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Paragraph Power,

The Rise of the Kid Chef

Across America, kids are becoming famous for their cooking!

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By Makenzie Carro
From the September 2018 Issue

Learning Objective: Students will learn essential paragraph-writing skills.

Lexiles: 640L, 520L
Featured Skill: Writing and Editing,
Common Core Standards
  • R.1, R.2, R.5, R.7, W.1, W.2
TEKS Standards
  • 3.15b; 3.20a, c; 3.21

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Connect with Eliana

To learn more about Eliana de Las Casas, the young chef in the beginning of our story, students can check out her website.

Kid Chef in Action!

See Flynn McGarry, the other young chef we mention in the article, in action in this video of him making homemade Hot Pockets.  

A Different Kind of Chef

One of the youngest competitors on "MasterChef Junior" was 8-year-old Riley—see him in action in this video, presenting his very sophisticated steak dish!

Cooking for All!

For an interesting class discussion, ask your students: Does anyone like to cook? What’s their speciality? How did they learn to cook? For the kids who don’t cook: Would you want to learn?

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