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Cooking - Counting

The purpose of this resource is to provide suggestions to whānau about how they can support their children to learn to count through baking and cooking.

Parent and child sit together at the table, solving maths equations together.

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  • AudienceKaiakoWhānau and Communities
  • Curriculum Level12345
  • Learning AreaMathematics and Statistics
  • Resource LanguageEnglish
  • SeriesLearning at home

About this resource

This section provides some ideas for how you can raise awareness and share mathematics using everyday experiences and resources found around your home. It includes ideas for supporting your children’s learning in all areas of mathematics: geometry, measurement, statistics, algebra, and number.

This page provides suggestions as to how support for learning to count can be provided through cooking and baking.

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    Cooking: Counting

    • Count the amounts of each ingredient being used in recipes.
    • Count the number of items being made.
    A person prepares doughnuts to be cooked.
    • Ask your child to read the number off the recipe and then count the cups or spoons required.
    • Count the cutlery when you are setting the table.
    A plate and cutlery are set up at the table.

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