Comments on: Kids Cooking Ideas turn into Math Lessons

By: Cristi

Cristi — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 15:54:43 +0000

This is so cool, I am Studying to be a teacher in South Africa. It is so cool to get some ideas for Maths lessons.
Thanks…

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Math Teachers at Play #5 « Let’s Play Math! — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 11:15:29 +0000

[...] shares how her Kids Cooking Ideas Turn into Math Lessons: “Why do a fraction worksheet when you can double a cookie recipe [...]

By: Jimmie

Jimmie — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 06:51:30 +0000

I agree. This is brilliant! Math, life skills, and no need to cook desserts (yourself) this week!
Our whole study of fractions was caused by my daughter’s confusion over a recipe — 212 cups of flour. WHAT?? That’s 2 and 1/2 cups of flour. Very important stuff.

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By: Misty

Misty — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 19:12:43 +0000

Thank you!

And I agree on the chopping. Kids are facinated by knives, and can be easily taught to use them safely – with lots of supervision to start with. Have you noticed how much confidence kids gain by learning to do ‘adult’ activities?

By: sarah

sarah — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 01:37:16 +0000

Misty-
I can distinctly remember a little 4 year old boy kneading bread with me and saying, “Mom, this is like a pattern…push, pull, push, pull, push, pull…” and then I thought “That’s Math for the day!”
I love cooking with the kids — for some reason, my kids LOVE to chop things, any thing! I usually give them the job of chopping potatoes or carrots. I cut one piece the way I want it to look and leave it out for them to refer to…and they get to work.

By: Scribbler

Scribbler — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 11:12:54 +0000

I am amazed, you are a genius! I wish I had met you when I was teaching in Thailand.