Eat Your Math!
As we were about to tackle math this morning, the kids requested a snack. Never mind that they *just* ate breakfast! These kids are growing and they have growing appetites. :-) I decided to give them some goldfish crackers and use the snack as a learning opportunity. Mostly for the girls, but even Super-boy got a kick out of doing “Goldfish Math.”
For the girls, I gave them the Math-U-See blocks and some number flash cards along with a bowl of goldfish for each of them. They pulled a card from the pile, or a block, and matched the crackers to the number. If they counted correctly, they got to count again while eating them. Sneaky mommy! All that counting and number recognition disguised as a snack!
Super-boy was taking a test this morning (because we still have two lessons left in Beta!), but he used the crackers to aid his subtraction. It’s easier to “take away” when the taking entails eating a tasty snack!
Just another wacky day, in our wacky school. Have a beautiful Monday everyone.
September 8th, 2008 at 4:24 pm
I did something similar with Jayson using Cheerios. Learning is suppose to be fun why can’t it be yummy too!
September 9th, 2008 at 8:37 pm
Love it!!! :D I could endure math better if I could count with chocolate chips! :O
September 23rd, 2008 at 5:19 am
Now that’s living math. How fun!
September 25th, 2008 at 7:45 pm
Love it! I need to remember and do this with my boys. They’re ALWAYS hungry!(LOL)