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Cheese and pear tortilla roll
Roll a soft tortilla with cheese and thin slices of ripe pear.
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A little plan for play
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One soft tortilla, a thin slice of pasteurized cheese, a ripe soft pear, a plate, and an adult knife
Age: 3–5 years; choose for the individual child.
Stay with the child throughout. Check the space and supplies, including anything within reach of younger siblings. Skip any activity that is unsuitable. Stop if a child puts non-food material in their mouth or becomes distressed. Use intact books, full sheets of paper, a large child-appropriate crayon and a clean, dry towel. Follow product labels; remove torn paper and keep broken crayons and caps away from children. Adult handles and stores supplies.
Set up: Wash hands and the pear. An adult checks labels for allergies, removes the pear core, and cuts a few thin, soft slices.
Adult's role: Handle the knife and supervise seated eating. Cut the finished roll into small, manageable pieces.
Let's make it happen
- Lay the cheese on the tortilla and arrange the prepared pear slices over it.
- Roll the tortilla gently around the filling.
- Ask an adult to cut the roll into manageable pieces, then enjoy seated, if you wish.
Make it simpler: Place a pear slice on the cheese and ask an adult to roll the tortilla.
Clean up: Refrigerate unused perishable ingredients promptly and wash the plate and utensils.
For ages 3 and up with an adult. Cheese contains milk and tortillas may contain wheat; check labels and allergies. Use soft pear and supervise eating.