C5 in relation to Glasser

references
http://changingminds.org/explanations/needs/glasser_five_needs.
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and class notes

BELONGING
The school kitchen classroom becomes the home of much enjoyment for many classes in our school it is situated next to the school canteen and students often observe other classes preparing food and eating the food they have made in a lesson. After a middle lesson there is quite often an opportunity to try what has been cooked by the class in an informal way. Thus when our primary classses have a cooking block there is much enthusiasm combined with a sense of pride of place.

They know to wash their hands and wear shoes, situate themselves in groups etc.

SENSE OF POWER
In the cooking class the children have power in the sense that they read and follow the recipe, they take it turns to stir , cut etc. they get to make their "own" food creation - from the previous post the gingerbread/pizza cooking classes were the most empowering as although they were using the same ingredients the children got to make their individual version. The outcome was satisfying , eating food one has prepared an empowered sense of accomplishment.

I regularly congratulated them and highlighted what they had done, and where possible thanked them for their clean up efforts.

SENSE OF FREEDOM
The children experienced a sense of freedom, making the suggestions for what we were to cook in the classes and also what ingredients they chose to decorate their gingerbreadmen and pizzas.

FUN & ENJOYMENT
There was no doubt from the children's delight that fun was experienced, though at times my admonishments to wash up or sweep the floor dampened the joy of cooking.