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Homemade pizza turned into the perfect science lesson Saturday afternoon! Normally I throw the ingredients in the bread maker, but I decided to make it by hand. I’m so glad I did – it wasn’t that much extra work, and it provided so many learning opportunities for the kids!
All three kids were fascinated by the texture of the dry yeast, and Lily especially was amazed at the way it sank into the sugar water solution. Johnny was very worried that the yeast would drown in the water. I explained that the sugar water was giving the yeast energy, instead of drowning it!
Emma thought the foam created by the carbon dioxide that is released as the yeast metabolizes sugar was cool! Johnny found it very strange.
Stirring the yeast solution into the flour was a very popular activity! I only got photos of Emma stirring, because Johnny and Lily require a little extra supervision, but they got plenty of turns!
Tasting dough was also very popular! Johnny was actually a bit disappointed when we turned it into pizza, although that didn’t stop him from eating plenty of pizza!
What have you been learning about! I would love for you to link up – the button code is in my right-hand sidebar! Last week Adventures in Mommydom shared an adorable doll house kit to give as a child’s birthday present! I also loved this Venn Diagram for tots activity from Cachey Mama’s Classroom. NurtureStore wrote about art with children as process, not product, and Mom to 2 Posh Lil Divas shared the most beautiful Ivory soap explosion photos I’ve seen! If you haven’t tried that activity, it’s a fun one!!! Just make sure you buy the right type of soap – Ivory will always works, but some brands just melt.
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Looks like fun! My kids love to help cook and prepare food and I love the math and science information I can talk to them about as we cook.
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We haven’t been learning too much this week. Mommy’s been a little lazy! LOL!
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maryanne Reply:
January 16th, 2012 at 10:10 am
You’ve been teaching them about the importance of downtime =)
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Can you believe I have never made pizza dough!
I really need to get on the ball…my kids would love it also!
I love how you turned it into a lesson! :)
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maryanne Reply:
January 16th, 2012 at 10:09 am
Your family would LOVE this activity! We just googled a recipe and it turned out great!
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I love to make pizza dough. We’ve only done it a couple of times but I really enjoyed it.
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maryanne Reply:
January 16th, 2012 at 10:09 am
We need to make it more often – it’s so fun for the kids!
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Great reminder to slow down a little and share the process with children – they really appreciate don’t they (& learn)!
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maryanne Reply:
January 16th, 2012 at 6:59 pm
It was a very good reminder for me!
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What a great idea. I have pinned it. Thanks.
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maryanne Reply:
January 16th, 2012 at 7:01 pm
Thanks for the pin!
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I loved this post and I am going to link it to my blog for my Preschool Parents!
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maryanne Reply:
January 16th, 2012 at 7:01 pm
Thank you!
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I love how they all look so fascinated by the pizza dough! Definitely a great learning opportunity. :)
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maryanne Reply:
January 16th, 2012 at 7:01 pm
It was a very fun cooking project!
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Great job making science fun – and yummy!
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maryanne Reply:
January 16th, 2012 at 7:02 pm
Thanks! It was a fun evening!
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We must have a slightly different pizza recipe since ours involves only water and yeast which is mixed later with flour, salt and sugar. Anna loves to help out with self-made pizza too but only eats the dough :(
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maryanne Reply:
January 16th, 2012 at 7:03 pm
My kids LOVED eating the dough!
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There are definitely learning opportunities all around. We as parents just need to slow down enough to explain them. I love cooking in the kitchen with the kids.
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What a neat science lesson! It looks like the kids had a lot of fun.
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maryanne Reply:
January 16th, 2012 at 7:03 pm
We all had a great time! =)
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Cooking is fantastic science, and I love how you have the technical terms on the tip of your tongue, such as the yeast metabolising sugar. I’ll have to remember that one. The learning links from other blogs you posted were fantastic, too! Thanks for the roundup!
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Yummy lesson. Johnny worrying about the yeast made me think of my nephew. He would think the same thing.
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Love homemade pizza! So cool that you turned it into a science lesson with your kids!
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Thats an awesome activity! Its real science, its hands-on, and its relevant to kids’ everyay lives. :D
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Thanks for mentioning my activity!
Lori
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maryanne Reply:
January 19th, 2012 at 10:28 pm
You’re welcome! I thought it was a wonderful idea!!!
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How was it? I’ve been looking for a good pizza dough recipe… haven’t found one yet.
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maryanne Reply:
January 18th, 2012 at 3:20 pm
I used this recipe, although I added more yeast because I can’t copy recipes down correctly, apparently. And forgot to add the olive oil, because I’m forgetful like that. http://allrecipes.com/recipe/pizza-dough-iii/
I kind of liked the flavor from the extra yeast… Wasn’t in love with it, but it’s worth tinkering with. And I should probably make it properly before I say anything definitive about it!
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The expressions on your children’s faces is priceless. Thanks for the link-up. I love getting ideas from other moms.
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How fun! Love the pictures!
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