Making friendship cakes....aka crumpets!

Miss Pandemonium tried to make friendship cakes with her class. The results were disastrous to say the least. Gill and I decided that we would be able to do a far better job! We thought that crumpets would be a lot easier than a cake.

We divided our classes into groups of four. We provided the ingredients, each group had to decide amongst themselves what equipment they would bring from the list we gave them. 

Friday arrived, a beautiful sunny day fortunately. The children were beyond themselves with excitement.

Mixing the ingredients outside our eco container.

Each group was given the recipe and ingredients. They had to make the mixture on their own. It was a very interesting exercise and tested their ability to follow instructions and work as a group. Some groups ended up with very salty crumpets because they mixed up the salt and sugar!

Once the mixture was ready, each group assisted by four of Grade Two's fabulous mothers, set about making the cumpets. For some it was the first time they had done any cooking.

Once they were all cooked we prepared a platter for each child in grade one and three. Each group had to prepare a short explanation to tell to the grade ones and threes why the grade twos were being so generous.

It was such a wonderful morning, the children were involved in a fantastic learning experience that they thoroughly enjoyed. A special thanks must go to Jenna, Neha and Shaylins moms for helping as well as Jadens granny. We would not have been able to manage without your help.