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Activity 17 Cooking   Month 01

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Cooking A Hard Boiled Egg

Peeling eggs helps develop finger dexterity

Rated: 54321

Materials

  • egg
  • stove
  • timer
  • plastic knife

Completion

  • Use one or more eggs to make hard-boiled eggs. This activity uses a hot stove, watch and assist the child at all times.
  • A child places an egg in a saucepan and fills the saucepan with water until the egg is covered. Put a lid on the saucepan. 
  • Place the saucepan on the stove, turn on the stove and listen/watch until the water is boiling
  • When the water begins to boil, turn off the heat but keep the saucepan covered and on the burner
  • Set a timer with your child for 20 minutes. Leave saucepan on the stove with the burner turned off until the timer rings. 
  • Remove saucepan from the stove and pour out the hot water carefully (adult step)
  • Next, cover the egg with ice and cold water or just cold water in the saucepan. Set the timer for 10 minutes with the child.
  • When the timer rings it is time to take out the egg and peel 
  • Let the child hit the egg on a counter for cracks to appear and peel away the shell. Encourage the child to describe how the shell feels as it is being peeled.
  • Place the egg underwater carefully so all of the shells are rinsed off
  • Let the child cut the egg in half using a plastic knife. Encourage the child to point to the yellow part of the egg and see if he can remove the yellow yolk and place it on a plate.
  • Combine the egg yolk and egg white and smash into small pieces with a folk
  • The egg can be eaten like this, added to a salad, or combined with mayonnaise and other ingredients to make egg salad
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