Kitchen Math
Ready to master kitchen math?
The thought of baking up some tasty treats always gets students excited, but kitchen math and measuring can be a real challenge.
With the interactive teaching resources and reference tools below, students can practice reducing fractions, calculating yield, converting measurements, and more.
Nasco Kitchen Math Measurement Teaching Kit
Get everything you need to teach measuring techniques, including a Measure Up TearPad™, Kitchen Math DVD, Cook’s Toss Up Ball, Measure Match game and more!
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Nasco Kitchen Math Kit
The ultimate hands-on kit! Students can practice measuring with Mad Mattr®, a specially formulated kinetic sand that fills in for dry ingredients without the food waste.
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KITCHEN MATH MEASURING TOOLS
Help students visualize measurements and conversions
KITCHEN MATH POSTERS & GAMES
Reinforce concepts with engaging activities and displays
RESOURCES
Find free lesson plans and get practical tips
Lesson plan: Measuring skills
In this lesson plan for grades 6–8, students will identify proper measuring tools, measure ingredients correctly, and use problem-solving skills to prepare a simple recipe.
Lesson plan: Measuring math muffin mastery
In this lesson plan for grades 9–12, students will use math skills to cut a recipe in half and use proper baking skills to prepare a specific muffin recipe.
4 tips for teaching kitchen math in your FCS classroom
Does the mention of kitchen math elicit groans? Never fear! These activities will help you engage students in building these basic skills for consistent kitchen success.