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KITCHEN  CLASSROOM  COOKING

With Gabrielle Kaplan-Mayer WWW.KITCHENCLASSROOM4KIDS.COM

KITCHEN  CLASSROOM  COOKING

Welcome  to  Kitchen  Classroom  Cooking!

In  this  Webinar,  I  will: •  Introduce  you  to  my  family  and  share  how  I  started  

cooking  with  my  children •  Share  some  of  the  many  benefits  for  cooking  with  

children  who  have  autism •  Teach  you  about  “framing”  the  cooking  experience •  Show  you  some  video  clips  of  my  son  and  me  cooking  

together •  Walk  you  through  one  of  my  GFCF  Kitchen  Classroom  

kid-­‐‑friendly  recipes!  

My  family

George  and  June George  and  me  cooking Dressed  up  for  Halloween!

A  liSle  bit  about  me… •  I  love  cooking  and  learned  to  cook  from  my  

grandmother •  I  work  as  a  cooking  instructor  and  my  students  include  

children  and  teens  with  special  needs •  I  started  cooking  with  my  son  when  we  started  our  RDI  

program  when  he  was  4  years  old •  I  brought  my  daughter  into  our  cooking  process  when  

she  was  18  months  old •  I  have  been  doing  the  GFCF  diet  with  my  son  for  4.5  

years •  I  am  passionate  about  all  that  my  children  can  learn!  

Cooking  is  a  shared,  social  experience

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Cooking  with  your  kid …is  an  opportunity  to  work  on  important  developmental  skills,  including: 1.  Fine  Motor 2.  Gross  Motor 3.  Sensory  Integration 4.  Communication/Language 5.  Literacy 6.  Math 7.  Science 8.  Social  Skills

Framing  Your  Cooking  Experience

Framing  the  Cooking  Experience

In  this  simple  experience •  George  focuses  aSention •  Shares  language •  Uses  fine  motor  skills •  Thinks  dynamically •  Feels  pride •  Stays  calm  despite  fear  of  loud  noises •  Makes  a  delicious,  nutrient-­‐‑dense  snack  that  he  and  his  

sister  will  enjoy!

Four  levels  of  recipes

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Working  towards  a  longer  recipe

Banana Chocolate Chip Bread, page 114

Skills include: 1.  Fine and Gross Motor 2.  Sensory Integration 3.  Math 4.  Communication & Language

Ready to get cooking?

You can do it!

Keep  in  touch! •  With your questions, comments & ideas!

•  www.kitchenclassroom4kids.com •  Twitter: @kitchclassroom •  Gabrielle@kitchenclassroom4kids.com •  https://www.facebook.com/KitchenClassroom

•  Happy Cooking! Gabrielle