This week is a time to read and learn about all things food. Perhaps you’ll read about the foods you like, foods you’ve never had before, the food you like to make with your family, and so much more! Watch this video, download books to read together, and explore things to do with BookSpring.
Read Together at Home
Here are some books to read together! You can download and save them and keep them forever, to read again and again.
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What will you find in my Kitchen"What will you find in my Kitchen?" is written by gia saigal and illustrated by Bhavana Vyas Vipparthi, Kabini Amin, Priya Kuriyan, Rajiv Eipe, Rijuta Ghate, Sonal Goyal, Sonal Gupta, and Sumit Sakhuja.The Picnic"A Fun Picnic" written by Amar Goswami, illustrated by Partha Sengupta, and translated by Jayanti Dabhere.One Big Cake"One Big Cake" is written by All Children Reading Cambodia and illustrated by Meng Sokpheng.The Good Cook"The Good Cook" is a children's book written by Nathaniel Ng and illustrated by Raymond Diby.
Things to Do Together
- Learn more with our partner Austin PBS: Play the Chef Leo’s Crazy Kitchen Game
- Learn more with our partner Austin PBS: Play the Wild Kratts Games
- Read a recipe together
- Lookup a recipe on the internet or in a cookbook and read through the steps and ingredients together. Maybe even make something if you want!
- Play “Kitchen”! All you need are a few cooking utensils
- Play “Restaurant”
- Set up a table and chairs and have your child either be the cook, waiter, or customer. You can get creative and draw menus for your pretend restaurant and even use play food if you have it
- Make a simple meal together:
- Peanut butter and jelly sandwich is a good option, and your child can even help put it together
Share Together
At the end of the week, reflect on what you read, and what you did.
- Did you try any new foods this week?
- Were you able to create anything new out of food or in your imagination
- Is your favorite part about food making it or eating it?
Share with BookSpring!
How did this activity go for your family? Please share your photos and stories with everyone by emailing them to weeklythemes@bookspring.org, or sharing them with us on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram with #BookSpringatx. Also, remember to subscribe to our YouTube Channel for more weekly themes, and you can post comments on other families’ experiences there.
More Ideas To Build Young Readers
Come back each Sunday for new Weekly Themes from BookSpring. Meanwhile, keep reading for more parent tips and recommendations!
- Make easy, edible pudding slime together: https://thesoccermomblog.com/edible-pudding-slime/
- Popcorn senses! Use popcorn to activate and experience your five senses: https://playtolearnpreschool.us/popcorn-5-senses/
- Bake banana bread together! This is a helpful blog that shows ways to get young children more involved in the process: https://playtolearnpreschool.us/banana-bread/
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