Mai Lesson
Cookie Count Challenge!
Math · 20 min · Ages 6-8 · Early elementary · You and your child together
A fun, button-based multiplication game inspired by your favorite kitchen treats. Introduces basic multiplication as a quick way to count equal groups. The student explores how multiplication is repeated addition through a hands-on cookie-baking scenario using common kitchen items.
What your child gets out of it
- Identify equal groups in a given set
- Express repeated addition situations as multiplication equations
- Use concrete objects to model basic multiplication problems up to 10
What you need
- Buttons — About 12-15 buttons are needed as 'cookies' for the first round. (or Small Coins, Dried Beans, LEGO Bricks)
- Index Cards — Three cards are needed to represent the 'magic baking sheets'. (or Scrap Paper, Small Paper Plates)
- Markers — For writing the multiplication equation on paper. (or Pen, Pencil)
- Paper — One sheet is needed for writing the equation. (or Notebook Page, Whiteboard)
- colorful buttons
How it runs
- Introduction · 3 min
- Visual Learning · 8 min
- Discussion · 4 min
- Activity · 6 min
- Summary · 2 min
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