A Burst of Fun-filled Learning Adventures

Our fun day started with seeing elephants up close, an unreal experience. Then, we rode on a pretty carriage pulled by horses and took a calm ride around the park. Next, we planted rice in an actual rice field. It was muddy but so much fun! After that, we went on a boat ride through a pond full of colorful lotus flowers. The breeze felt nice. It was the perfect end to our exciting day! Overall, each activity provided essential insights into Thai culture’s beauty, traditions, and values, creating a deeper appreciation and understanding for each student.

Tasty Treats

Everyone learned how to make khanom krok, a tasty Thai dessert made from oil, milk, and corn. Then, we customized and created our own som tum, a traditional Thai papaya salad. We worked together in groups, adding ingredients and mixing them. Afterward, we all tasted the khanom krok and som tum we made, which was delicious. Finally, at lunch, we watched dancers in pretty Thai clothes from different regions of Thailand. It was a day we will always remember!

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An enthusiastic group of students ran up the stairs to cooking class on Thursday afternoon at 扣扣传媒 Bang Na.聽 Aprons were donned, containers ready for anything left over and hands were washed.聽

What are we Making?

Before any cooking started, students gathered around the ingredients. They got a chance to taste and discuss what they saw and recognized.聽 This allows the picky eaters some time to observe others and taste new ingredients. “What do you think we will be making?” asked the teacher.聽 The students answered, “Something with rice.” “Yes, what could you make with rice?” “Fried rice!”, they called out proudly. The teacher started the learning with, “Right, talk about it and decide how you are going to make it.” The students looked at the board and list of ingredients and one student remarked, “But there are no directions on the board.” “Exactly!”, smiled the teacher.聽聽

颁辞濒濒补产辞谤补迟颈惫别听Planning

The students then聽 fervently started discussing the process of making fried rice.聽 They had to negotiate and allocate roles of responsibility, while the older students used different ways to ensure that the younger members of their group were involved in the process too.聽 Members of the groups were given roles to do, such as measuring, mixing, organizing and stirring. The older students scaffold tasks with the younger students. Some groups decided to divide the ingredients up among themselves, while another group wanted to cook all the rice together and then share the fried rice with the group.聽

Cooking as a Team

After all the planning, organization and discussion, the students were confident enough to start cooking.聽 The older students tackled the stove and hot pans, with the younger students standing by, helping. Everyone was invested in the success of the dish.聽 They all enjoyed participating. The students told each other how long to fry the vegetables for and how much salt to put into the dish.聽聽

Inquiring and Going Further

Finally, the groups shared their rice among the members of the group and tasted what they had cooked.聽 The teacher asked questions to get the students to reflect on the techniques and ingredients they used. They talked about what was delicious and what they would change if they were to cook it again.聽 The students asked, 鈥淐ould we put in other vegetables if we were to cook it at home?鈥� This created a curiosity with the students. They will take what they have learned and to try it at home.聽聽

Being a Risk-Taker

In this lesson, the students were challenged to be risk-takers to try new tastes and do things that they had not done before. They were also challenged to be open-minded and be good communicators by listening to their peers, negotiating the best outcome and working with group members with different abilities. Lastly, the students were expected to reflect on their learning during the planning and implementation of the recipe. This created awareness of their strengths and weaknesses to develop. The activity was frustrating for some, creating perfect opportunities for learning, from how to handle a hot pan to how to be patient.聽 And in the end, after all this hard work, everyone ate their fried rice, even the picky eaters were munching away at the vegetables they had to cut themselves.聽

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