The Value of a Mud Kitchen

As I begin to set up our ”Mud Kitchen” I thought it would be a good time to help you understand the value of children playing in this amazing area.  Here are a few things the children are learning as they play:
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Social/Emotional
Co-Operative skills as they work together
Pretend play as they decide what to create
Problem solving and strategy building skills
 
Math
Counting as they gather their ingredients and measure them out
Serration as they clean up their bowls and have to make them fit together
1 to 1 Correspondence as they set their table
 
Science
Investigation skills as they mix ingredients
How substances change when liquid is added/ Items turned to powder in the mortar and pestle
Floating and sinking
Wandering the property to find just the right Ingredients for their creation
 
Language
Letter recognition when they develop their menu
Writing skills as they make lists of what they will need
 
Fine Motor skills
Crushing ingredients in the mortar and pestles
Pouring
Stirring
Pumping and carrying water
 
These are just a few of the many areas of learning that are taking place when your children play in a mud kitchen showing just how fun learning can be!
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