MAKE YOUR KID LEARN MATH

WITH COOKING GAMES

MAVERICK GAME

INTRODUCTION

• Math is a complex concept which requires a lot of practice and use.

• However, children don’t want to sit down and put the pen on the paper.

• Therefore, parents and scientists have to find new and interesting ideas for

explanation of this subject.

WHY COOKING GAMES

• Cooking technique is just one of those ideas. It is identified as an extremely effective tool for better explanation of math.

• On the other hand, we all know that cooking together with your child can be a little bit risky. It’s because it includes baking, frying or simply using a kitchen knife.

• As an alternative, you can use cooking games which are highly sophisticated and offer the feeling of being in a real kitchen.

RELATION

• Using cooking technique for math explanation is good, because the food satisfies basic human needs, say the experts.

• By teaching in a way that involves our basic need, you make the lesson much more real and concrete.

• Young children are tactical and visual learners. They will never forget how they made those chocolate cookies.

• The lesson will be memorized for a longer period.

HOW AND WHAT IT DOES

• Before you start with the math lessons, make sure you’ve selected a game that your child likes.

• If he wants to make chocolate cookies, find that kind of game. If he prefers a fruit cake, pizza or ice cream, search for that one.

• Once you find the perfect game for him, you can start with math lessons.

• Here is how this concept works:

LEARNING THE COUNTING LESSON

• When using a cooking game in your teaching process, there are varieties of options for counting lessons.

• For an example, at the very beginning of the game, you can count the ingredients needed for making the chocolate cake.

• Count the eggs needed for the cake, the spoons of flour and everything else.

TEACHING THE ADDITION AND SUBTRACTION CONCEPT

• Explain the addition as putting things together and subtraction as taking things apart.

• In the cooking game you use questions like: If you have 2 cupcakes, and add 2 more, how many do you have?

• Or, if I have 5 cherries and I eat 2, how many do I have left?

• It’s really important to make good formulation of the questions.

• Your kid has to understand what you’re asking.

RECOGNIZING AND IDENTIFYING DIFFERENT SHAPES

• Practice recognizing and identifying shapes together with your child.

• You can encourage your child’s interest by comparing the shapes of some kitchen accessories.

• Then, find words to describe that shape (for example, the triangle has three corners and three sides).

• Give your child a little task. Ask him to find objects which have triangular or squared shape.

LEARNING MATH VOCABULARY

• It’s really important to introduce your child with the world of math vocabulary.

• In order to do that, you can use simple tactic. Tell him to make two different pizzas in two separate games.

• Discuss with your child using math vocabulary in a context such as: Which cake is bigger, the first one or the second one?

• Extend the math lessons by adding new words at a time. For an instance: the smaller, the bigger, the same number as, less, fewer, the most, first, second, third and so on.

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