Materials
sheet of waxed paper per child
one round of readymade biscuit dough per child (Use cans
with 8 biscuits because they are easier to mold than the large, specialized biscuits.)
smocks or old T-shirts to cover clothes
oven or toaster oven
baking sheet (or one pie plate per child)
raisins or chocolate chips (optional)
Instructions
1. Have the children wash their hands.
2. On waxed paper, let the children roll and form the biscuit dough into long snakes
with their hands.
3. Help the children form a number. Although most numbers can be formed
without breaking the dough, some will need to be shaped by breaking the dough
in pieces.
4. Extend the experience by having the children add raisins or chocolate chips to
the dough (one raisin for the number 1, two for 2, and so on).
5. Bake according to package directions. Enjoy the math snack!
Safety Note: Before serving any food, especially peanut butter, check for allergies.
S O N G
Bake a One by Donna Alice Patton
(Tune: "Here We Go 'Round the Mulberry Bush")
This is the way we bake a one,
Bake a one, bake a one.
This is the way we bake a one
So early in the morning.
(Change the number for later verses.)
Assessment
To assess the children's learning, consider the following:
* Are the children able to shape the biscuit dough into numbers?
* Did the children get a "feel" for how a number is formed?
* Did the children remember the dough shapes when they began to write
numbers?
