Fay has these students turn their chairs backward and place their knees on the seat while mixing ingredients. You need upper-body control for handwriting and dressing skills. Fay said every grade level took their SOL's and highlighted those that they thought could be used for cooking. One of the things we do in this school is we're very multi-sensory. This is one other component.
Kids learn in different ways.
Even the older kids have to learn through doing. Judith Schoonover is another enthusiastic backer of what Potowmack's cooking up. As an occupational therapist, I'm excited about the sensory aspects of cooking, it's something you can taste and smell, touch. There's a lot of learning that can be built into cooking. I've been an OT for 26 years and the whole point of my curriculum is function.