Inspiration
Read How This Teacher Turned Students’ Assignments Into Delicious Cookies
Her class designed cookies for creative writing lessons and then she made real cookies out of those designs!
Emily Theriot is a dedicated teacher to some creative second graders at the Episcopal School of Acadiana in Lafayette, Louisiana. Recently, in an attempt to teach them creative writing, she came up with a cookie-decorating competition. The catch was – these children need not only design their cookies but to win, they must also give it a name and share the detail behind their inspiration.
For another delicious twist, Ms. Theriot decided to contact a local bakery ‘Cookie Mama’ in Youngsville to bring the designs to life. Even though the original plan was to make only the two winning designs into actual cookies, the baker, as well as the teacher, ultimately decided to surprise all the 19 kids with edible cookies featuring their drawings!
“Food is always a language that speaks to children. We try to do a variety of writing topics for second grade, persuasive writing is usually pretty tough for them. They think 'please' is enough to make it persuasive," Ms. Theriot said.
According to the baker, these children possess real talent as he claimed that it was not easy to copy their designs on the real cookies he made.
Ms. Theriot told USNews, "We really try to make sure students have meaningful experiences so that the next time they go to write persuasively they'll remember this.”
Apart from the lesson, she was glad that the children learned about patience while waiting for the baker; losing with grace and being excited for their friends who won.”
Educators who transform any academic lesson into one that teaches about life are the real backbone of the teaching community.