Objective
By the end of this lesson, you will be able to understand basic math concepts while having fun baking!
Materials and Prep
- Measuring cups and spoons
- Mixing bowls
- Baking ingredients (flour, sugar, eggs, etc.)
- Oven (to be used by an adult)
- Apron (optional but fun!)
- Make sure to wash your hands before starting
Activities
- Counting Ingredients: Count the number of eggs, cups of flour, and spoons of sugar needed for the recipe.
- Measuring Fun: Use the measuring cups and spoons to measure out the ingredients. Practice saying the numbers out loud!
- Shape Sorting: Cut out cookie dough into different shapes (circles, triangles, squares) and count how many of each you make.
- Pattern Making: Create a pattern with chocolate chips on top of your cookies. For example, chocolate chip, no chocolate chip, chocolate chip, no chocolate chip...
Talking Points
- Counting: "Let's count how many eggs we need for our cake. One, two, three eggs!"
- Measuring: "We need 2 cups of flour. Can you help me find the measuring cup with the number 2 on it?"
- Shapes: "Look, our cookies are all different shapes! How many circles did we make?"
- Patterns: "Let's make a yummy chocolate chip pattern on our cookies. Chip, no chip, chip, no chip..."