Engage students with this Cooking with Fractions, Christmas Cookie Unit! Teach fractions through fun, easy-to-follow lessons, and wrap it all up with a hands-on cooking activity. Each lesson part is broken down into simple steps, with easy-to-follow worksheets. Celebrate their learning and throw a Christmas Cookie Party!There are 30+ pages in this package. This includes... teaching tipsteaching posterssimple worksheetsbasic fraction conceptshands-on activitiesCookie Recipes (tested and stude
We know that fractions especially equivalent fractions can be tricky for students. Where is one place that fractions are frequently found? … the kitchen. So why not get your students cooking with equivalent fractions? In this product, students get hands-on practice finding equivalent fractions with a tool they create called the fraction slider. They play a version of Four Corners to practice finding equivalent fractions. They use their skills to rewrite mixed up recipes with uncommon fraction
Celebrate Pancake Day with this real world math project, science and writing activities! The pancake lesson includes recipes and response pages where students practice their writing, reading, math, and science skills. Cooking pancakes is a sure way to engage your students by making real world connections while learning and practicing skills from all of the core subjects! Recipes for PancakesPancakes from scratchChocolate chip pancakesBlueberry pancakesPancake Day Special: Create your own recip
A lesson using a simple recipe to introduce the concept of fractions, parts of a whole, and multiples. This lesson brings in the story of the Little Red Hen and asks students to imagine that they are at an Employee Training Meeting at the "Little Red Hen, Inc." restaurant where they have been asked, “Who wants to help her make some fractions?” They will be learning about why fractions are useful and why they want to know how to use them while they make a Blueberry Bubble Loaf.
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A simple and fun way to see fractions used in real life. This cake recipe resembles "The Best Vanilla Cake Recipe" by Sam M. at Sugar Spun Run. To further engage your students make the cake using your students' work. Hopefully, it comes out right! Covert fractions and find equivalent fractions in this quick baking with fractions review.
A Social Studies and Economics unit designed for grade levels 2 and 3. Students create and run a small business to better understand the concepts of supply, demand, economic choices, opportunity costs, and human, natural, and capital resources.