Oatmeal Cranberry Toffee Cookies

FOLLOW UP ACTIVITIES:

VOCABULARY

• cranberry
• bog
• oatmeal
• rolled oats
• rough
• coarse
• flakey
• chewy
• tart
• toffee
• crunchy

MATH

• Cookie Division
• Put 12 cookies in a large plate (you can use paper cookies)
• Tell the children that 2 people will share these cookies
• Provide 2 little plates
• Children will divide the cookies in half; 2 groups of 6 cookies each
• Return the cookies to the main plate
• Tell the children that 3 people will share these cookies
• Provide 3 small plates
• Children will divide the cookies in thirds; 3 groups of 4 cookies each
• Return the cookies to the main plate
• Tell them 4 people will share
• Provide 4 small plates
• Children will divide the cookies into 4 groups of 3 cookies each
• Return the cookies to the main plate
• Tell them 6 children will share
• Provide 6 little plates
• Children will split them into 6 groups of 2 cookies each

LANGUAGE ARTS

• Cookie Jar Phonics
• Provide paper cookie jars with specific letters written on their sides
• Provide paper or cardboard cookies with pictures of objects whose name begins with those specific sounds
• Example:
• Cookies with a “boat” on it would go in the B jar

• While the chocolate chip cookies are baking in the oven, you can sing this song with your child: "Who stole the cookie from the cookie jar?"
  "(CHILD'S NAME) stole the cookie from the cookie jar"
  "Who me?"
  "Couldn't be"
  "Then who?"

FINE MOTOR / TACTILE EXPERIENCE

• Fill a small tub with dried whole oats
• Let children use:
• Measuring cups
• Funnels
• Spoons, etc.