Fillable Printable Recipe Card Making Guidelines

Recipe Card Making Guidelines

Handout 3: Making Recipe Cards

How can nonreaders and beginning readers follow recipes? The

answer is through pictographic RECIPE CARDS.

The cards are like a rebus. Break down the recipe into individual

steps. Write each step on a separate index card (either 3" x 5"

or 4" x 6"). Draw a picture to illustrate each step, and use

words as labels to make the picture clear. Laminate the finished

cards, if possible. Display each step in sequence. To make stands

to hold the recipe cards, grasp each card bottom with a clothes-

pin, then mount the bottom of the clothespin in a wad of clay or

playdough.

Here’s what a set of recipe cards might look like for the recipe

“Happy Trails Mix.”

Happy Trails mix

Happy Trails Mix

2 cups Chex or other cereal with large pieces

¼ cup dried fruit bits

¼ cup raisins

¼ cup yogurt-covered carob pieces

measuring cups

plastic resealable bag

 Measure ingredients

 Empty all ingredients into bag

 Close, then shake bag to mix

 Pour into a bowl and eat

Variation: Use any combination of dried fruits, nuts, and seeds.

Note: Because of their potential as a choking hazard, raisins

should be served only to children who are 4 years old or older.

Adapted from L.J. Colker, The Cooking Book: Fostering Young Children’s Learning

and Delight (Washington, DC: NAEYC, 2005), 81.

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Measure

Empty

Close and Shake

Pour

and

Eat