Assistant Chef
Kids Cooking Lessons
3-6 years old
Introduction


Kids cooking lessons for 3-6 year olds are often short and sweet. Remember their attention span is short, (as if you didn't know that already!!) so, small tasks are better. They learn about cooking by watching, feeling, smelling, tasting and hands on experiences.

Just letting 3-6 years old Help, Help, and Help, even if it's only adding cheese or crushing chips on top of a casserole, will teach them a lot. Our 13 cooking lesson plans include easy kid recipes and no bake recipes for your assistant chef. All these kids cooking ideas bring your kids one step closer to learning how to cook.




Cooking Lesson Plans for Kids

kids cooking lessons intro graphicLesson 1--Kitchen Safety

Lesson 2--Spreading 

Lesson 3--Pouring

Lesson 4--Dinner Etiquette and Manners

Lesson 5--Peeling 

Lesson 6--Practice rolling

Lesson 7--Tearing and Tossing

Lesson 8--Nutrition and Eating Healthy

Lesson 9--Practice Stirring and Making a No Bake Recipe

Lesson 10--Adding Ingredients

Lesson 11--Creating and Being Creative

Lesson 12--Practice Measuring

Lesson 13--Helping in the Kitchen

Some Appropriate Tasks For 3-6 year olds Include:

  • Scrub vegetables and fruits
  • Cover beans with water to soak
  • Wash table with a cleaning rag
  • Tear lettuce
  • Stirring dough
  • Spreading with a dull knife or child safe knife
  • Pouring ingredients
  • Adding pre-measured ingredients
  • Gather ingredients
  • Help setting table
  • Grease pans
  • Open packages
  • Peel eggs, oranges, bananas
  • Crush chips, crackers, etc. for toppings

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golden star Some children will progress on different levels. Our age groups are just guidelines. You as the adult should judge what is and is not appropriate for the child cooking. Supervision is key. So please show good judgment in teaching your child to cook.




Related Cooking Lesson Levels:
~Toddlers in the Kitchen, ~ Assistant Chefs, 3-6 year olds, ~Chef in Training, 7-11 year olds, ~Junior Chefs, 12-15 year olds, ~Senior Cooking Lessons



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