- Today’s kitchen math discussion: “What do you notice about the kitchen conversion chart?”
- Next Inquiry: “What don’t you know?”
- Investigation: Materials: paper/pencils/colored pencils/crayons or family learning journals (back of journal). Remind them to turn to the next available page and date it. Ask them to write the name for today’s kitchen math.
- Inquire: Conversion charts are great tools for quick referencing in real time. Discuss how you use conversion charts. Ask: “How could you re-create this kitchen conversion chart into your learning journal?”; “What if you needed to cut the recipe in half, how would the conversion chart help ensure the right amounts of ingredients?” ; “What if these cookies were being used at a cookie exchange and you decided that these cookies would be your exchange?”; “What would you need to know?”; “What don’t you know?” *Let them have 5-6 minutes to draft their thoughts (without talking). When they are finished, have them share how they came to their conclusions. *Cookie exchanges have a certain number of people (5-10), extend the discussion about what they would need to shop for: cookie recipe ingredients; Christmas plates; cling wrap and candy ribbon; copies of the cookie recipe, etc).
- Kitchen Lab: *Invite them to bake the cookies and/or decide on a “Friend’s Holiday Cookie” exchange. “Let’s investigate!”
