Here are some literacy games and activities related to cooking. You might try working on them while your recipes are in the oven.
I’m Going to the Store
You can play this alphabet game with any number of people sitting in a circle. The goal is for the group to come up with and remember a shopping list that goes from A to Z. The first person must think of a food that starts with A. The second person must remember the food that starts with A and think off a food that starts with B. The third person must remember the foods that start with A and B and think of a food that starts with C and so on through the alphabet.
For example:
The first person says, “I’m going to the store, and I’m going to buy apples.”
The second person says, “I’m going to the store and I’m going to buy apples and baggels.”
The third person says, “I’m going too the store and I’m going to buy apples, bagels and cheese.”