Macaroni Math

This book can be used with any pasta recipe:

Pasta Salad

SYNOPSIS:

Creative, Hands-on Math Activities Show children How to REALLY Use Their Noodles! Like all parents and teachers, you know what a challenge it is to satisfy your child's huge appetite for fun and engaging activities. So what you're really looking for is something truly unusual - something creative, something pretty simple, and most importantly, something that effectively mixes recreation with education. Great news: your search is over! The delightful Macaroni Math delivers a range of deliciously innovative, hands-on ways for kids to have a blast - even while they're learning the ins and outs of basic mathematics. How many noodles long is my left foot...what time does it say on my homemade spaghetti clock?...What shapes can I form with a pile of macaroni?...Now even the most curious kids have the ability to discover their own solutions to these and dozens of other math questions. With easy, do-it-yourself projects and activities using pasta and other inexpensive household items, this brain-building collection offers a rousing recipe for learning and entertainment, both at home and at school. Ideal for kids ages 4 to 8, the activities illuminate every basic math skill, including: *Counting and Number Recognition *Shape Recognition and Patterning *Sorting and Classifying *Measuring *Telling Time *Addition and Subtraction*. It's no secret that kids who get an early start on their math skills will be much better off in the long run. The entertaining projects in this book - from pasta patterning to spaghetti subtracting to macaroni measuring - show tomorrow's math wizards how to really get cooking today.