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I Love Cooking with Books

My students need 21 child-friendly cookbooks and other resources for cooking & nutrition education in the classroom.

Mrs. Lowe Oak Forest Elementary School

Jackson, MS Grades PreK-2

My Students

"Cooking is at once child's play and adult joy. And cooking done with care is an act of love."~Craig Claiborne. Cooking in the classroom is not just food preparation but math and reading comprehension; art and cultural awareness, health, nutrition and so much more. Indeed, it is preparation for life!

My students live in a residential area of a sprawling urban city.

Our school qualifies as a school-wide Title I school due to the large number of students who qualify for free and reduced lunch status. Our state has been labeled "the nation's fattest." There is a noticeable incidence of diabetes, obesity and asthma among our students and their families. Although our students receive healthy breakfast and lunch options at school, learning about nutrition, food preparation and healthy food choices outside of school are increasingly important aspects to a holistic curriculum.

My Project

My students love to read and are especially drawn to books about food. The colorful and appealing books will be an asset to our class library. The books range from the humor of Amelia Bedelia and Fancy Nancy to the practical and beautiful photography of cookbooks. Classroom enrichment activities revolving around seasonal and thematic cooking are an important part of our curriculum. Cooking reinforces a variety of curricular skills. Reading to follow a recipe improves math, science and reading comprehension skills, i.e. sequencing. Experiencing dishes from other countries teaches about other cultures, foreign languages, geography, and provides a culinary vocabulary. Food preparation enhances organizational and cleanliness skills. Cooking together strengthens individual, personal responsibility and being a valued member of a team forms a lifetime of happy memories. Practicing and applying these skills will assist students to make wise nutrition decisions outside of school. This is a FEED USA project.

Providing opportunities for both direct and indirect learning in all subject areas through books and practical cooking experiences is an important part of a holistic approach to education.

Books are fun! Cooking is an expression of love. Combine these together and you indeed find child's play, adult joy, wise choices and memories for a lifetime. Thanks for sharing this project with us.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Nearly all students from low‑income households

25 students impacted 10 donors

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Jackson, MS
Grades PreK-2
Science
Mathematics
Traditional School
Books
Nearly all students from low‑income households

Mrs. Lowe Oak Forest Elementary School Grades PreK-2

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Nearly all students from low‑income households Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more

25 students impacted 10donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total

Fancy Nancy and the Delectable Cupcakes (I Can Read Book 1 Series) Jane O'Connor, Robin Preiss Glasser, Ted Enik (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $3.41 1 $3.41

If You Give a Pig a Pancake Laura Numeroff, Felicia Bond (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $11.61 1 $11.61

Cat in the Hat: Cooking with the Cat (Step into Reading Books Series: A Step 1 Book) Bonnie Worth, Christopher Moroney (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $3.41 1 $3.41

Tiana's Cookbook: Recipes for Kids Disney Press • Barnes and Noble $7.51 1 $7.51

Berenstain Bears and Too Much Junk Food Stan Berenstain, Jan Berenstain • Barnes and Noble $3.41 1 $3.41

Amelia Bedelia's First Apple Pie Herman Parish, Lynne Avril (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $11.61 1 $11.61

How Are You Peeling?: Foods with Moods Saxton Freymann, Joost Elffers • Barnes and Noble $5.97 1 $5.97

Today Is Monday Eric Carle • Barnes and Noble $5.97 1 $5.97

Eloise Breaks Some Eggs (Ready-to-Read: Kay Thompson's Eloise) Kay Thompson, Hilary Knight, Tammie Lyon (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $3.41 1 $3.41

The Pumpkin Book Gail Gibbons, Gail Gibbons (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.93 1 $5.93

The Vegetables We Eat Gail Gibbons, Gail Gibbons (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $14.57 1 $14.57

An Alphabet Salad: Fruits and Vegetables from A to Z S. Schuette • Barnes and Noble $20.55 1 $20.55

Kids! Picture Yourself Cooking maranGraphics Development Group • Barnes and Noble $10.54 1 $10.54

Mississippi Kid's Cookbook: Recipes, How-To, History, Lore and More Carole Marsh • Barnes and Noble $25.60 1 $25.60

Holiday Storybook Stew: Cooking through the Year with Books Kids Love Peter J. Rauen, Darcie Clark Frohardt (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $19.61 1 $19.61

Pigs in the Pantry: Fun with Math and Cooking • Nasco $7.15 1 $7.15

Cooking to Learn: Integrating Reading and Writing Activities • Nasco $69.95 1 $69.95

Cook-A-Doodle-Doo! • Nasco $16.95 1 $16.95

Fruit & Vegetable Celebration Activity Books Set • Nasco $14.95 1 $14.95

Vegetable Soup/The Fruit Bowl Book • Nasco $14.95 1 $14.95

Top 100 Recipes for Brainy Kids Book • Nasco $9.95 1 $9.95

Materials cost			$287.01
Vendor shipping charges			$13.39
Sales tax			$20.09
3rd party payment processing fee			$4.31
Fulfillment labor & materials			$35.00
Total project cost			$359.80
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms			$63.49
Total project goal			$423.29
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal			$423.29
7 Donors			-$211.64
Donations toward project cost			-$179.90
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms			-$31.74
match offer			-$211.65
Match offer toward project cost			-$179.90
Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms			-$31.75
Still needed View calculation Hide calculation			$0.00

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I Love Cooking with Books

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