We make a delicious smoothie (5 pictures)

Making a tasty smoothie - learn through play to put steps in the right order.

How do you make a tasty smoothie? In this interactive preschool activity, children discover in a playful way which steps are needed to turn fruit into a healthy smoothie. The task seems simple: drag the 5 pictures to the right place so that the girl makes the smoothie in the correct order. This sorting exercise with exactly 5 pictures helps preschoolers discover the correct sequence step by step.

Preschoolers practise their logical thinking by placing pictures in the right order. They learn to think about what happens first and what comes later. This helps them develop a better understanding of time order, chronology and cause-and-effect relationships.

In addition, this free app stimulates language development. Each picture is supported by clear spoken sentences. Children hear many spoken words and concepts. By looking, listening and acting at the same time, new vocabulary is remembered more effectively.

The activity also contributes to world orientation. Preschoolers discover how to make a smoothie with fruit and other ingredients. They learn to think about simple actions in the kitchen and recognise steps from everyday life.

Thanks to the simple drag-and-drop controls, children also practise their fine motor skills, hand-eye coordination and digital skills. The free app is suitable for use on tablets, computers, interactive whiteboards and other digital learning environments.

This educational activity is ideal for preschool teachers, support teachers, parents and supervisors who are looking for a fun way to work on sequencing, step-by-step plans, healthy food, vocabulary development, listening skills, world orientation and digital literacy.

Let children discover through play how a girl makes a tasty smoothie and at the same time give them a strong foundation for language, thinking and learning.

In the online logbook, parents and teachers can afterwards easily view which apps were played and which results were achieved.

Learning goals

• Language development
  • Listening to and understanding simple spoken sentences.
  • Expanding vocabulary around mango, fruit, cutting, blender, mixing, smoothie and drinking.
  • Extracting information from spoken language supported by images.
  • Making connections between spoken sentences and matching pictures.
  • Understanding concepts such as fruit, pieces, mixing, ready, first, then and at the end.
  • Retelling a simple event using pictures.
• Logical and mathematical thinking
  • Arranging a series of five pictures logically.
  • Placing events in the correct order.
  • Reasoning about what happens first, next and last.
  • Recognising cause and effect within a concrete situation.
  • Solving a problem by comparing and ordering pictures.
  • Understanding that separate ingredients can together form a new whole.
• World orientation / Orientation to the world
  • Recognising and understanding everyday actions related to food and preparation.
  • Connecting experiences around fruit, drinking and simple kitchen actions with recognisable images.
  • Understanding that ingredients can be used step by step to prepare something.
  • Observing change: from mango and other ingredients to a mango smoothie.
  • Paying attention to simple agreements about handling food safely and hygienically.
• Sense of time
  • Recognising a simple chronological order.
  • Understanding concepts such as first, then, next and finally.
  • Ordering a short event with a beginning, middle and end.
  • Recognising change over time in a series of pictures.
  • Following a preparation process step by step.
• Digital literacy
  • Using a digital application purposefully.
  • Performing drag-and-drop movements to solve a task.
  • Using digital media to practise, listen and learn.
  • Working independently or with guidance on an interactive exercise.
• Motor development
  • Practising fine motor skills by dragging and placing pictures.
  • Strengthening eye-hand coordination when using a mouse, touchscreen or digital board.
  • Acting purposefully and in a controlled way within a digital environment.

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