Making Snacks With Math

Snacks can be as simple as a cheese stick or as complicated as ants on a log or chocolate chip cookies. Readers can try out four different snack recipes using this book and a little help from an adult as well as hone their math skills in the real world of their kitchen. Each recipe is paired with a word problem using measuring, addition, subtraction, and more. Written especially for young readers, each problem contains clue words and other achievable language to help readers solve it.

The methods used in this book help children make sense of mathematical concepts by allowing them to manipulate food items in order to solve problems.

The enjoyment of a snack during a classroom break time is a familiar sight in most schools. The activities in Maths Snacks provide teachers with a controlled way to introduce maths concepts while making maths time inviting, challenging, and fun. The methods used in this book help children make sense of mathematical concepts by allowing them to manipulate food items in order to solve problems. Careful observation of students as they work through the problem-solving process provides the teacher with a clearer picture of their mathematical thinking process.

With Math You Can Munch kids will learn about what mathematicians do and what they have discovered. Then they will explore math further by making delicious science-themed snacks. Step-by-step instructions and full-color photos make the recipes easy for kids to prepare. Infographics provide additional explanation of some concepts. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Applied to STEM Concepts of Learning Principles. Super Sandcastle is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.

Grade level: k, t.

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Just as cookies go with milk and peanut butter goes with jelly,math and cooking go hand in hand. This fun-filled book shows youexactly how. With more than 60 activities and recipes to try, you can practicemath while you cook! Get a handle on measurement, multiplication,division, fractions, percents, geometry, and more, while whippingup mouth-watering treats like scrumptious stromboli slices, chewymarshmallow-fudge squares, yummy chicken nuggets, and deliciousbutterscotch muffins. Whether you're a beginner or an experienced cook, you too canbecome a Math Chef. All activities and recipes are kid-tested andrequire only common ingredients and kitchen utensils. There's alsoa helpful list of safety rules, an explanation of basic cookingskills, and a complete nutrition guide.