More than three‑quarters of students from low‑income households
Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education.
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Cooking is an incredibly motivating and versatile activity that can be used to teach a wide variety of skills to students with special needs.
Teaching students with moderate to severe special needs, life skills is often a part of their curriculum; the goal is to equip them for independent living. Having appliances inside the classroom will help the students:
Understanding kitchen safety
Understanding cooking vocabulary
Identifying and using cooking tools
Understand how to properly store food
Understand proper health and sanitation procedures
A cooking lesson can address skills in the areas of communication, fine motor, problem-solving, math, and nutrition; it can also provide a platform to hone social skills.
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Cooking is an incredibly motivating and versatile activity that can be used to teach a wide variety of skills to students with special needs.
Teaching students with moderate to severe special needs, life skills is often a part of their curriculum; the goal is to equip them for independent living. Having appliances inside the classroom will help the students:
Understanding kitchen safety
Understanding cooking vocabulary
Identifying and using cooking tools
Understand how to properly store food
Understand proper health and sanitation procedures
A cooking lesson can address skills in the areas of communication, fine motor, problem-solving, math, and nutrition; it can also provide a platform to hone social skills.