Magnificent Meringue in Reception

We have been learning about measuring in maths, using the terms full and empty and heavy and light. 
We have also been learning about weather as part of our learning about 'Our wonderful world'. 

We put these two concepts together to make our meringue clouds.

We discussed what ingredients and equipment were needed to make them.

We spoke about only needing the egg whites and the children explained what the egg white looked like. 

“It’s like water “ - purity

Everyone had a go at whisking the egg whites. They were surprised with how quickly they turned foamy.

Then, using our maths vocabulary we measured out a cup full of caster sugar. They took it in turns to spoon 2 full tablespoons of sugar into the mixture.
A drop of vanilla extract was added and then a final good whisk was needed to make soft peaks.

We used the trick of holding the bowl over our heads to make sure the meringue was ready which they all enjoyed!
Blobs of meringue were placed onto a baking tray and they were made spiky to make them more cloud like.
We were so thankful to our wonderful kitchen staff for baking them slowly on a low heat, we could see just how well they had they turned out!
A small rainbow was put on top for decoration to finish them off!

Well done Reception!