Visual Supply Checklist for Halloween Wafer Cookies
A short picture-supported checklist that has 2nd graders find and check off each supply before making Halloween wafer cookies with orange and green candy melts and sprinkles. It builds word recognition, following directions, and attention to detail, and it works well as a quick warm-up before a hands-on cooking activity.
“HELPFUL TOOLS TO MAKE HALLOWEEN WAFER COOKIES Wilton Orange Candy Melts Wilton Vibrant Green Candy Melts An extra large baking sheet or 2 smaller cookie sheets nonstick Parchment Paper Wilton Candy Dipping Tools (or a fork) Sweet Tooth Fairy 348302 Halloween Party Sprinkle Mix Sweet Tooth Fairy 348303 Boo Bash Sprinkle Mix Wilton Divided Candy Melting Container or 2 deep narrow bowls (See myHow To Make Cake Pops post for more info and tips on the secrets to dipping anything in chocolate) PRO RECIPE TIPS FOR HALLOWEEN WAFER COOKIES 1. Set up a work area on a counter or kitchen Island. 2. Open all of the sprinkle containers so they are ready to go before melting the candy melts. 3. Lining the baking sheet or cookie sheets with parchment paper makes it easier to pick up the finished and decorated wafer cookies. You don't want to damage the pretty cookies. 4. The divided candy melting container makes it easy to work with two colors of candy melts at the same time. 5. Add 1 to 2 tablespoons of Crisco or wax as you are melting the candy melts. You want the melted candy melts to be thin enough to coat the wafer cookies but thick enough to leave a nice coating on the cookies. 6. The candy coating will take anywhere from 1 hour to overnight to harden depending on the temperature of the room you are working in. Here where I live in Florida it is hot and humid most of the year. I like to let the candy coating harden overnight.”
Teacher Guide & Tips
- Use this as a warm-up in a 10-15 minute block before a hands-on baking or craft session, having students work in pairs to locate each picture-labeled item and check the box.
- Discussion question: Why do you think it is important to gather all your supplies before you start a recipe? What might happen if you forgot the parchment paper?
- Scaffold for struggling readers by pre-teaching the words "wafer," "candy melts," and "sprinkles" with real examples, and pair them with a reader who can read the item labels aloud.
- Extension for advanced students: have them write one sentence for each item describing how it will be used in the recipe, or sort the items into categories such as "sweet" and "tools."
- Estimated time: about 10-15 minutes including discussion, with the checklist itself taking only a few minutes to complete.
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Try Diffit for free“HELPFUL TOOLS TO MAKE HALLOWEEN WAFER COOKIES Wilton Orange Candy Melts Wilton Vibrant Green Candy Melts An extra large baking sheet or 2 smaller cookie sheets nonstick Parchment Paper Wilton Candy Dipping Tools (or a fork) Sweet Tooth Fairy 348302 Halloween Party Sprinkle Mix Sweet Tooth Fairy 348303 Boo Bash Sprinkle Mix Wilton Divided Candy Melting Container or 2 deep narrow bowls (See myHow To Make Cake Pops post for more info and tips on the secrets to dipping anything in chocolate) PRO RECIPE TIPS FOR HALLOWEEN WAFER COOKIES 1. Set up a work area on a counter or kitchen Island. 2. Open all of the sprinkle containers so they are ready to go before melting the candy melts. 3. Lining the baking sheet or cookie sheets with parchment paper makes it easier to pick up the finished and decorated wafer cookies. You don't want to damage the pretty cookies. 4. The divided candy melting container makes it easy to work with two colors of candy melts at the same time. 5. Add 1 to 2 tablespoons of Crisco or wax as you are melting the candy melts. You want the melted candy melts to be thin enough to coat the wafer cookies but thick enough to leave a nice coating on the cookies. 6. The candy coating will take anywhere from 1 hour to overnight to harden depending on the temperature of the room you are working in. Here where I live in Florida it is hot and humid most of the year. I like to let the candy coating harden overnight.”
Teacher Guide & Tips
- Use this as a warm-up in a 10-15 minute block before a hands-on baking or craft session, having students work in pairs to locate each picture-labeled item and check the box.
- Discussion question: Why do you think it is important to gather all your supplies before you start a recipe? What might happen if you forgot the parchment paper?
- Scaffold for struggling readers by pre-teaching the words "wafer," "candy melts," and "sprinkles" with real examples, and pair them with a reader who can read the item labels aloud.
- Extension for advanced students: have them write one sentence for each item describing how it will be used in the recipe, or sort the items into categories such as "sweet" and "tools."
- Estimated time: about 10-15 minutes including discussion, with the checklist itself taking only a few minutes to complete.
Visual Supply Checklist for Halloween Wafer Cookies
A short picture-supported checklist that has 2nd graders find and check off each supply before making Halloween wafer cookies with orange and green candy melts and sprinkles. It builds word recognition, following directions, and attention to detail, and it works well as a quick warm-up before a hands-on cooking activity.
What is Diffit?
Teachers use Diffit to get quality materials for their unique classrooms. Adjust difficulty, add scaffolds, or change the topic to get started.
Try Diffit for free