Cooking Around the World – World Studies Curriculum & International Recipes
394 Pages • 30+ Countries & Regions • International Recipes • Geography • Culture • Maps • Worksheets & Activities
Explore the world through food! Take kids on a hands-on journey around the globe with this comprehensive 394-page Cooking Around the World World Studies Curriculum & Recipe Collection.
Kids explore geography, cultures, ingredients, food traditions and international recipes while discovering how location, climate and local ingredients help shape what people grow, cook and eat.
Designed for grades 4 and up, this digital resource works well for homeschool families, classrooms, co-ops, cooking programs and summer camps. Individual activities can also be adapted for younger learners with adult help.
More Than an International Cookbook
This collection combines world studies, geography, cultural learning and hands-on cooking in one extensive resource. Kids can locate a place on a map, learn about its food traditions and ingredients, and then prepare foods connected with the country or region.
Use the complete collection for an extended Cooking Around the World study or choose individual countries and regions to complement geography, history, cultural studies or cooking lessons.
What's Included – 394 Pages
Explore more than 30 countries and regions through recipes, learning pages and hands-on activities. Depending on the country or region, students can discover:
- Country and regional facts
- Maps and geography connections
- Food traditions and cultural information
- Common foods and ingredients
- How geography and climate influence food
- Regional food differences
- Kid-friendly international recipes
- Photos of foods, attractions and scenery
- Printable dinner menu activities
- Questions and activities for comparing cultures and cuisines
Countries & Regions Explored
- United States
- Asia
- Australia
- United Kingdom
- Caribbean
- Eastern Europe
- France
- Georgia (the country)
- Germany
- Greece
- India
- Indonesia
- Ireland
- Italy
- Korea
- Latin America
- Mexico
- Middle East
- Morocco
- New England USA
- Russia
- South Africa
- Southern USA
- Southwestern USA
- Spain
- Western USA
- Plus additional international recipes and activities
Learn Geography Through Cooking
Cooking gives kids a hands-on way to connect geography with everyday life. Throughout the collection, students discover foods associated with different places while learning about the ingredients, traditions and environments behind them.
Instead of simply reading about another country or region, kids can find it on a map, explore its food traditions, discover common ingredients and prepare a recipe connected with what they are studying.
International Recipes Kids Can Explore
The collection includes a wide variety of foods from around the world. Recipes range from simple snacks, breads, rice dishes, salads and desserts to complete meals.
Cooking activities also provide opportunities to practice practical kitchen skills such as:
- Reading and following recipes
- Measuring ingredients
- Mixing and preparing foods
- Chopping with appropriate adult supervision
- Following directions in sequence
- Trying unfamiliar ingredients and flavors
- Comparing foods from different cultures
Bonus World Studies Resources
- World Studies Unit with geography activities, quizzes, report worksheets and learning pages
- 7-Week International Cooking Camp Plan for homeschool groups, classrooms, co-ops, cooking programs and summer camps
- Country, Flag & Capital Worksheets for practicing geography skills
- World Map Activities to help kids locate the places they study
- 35 Interesting World Food Facts list and printable poster
- Food Around the World Trivia and additional review activities
- Printable Dinner Menus for planning family, classroom or group international dinners
7-Week International Cooking Camp
Use the included cooking camp plan to turn the collection into a multi-week learning experience. It's a helpful starting point for homeschool co-ops, summer programs, cooking clubs and teachers who want to organize international cooking activities without planning an entire program from scratch.
Great for Hands-On World Studies
- Homeschool geography and world studies
- International cooking lessons
- Classroom cultural studies
- Family and Consumer Sciences activities
- Homeschool co-ops
- Kids cooking clubs
- Summer camps
- International and multicultural theme studies
- Project-based learning
- Family cooking and geography nights
Use With or Without a Kitchen
While cooking makes a wonderful hands-on extension, you don't need kitchen access to use much of this collection. Teachers and group leaders can use the geography activities, cultural information, maps, worksheets, trivia, menus and other printables independently when cooking facilities aren't available.
394 Pages of Ready-to-Use Learning
With international recipes, country and regional studies, maps, cultural information, worksheets, trivia, activities and printables together in one collection, this resource can provide weeks or even months of hands-on learning.
Product Details
- 394 printable pages
- 30+ countries and regions represented
- International recipes and cooking activities
- Geography and cultural learning
- Maps and worksheets
- Country, flag and capital activities
- World food facts and trivia
- Printable dinner menus
- 7-week international cooking camp plan
- Designed primarily for grades 4 and up
- Digital download
Digital Download
This is a digital curriculum and recipe collection. No physical book or materials will be shipped.
Receive access after checkout and print individual country studies, recipes and worksheets as needed, or keep the complete 394-page collection available digitally.
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Please Note
- This is a downloadable digital product
- No physical materials will be mailed
- Some recipes require access to a kitchen
- Adult supervision is recommended when children use knives, heat, appliances or other kitchen equipment
- Activities can be selected and adapted to fit your students, available time and learning setting
Travel the world through food and give kids a memorable way to connect geography, culture and cooking!