This fun, food-themed day is about more than just cheese and crackers. Cooking together connects math with literacy skills, science, and more. With the rise in childhood obesity, you can encourage healthy nutrition and fitness habits at home and in the classroom. Create your own healthy snacks and share the recipes and photos of your creations on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram using the hashtag #woyc20.

Tasty Tuesday isn’t just about eating your favorite snacks together. It’s also about cooking together and connecting math with literacy skills and science while introducing ways to incorporate healthy habits into children’s lifestyles. Use the tips, resources, and recipes below to get started. 

Explore the culture specific foods that the young children in your classroom may enjoy at home. Connect with families by engaging them in the history and tradition of meals from their countries of origin. Consider having families share a story or recipe about their favorite dish and the history behind it. Introduce your class to new ingredients and discuss where they are grown. Create a recipe book using images the children draw and share the book with the community. The creative opportunities are as endless as the meals themselves.

Inspiration from the Classroom:

•  Taco Cookbook
•  Tacos Anyone? Preschoolers Investigate a Taco Truck
•  14-Day Salad: Using Project-Based Learning to Grow Microgreens
•  Centros de aprendizaje: Cocina

For Families at Home:

•  "I Helped Mama Too!" Cooking with a Tiny Helper
•  Heathy Fit Families
•  Let’s Eat (Well)!
•  Message in a Backpack™–Learning through Everyday Activities
•  Mensaje en la mochila™: El aprendizaje en actividades cotidianas