Make Your Mom! A Creative Measurement Activity
Topics: Second Grade, Math, Arts and Crafts
This Mother’s Day, do something construction with your child--make your very own mom recipe! Taking the structure of a recipe, ask your child to come up with a set of instructions to make their mom. Whether it’s 3 cups of love or a tablespoon of laughter, this fun activity will bring a smile to any mom’s face!
What You Need:
- Measuring tools from the kitchen
- Paper
- Markers
1.) Have your child first compile of list of all the important qualities that make her mom special.
2.) Gather a bunch of measuring tools from the kitchen. These can be cups, teaspoons and tablespoons.
3.) Now comes the fun part! Have your child go through all the measuring tools to put a quantity amount to each trait. So, for example, if she picked “understanding” as one of her mom’s qualities, she can decide how much understanding to put in her recipe (probably about 5 cups!)
4.) Once your child has picked all the ingredients to make her mom, have her jot down her ideas in a recipe and decorate it for mom. Happy Mother's Day!
Vanessa Genova DeSantis has been teaching for fourteen years in public and private school settings in grades 4-8. She's also an educational freelance writer as well as a private tutor for elementary, middle and high school students.
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