ABCs of Cooking Course

Overview

ABCs of Cooking is a three-part cooking course that grows with each student’s skills. Class A builds the foundation and is required before moving on to Class B or Class C. Class B focuses on preparing complete meals, while Class C takes students through planning, shopping, cooking, and serving a meal from start to finish. Lessons combine practical life skills, recipe reading, confidence, and meaningful enrichment in a small-group setting.

3 Lessons per Class

2–3 Hours per Lesson

1–4 Students

K–4 Grades

Course Structure

Class A — Cooking Basics

Students build foundational kitchen skills through safety, recipe reading, measurements, knife skills, spices, table setting, food presentation, and clean cooking habits.

Skills

Kitchen tour and safety
Cutting crosswise and lengthwise
Clean cooking habits

Skills

Kid-safe knife skills
Table setting
Food presentation

Skills

Parts of a recipe
Exploring spices
Using a mortar and pestle

Class B — Meal Makers

Prerequisite: Class A

Students prepare breakfast, lunch, and dinner while practicing meal planning, kitchen safety, timing, and combining multiple dishes.

Skills

Oven and stove safety
Using a timer
Preparing multiple dishes

Skills

Peeling
Cutting multiple ingredients
Combining ingredients

Skills

Improving and practicing knife skills
Grating
Serving others

Class C — Start to Finish

Prerequisite: Class A

Students move through the full meal process by choosing a recipe, planning ingredients, shopping, cooking, serving, and hosting guests.

Skills

Recipe selection
Creating a shopping list
Learning grocery-store etiquette
Host training

Skills

Gathering ingredients
Asking an employee for help
Ingredient scavenger hunt
Checking out

Skills

Using kitchen skills to prepare, serve, and host guests