Arrange the children into small groups, and within each group assign each child the role of a food that is prepared in the poem, and one or more child to be the cook. For example, to make guacamole have children pretend to be avocados, limes and cilantro while one or more child acts out the cooping, squeezing and tearing to put all the ingredients together. Tell the children to be sure to act out each small step of the recipe. Even beans simmering in a pot is an important role to play — imagine the flames dancing beneath the pot, and the beans dancing together inside. Remember that food tastes better when you sing and dance.
