137 Printable Pages • 41 Book-Inspired Cooking Activities • Recipes & Recipe Cards • Discussion Questions • Extension Activities • 30 Additional Ideas
Bring stories to life with reading, cooking and hands-on learning! This printable Cook with Books resource combines children's literature with themed recipes and activities, giving kids a memorable way to connect books with real-world experiences in the kitchen.
Featuring 41 book-inspired cooking activities across 137 printable pages, this resource is ideal for creating weekly story-and-cooking lessons, literacy extensions, homeschool units, library programs and hands-on classroom activities.
41 Cook with a Book Activities
Each activity begins with a children's book or story theme and extends the learning with food, cooking, discussion and additional activities.
Kids can read or listen to a story and then head to the kitchen to prepare a recipe connected to the book or theme.
Each Category Includes:
- Book suggestions to introduce the theme
- 2 themed recipes
- Printable recipe cards for collecting or handing out
- Discussion questions to extend reading comprehension and conversation
- Add-on activity ideas for additional hands-on learning
Reading Meets the Kitchen
Cooking provides a natural way to extend storytime while practicing practical skills. Depending on the lesson, kids can:
- Read or listen to a children's book
- Talk about characters, events and story themes
- Answer discussion questions
- Make connections between books and food
- Practice reading and following directions
- Measure, mix, assemble and prepare foods
- Build beginning kitchen skills
- Complete additional hands-on activities
Save with the Cook with Books Bundle
This resource is also included in the Cook with Books Bundle, which brings together three complete resources: Cook with Books, Cooking with Fairy Tales, and Bible Cooking Activities.
Choose this individual resource for a specific story theme, or explore the bundle for more reading, cooking, and hands-on learning activities.
Already purchasing the bundle? You do not need to buy this resource separately.
A Variety of Kid-Friendly Recipes
The cooking activities include a variety of foods, giving you options for different lesson themes and settings. Recipes include ideas for:
- Snacks
- Lunches
- Dinners
- Desserts
- Story-inspired treats and food activities
30 More Picture Book & Cooking Ideas
Once you've completed the featured activities, keep the learning going with a bonus list of 30 additional picture book and cooking activity ideas.
Use these suggestions to plan additional lessons, create a longer reading-and-cooking program or find inspiration for books already in your classroom or home library.
Create a Weekly Reading & Cooking Program
With 41 featured activities plus 30 additional ideas, this resource provides plenty of material for an ongoing Cook with Books program.
Choose one story each week, read the book together, discuss the story and complete the corresponding cooking activity for a memorable hands-on literacy experience.
Perfect For:
- Preschool and elementary classrooms
- Homeschool
- Literacy enrichment
- Storytime cooking activities
- Library programs
- Cooking classes and clubs
- After-school programs
- Weekly themed lessons
- Family reading and cooking activities
- Hands-on learning programs
Product Details:
- 137 printable pages
- 41 book-inspired cooking activities
- Book suggestions
- 2 recipes in each featured category
- Printable recipe cards
- Discussion questions
- Add-on activities
- 30 additional picture book and cooking ideas
- Digital PDF download
Kitchen Note: Some activities require access to cooking or baking equipment. Adult supervision should be provided when children are using ovens, stovetops, knives or other kitchen equipment.
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