Cooking Through History – Food History, Recipes & Activities for Kids -Digital Download

19 Printable Pages • 5 Historical Cultures & Time Periods • Food History • Recipes • Hands-On Learning Ideas

Explore history through the foods people grew, prepared and ate with this printable Cooking Through History resource! Kids can travel through different civilizations and time periods while discovering how food, cooking and everyday life have changed throughout history.

This is more than a collection of recipes. Students learn about historical food traditions, ingredients, cooking methods and food preservation, then extend their learning with recipes and hands-on cooking ideas inspired by the time period.

Explore 5 Historical Cultures & Time Periods

• Ancient Egypt – Explore foods and cooking traditions from ancient Egyptian life
• Ancient Rome – Discover foods, ingredients and eating traditions of the Roman world
• Viking Food – Learn about foods available to the Vikings and how meals were prepared
• Medieval Food – Explore food and cooking during the Middle Ages
• Native American Food – Learn about traditional foods, ingredients and food preparation

What's Included:

• Historical food information from each featured culture or time period
• Information about how foods were prepared, preserved and eaten
• Recipes inspired by historical foods and ingredients
• Hands-on cooking activity ideas
• Ideas for incorporating cooking into history and social studies lessons
• 19 printable pages

Connect History with the Kitchen

Food provides a relatable way for kids to explore the past. Instead of simply reading about a civilization, students can investigate questions such as:

• What foods were available?
• How did people cook without modern appliances?
• How were foods preserved?
• Which ingredients were commonly used?
• How were eating habits different from ours today?
• What can food tell us about everyday life?

Hands-On History

Use the included recipes and cooking ideas to extend history lessons into a hands-on experience. Preparing a food inspired by a historical period can help students make memorable connections between history, geography, culture and everyday life.

Perfect For:

• History and social studies enrichment
• Homeschool history units
• Elementary and middle school enrichment
• World history studies
• Unit studies
• Hands-on history activities
• Cooking classes and clubs
• Educational cooking programs

Product Details:

• 19 printable pages
• 5 historical cultures and time periods
• Food history and cultural information
• Historically inspired recipes
• Cooking and activity ideas
• Printable PDF digital download

Kitchen Note: Some activities may require access to cooking equipment. Adult supervision should be provided when children are using ovens, stovetops, knives or other kitchen equipment.

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