“Being actively involved in an experience, reflecting on the experience, conceptualizing the experience, and using what you have learned to make decisions and problem solve in order to apply new ideas gained from the experience.” - David Kolb
Cooking with our kids does a number of things for them. It helps them establish math concepts, practice language skills, follow directions, recognize science reactions, problem-solve, and get creative.
Today, we are going to chat briefly about how we can incorporate math skills quickly and easily into our cooking.
Book Recommendations: Math Chef, Kitchen Math, Kids in the Kitchen
10 Ways to Teach Math:
1. Colors
2. Shapes
3. Sizes
4. Important Vocabulary
5. Weight and Measurement
6. Early Counting
7. Time
8. Fractions and Doubling/Halving Recipes
9. Adding/Subtracting
10. Math Journal + Conversion Charts
Resources:
https://www.crazyforcrust.com/teaching-math-with-baking/
https://homeschoolpreschool.net/kitchen-math/
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