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Week 05 · Read a Recipe

Monday

Read it all first
// Read it all, gather it all, follow the steps
⏱ about 15 min

Monday: Read It All First

Bennie the Bear starts a recipe right away. He mashes bananas and cracks eggs.

Then he reads step 4. "Oh no! The oats should soak first," he groans.

Oliver the Owl adjusts his glasses. "What do you notice about when you read the steps?"

Riley the Raccoon taps the card. "Here is a hint," he says. "Read to the very end."

Read the whole recipe first

Good cooks read the whole recipe before they touch any food.

Then there are no surprises halfway through.

You learn what to gather, how long it takes and who does each job.

Order words

Recipes use order words. First, next, then and last tell you when.

Words like because and so tell you why.

Example: Wash your hands again, because you touched raw egg.

WordWhat it tells you
FirstThis step comes before all the others.
Next, thenThis step comes after the one before.
LastThis step comes at the end.
Because, soWhy you do a step.
ORDER AND WHY WORDS
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
Which word tells you a step comes at the end?
"Wash your hands, because you touched raw egg." Which word tells why?
What did Bennie forget to do?
PUT THE MORNING IN ORDER
  • ?Then, gather the ingredients.
  • ?First, read the whole recipe.
  • ?Next, wash your hands.
  • ?Last, start the first step.
WHY THIS EXERCISEOrder words make the steps easy to follow.
StatementTrue or false?
You should read the whole recipe before you start.?
Order words tell you when to do a step.?
Because tells you which step is last.?
Reading first helps you avoid surprises.?
WHY THIS EXERCISEReading closely is a real cooking skill.
Which order word means a step comes before all others? Type one word.
WHY THIS EXERCISEFirst tells you where to begin.
For a grown-up
This week your child learns to read a recipe all the way through first.
Read one of your own family recipes together this week.
Try it
Find a recipe in your home with a grown-up.
Read it all the way to the end. Point to each order word.
On paper, draw four boxes. Label them first, next, then and last. Draw a cooking step in each.

Careful reader! Tomorrow you learn the cook's word for getting ready: mise en place.