1 – tools 2 – parents work or education ready 3 – engage in literacy and math 4 – school ready
7 – translate school system
K – Parents will know how literacy rich the kitchen environment is. S – Parents will know how to cut a recipe by half or how to increase a recipe (if done as an activity).
A – Parent comes to realize the Importance of improving math and literacy skills by including her child in the cooking/baking process.
A – The benefits of having the whole family involved in meal planning and preparation. Some cultures may not want all members involved but benefits are universal

A. PARENT LEARNING

Opening Activity

• Welcome and introductions
• Life’s a Circle. Divide the class into groups with 3 parents in each group. Have them draw 1 large circle on their paper. On the inside, they are to list all of the things they have in common (e.g. brown eyes, live in the same neighbourhood, etc.) On the outside of the circle, they are to list all of the differences (e.g. born in different cities/countries, some wear glasses, etc.). Then share with the large group. What did you discover about each other?

Review

• Review bathtub literacy, strategies to increase vocabulary such as labeling, scaffolding, have parents
  share homework (unique game they created)
• Number line estimation (second time)
• Key message #2 – Literacy Play (You are your child’s favourite toy)

Introduce Topics
Kitchen Literacy,Baking vs Cooking, Picky Eaters

Kitchen Literacy
The kitchen is another great place to enhance your child’s literacy and math skills since cooking is paramount to healthy living. Your child can enjoy math at home by doing activities that encourages your child to think and explore.

Your child can learn about letters and numbers by helping you measure ingredients for recipes, setting the table (counting plates, forks, knives, glasses, etc.) and by planning out a grocery list. Speak to the child so that he or she will hear the name of items such as cutlery (this idea of increasing vocabulary surfaced in the bathtub literacy class). This helps him or her to observe and classify objects. Describe what you are doing and how you are doing it (in the bathtub you could say “lets wash your toes.” In the kitchen, you can say, “I’m kneading the dough.”)