Dad bakes a cake (5 pictures)

Baking a cake - learn through play to place steps in the correct order.

How does Dad bake a delicious cake? In this interactive preschool exercise, children discover in a playful way which steps are needed to make a cake. The task seems simple: drag the 5 images to the correct place so that the steps for baking a cake are shown correctly. This sorting exercise with exactly 5 pictures helps preschoolers discover the correct order step by step.

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

In addition, this free app stimulates language development. Each image 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 better.

The exercise also contributes to world orientation. Preschoolers discover which steps Dad follows to bake a cake. They learn to think about ingredients, preparation, baking and enjoying something together. This helps them better understand everyday actions.

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 exercise is ideal for preschool teachers, support teachers, parents and caregivers who are looking for a fun way to work on cooking and baking, step-by-step plans, time awareness, vocabulary development, listening skills, world orientation and digital literacy.

Let children discover through play how Dad bakes a cake step by step, while also giving them a strong foundation for language, thinking and learning.

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

Learning goals

• Language development
  • Listening to and understanding simple spoken sentences.
  • Expanding vocabulary around cake, baking, batter, oven, decorating and finished.
  • Extracting information from spoken language supported by images.
  • Making connections between spoken sentences and matching pictures.
  • Understanding concepts such as mixing, baking, decorating, first, then and at the end.
  • Retelling a simple event using pictures.
• Logical and mathematical thinking
  • Ordering a sequence of five pictures logically.
  • Placing events in the correct order.
  • Reasoning about what happens first, then and last.
  • Recognising cause and effect within a concrete situation.
  • Solving a problem by comparing and arranging pictures.
  • Understanding that different steps together lead to a final result.
• World orientation / Orientation to the world
  • Recognising and understanding everyday actions related to cooking and baking.
  • Understanding that separate ingredients can be combined into a cake.
  • Connecting experiences around preparing food, baking and celebrating with recognisable images.
  • Observing change: from ingredients to batter, baked cake and decorated cake.
  • Recognising that some actions, such as baking in the oven, happen with care and guidance.
• Sense of time
  • Recognising a simple chronological order.
  • Understanding concepts such as first, then, after that and finally.
  • Ordering a short event with a beginning, middle and end.
  • Recognising change over time in a sequence of pictures.
  • Understanding that some steps must happen before other steps, such as baking before decorating.
• 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 with control within a digital environment.

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