egg as it relates to science, math and language?
Math; it relates to numbers, both for the clock timing, and temperature, as well as measuring how much water is actually needed.
Science; it relates to how heat and temperature work.
Language; communicating how to properly boil the egg, which can bring about so many different emotions!
III. Becoming More Independent
From kitchen to classroom, when we become more independent we learn to depend on our own without assistance from others.
How does one get there? By simply following the necessary steps or directions to get to where they need to be.
In the classroom, this relates to classroom management. Students can learn to become self-reliant when the classroom setting offers the space and freedoms to do so.
When the class runs as it should, students can benefit from the time given to teaching and learning the lesson for the day. As students work along with the teacher to form rules for the classroom, students feel included.
By including students they value the rewards and consequences even more, and so everyone in the class benefits.
IV. Improving Our Problem Solving Skills
Problem solving in the kitchen can result in some pretty amazing dishes! From having to come up with ingredients to replace initial ingredients we don’t have, or for changing the recipe to meet dietary restrictions, if done properly problem solving in the kitchen is one amazing skill!
In the classroom teachers and students may come across a whole host of problems. For example, materials may not be ready and available to use, or there could be problems with technology (no internet = no online classes).
If problems in the classroom are not quickly resolved, there may be greater issues with classroom management.
Classroom management may not be effective, and students may have a hard time connecting to teachers as they try to explain and understand the lesson.
The best approach to problem solving starts with a positive mindset, followed by a three step process. First, recognize details about the problem. Second, understand what you are looking for. Finally, use the best approach to the solution.
V. Enhancing Our Communication Skills
In the classroom, improving language skills through the four means of communication is one of the most important goals for both teachers and students. With the right choice of words, communication in any form will always be at its best.
How can we improve our communication skills in the classroom?
- Don’t be afraid to ask questions
- Learn to listen to others are saying
- Consider your words when you are explaining your thoughts to others.
Related Topics
For more topics related to education; click to read more from EduKitchen
Your Recipe for Learning Guide
Final Thoughts...
One important thing to remember when you find yourself either in kitchen or classroom is to work smarter, not harder. What does ‘work smarter, not harder’ mean when we know hard work helps determination?
It means that we focus our energy in using the proper skills (like organization, problem solving, communication, and in following directions) so that saves us time and energy.
When we save energy we build our confidence and enthusiasm for the time we spend in the kitchen or the classroom! These are just some of the important ways to see how the kitchen inspires education.
Share Your Thoughts
Let us hear your thoughts on our 5 reasons why the kitchen inspires education and whether you agree or disagree with our reasons.
Danya Khelfa
Founder of EduKitchen
Very true! And I liked combining the word “Education” with “Kitchen”, this shows that they are related to each other, and they are! I liked “how” they are connected too! I enjoyed reading this article!
Hi Jannat! Thank you for your kind words! I’m glad you enjoyed reading the article!