Lesson by A Jones
Learning Intentions:
- To follow a recipe to make cupcakes
Step 1: Activity overview for parent, carers and pupils
This activity links to the Teddy Bears’ Picnic activity.
- This is a cooking activity that will need to be supervised by an adult.
- There is a short video to help set the scene for this activity. (Approximately two minutes)
- The recipe is presented as a five-page PowerPoint.
Step 2: Introduction to the activity and additional information
Let’s start by watching and joining in with this short video about the Teddy Bears’ Picnic sung by Anne Murray. Click on the link below.
Today we are going to make some cupcakes for a teddy bears’ picnic. When you have made your cupcakes you might like to share some with your teddies in the den you made during a previous activity. If you haven’t done this activity yet you might want to do it while you are waiting for your cakes to cool.
Step 3: Tasks to carry out for this activity
Activity 1 – Cupcakes for a teddy bears’ picnic
- Requires adult support
Follow the recipe below to make your cupcakes for your teddy bears’ picnic. This activity is about cooking together, with your child doing as much as possible with your support.
Gather together all the equipment and ingredients that you will need.
Equipment
- A large mixing bowl
- Kitchen scales
- Fork
- Dessert spoon
- Spatula
Ingredients
- Margarine
- Caster sugar
- Self-raising flour
- Cocoa powder
- Egg
- Icing sugar
- Cake sprinkles to decorate
Method
- First and most importantly wash your hands
- Help your child to weigh out the ingredients.
- Follow the recipe to make the cupcakes.
- Allow them to mix the ingredients together and spoon into the cake cases.
- WARNING – The adult must put the biscuits into the oven and take them out when they are cooked.
- Take care because the tray and biscuits will be hot when they first come out of the oven.
- Don’t forget to get your child to help clear and wash up.
Now that you have made your cupcakes for your teddy bears’ picnic, enjoy a cake with a glass of milk in the company of your teddies and share your cakes with your family.
Once you have completed the task you can email anything you create (photos, documents, screenshots etc.) directly to your teacher or directly upload it to any of the available places in Step 5.
Step 4: Look over the success criteria for this activity:
Success criteria #1: I can follow a recipe to make cupcakes.
Success criteria #2: I can share my cakes.
Look at the learning intentions ‘how well do you think you have done?’
Step 5: Upload your work
Click on the relevant link below if you have any work to upload to your online areas