Many skills can be taught by making pizza and through differentiated instruction, all students can participate at their own level. This activity can be part of a larger unit that includes preparing a menu, going grocery shopping, and making pizza to sell at school or for a special event. It can also be done as a single class activity.
Skills taught during this activity include communication (naming ingredients, making choices), social interaction (working together with a peer), fine motor skills (chopping, stirring, pincer grasp), counting, sequencing, literacy (writing out list of ingredients and recipe), personal hygiene, science (nutrition and temperature).
By Charlotte Cushman