1. Use cooking time to learn about fractions. Whether you’re making mashed potatoes or a pumpkin pie, cooking and baking are all about fractions – ½ cup of sugar, ¼ tsp of nutmeg, etc. Have your little ones help you prepare the Thanksgiving feast, and teach them about fractions in the process. Using water and measuring cups, have your children count out the number of ¼ cups that go into 1 cup.
2. Weigh the turkey. Take kids to the grocery store to pick out a turkey, and use it as an opportunity to introduce them to weight measurements. Show them a small turkey and see how much it weighs, then compare it to a much larger one. You can even make it a guessing game –whoever guesses the right weight wins. And, finally, make sure to find the right-sized turkey for your celebration!
3. Make setting the table fun by counting. Whether you’re hosting a big dinner party or just celebrating with a few close friends and family members, have your children help you set the table and practice counting while they’re doing it. Count the number of knives, forks, spoons, etc. that you’ll need for the table, and then count to see how many different pieces are used for each setting.
And of course, you can always encourage your kids to count their blessings. I sure will be counting mine this Thanksgiving.
1 comment:
These are so obvious but yet almost so obvious that you might not think of them! Great ideas!
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