Kids Cooking Lessons for 3-6 year olds assistant chef lessons 12 on measuring.

Assistant Chef
Kids Cooking Lessons
3-6 years old
Lesson 12

For today's kids cooking lessons your assistant chef will practice measuring. It is important to get the right amount of ingredients in whatever you are making to have the end result turn out successful. Allowing your kids to practice measuring ingredients can make cooking easier for them.

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Tips for accurate measuring of ingredients:

Use measuring cups for dry ingredients.

When measuring liquid ingredients use a glass or plastic measuring cup and read the measurement at eye level.

When measuring flour or sugar fill cup then level with a table knife.

For shortening pack measuring cup with a spatula and level off the top.

When measuring butter in block form, soften slightly and pack into a measuring cup. Level with a knife

When measuring tablespoons and teaspoons fill to the top and level off if it is a dry ingredient.

Allowing your child to practice without cooking something will help them develop this skill.

You can download a free pdf Kids measuring chart and metric conversions chart here.

Practice Measuring

Practice with your child measuring with flour, sugar or baking soda in cups and tablespoons. Let them fill it up, level it off with a butter knife and do it all over again. You don't have to make anything for this lesson just let them have fun practicing.

If you are feeling really gung ho practice measuring with sticky ingredients such as peanut butter or shortening.

Don't forget another important lesson for your assistant chef to learn is how to clean up as you are cooking and after you are done. This lesson is a good chance to teach this!

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Measuring activity: Buy some measuring cups and spoons that can be just for play. Let your child play/practice measuring with them in the sandbox.

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