Help your children realize that math is around them all day long by practicing math concepts in the kitchen.
For example, pull out a favorite family recipe that doesn’t have too many ingredients and make a double batch with your child. Before you begin, work together to multiply each ingredient by 2 to determine the extended amounts to use. To practice division, take a larger recipe and divide all the ingredients by 2 to get the reduced amounts to use.
To practice percentages, take any container of food with a Nutrition Facts label and work with your child to determine what nutrients are yet needed after consuming that food. For example, if the cereal box says that it provides 30% of your needed iron for the day, what percentage of your iron requirement is yet needed in the other foods you eat that day?
Math is all around us every day! Help your children realize how helpful math can be everyday in our lives.
WWJ Newsradio 950 is Detroit's only all-news radio station and is the leader in Detroit radio news. Listen online to WWJ-AM 950 for live, local Detroit news, up-to-the-minute Detroit traffic, Detroit sports, Detroit business and Detroit community information. WWJ Newsradio 950 is an award winning radio station and you can listen online and podcast on demand Detroit news, Detroit Construction Alerts, Detroit School Closings, Winter Survival Guide and learn more about our Business Breakfasts. www.wwj.com.
