Math Celebrity February 2018

What Your Chi ld Can Learn From Baking

But the benefits of a membership are truly realized when you consider it a lifetime investment. Let’s put it this way: Premium membership, at $397 per year, costs you a dollar and one penny a day. In addition to the stress relief that Math Celebrity buys your family (which alone is worth hours of therapy), consider what else that dollar and penny a day are buying. it, they can translate that into good grades at school. Good grades mean more scholarships for college (we don’t need to get into the cost of college here — any of us with kids are all too aware of it). When they take the SAT, their improved understanding of math can lead to higher scores, resulting in more scholarships and admission to more colleges. We could take this even further into the realm of their career. Problem-solving will help them navigate through difficult situations. But I think you get the idea. If your student learns how to approach math and understands the problem-solving principles behind separately and then folded together. It only takes one deviation from the instructions for a pastry to go from delicious to disgusting. Spending time in the kitchen, then, is a great way for kids to learn the importance of reading directions carefully and comprehending what they’ve just read. CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING Cuisine is a fundamental part of every culture. Introducing your child to dishes from around the world will expand their horizons. Want your child to be a less picky eater? Involving them in the cooking process is the surest way to get them excited about trying new flavors and ingredients. NUTRITION Now, you might not think that baking cookies will encourage greater nutritional awareness, but hear us out. Sugar is often buried within packaged foods. When you bake something at home, a child gets to see, firsthand, just how much sugar goes into certain sweets. Meanwhile, cooking savory dishes also allows them to learn what constitutes a balanced, healthy diet.

With Valentine’s Day right around the corner, you’re probably wracking your brain for the perfect recipe to bake for your loved one. There’s nothing wrong with store-bought chocolate, but there’s no topping the personal touch of some homemade baked goods. If you have kids, baking alongside them can be just as rewarding as enjoying the fruits of your labor. As an added bonus, baking is a hands-on opportunity where your child can learn all sorts of important concepts. Here is a short list of some of the educational lessons hiding in your kitchen. MATH Baking is a numbers game. Just take a look at any recipe, and you’ll recognize the importance of math in building a beautiful cake. Having children measure out ingredients helps them learn about fractions and ratios. You can also test your kids by doubling or halving a recipe for multiplication and division practice. With older kids, practice unit conversions by asking, for example, how many pints are in half a gallon. FOLLOWING DIRECTIONS Not unlike computer science, baking requires a strict order of operations. The wet and dry ingredients often need to be mixed

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