For an easy recipe that solidifies the concept of fractions for kids, check out this article from the Chicago Tribune. (The recipe, along with further exploration and more math recipes, can be found in Eat Your Math Homework: Recipes for Hungry Minds— Charlesbridge, 2011) http://www.chicagotribune.com/features/food/sc-food-0729-kids-math-20110803,0,258572.story
Mayan Number Cookies
1, 2, 3’s are not the same all over the world! Yes, so we all need to count– and ‘two’ always means one and one more. But… number symbols themselves are not always the same wherever you go. Have you ever wondered just HOW people the world over developed their […]
Chocolate Pretzel Counting Rods
Imagine a day with NO numbers! Sure, math class might be cancelled, but how could you take the schoolbus five miles to your house, or eat a double cheeseburger? Nope, any way you figure it, people everywhere count on numbers… But wait– did you know that not everybody uses the […]