Cookie Day

Today was a 'day off'.The weather has been cold, cold, and we have been working hard, hard on our school work. On our 'day off' I decided to have Hannah pick a treat from our Boys and Girls Betty Crocker Cookbook. She picked molasses cookies and she and William made them with little help from me. Hannah is learning fractions in her math and she has been struggling a bit. This chance to bake enabled her to apply what she has been learning. She struggled to realize that the measurements didn't just read in fractions, but they also included fractions of different measuring devices such as cups, tablespoons, and teaspoons. During the cooking making she came to me and said, "Mom, look how much Cloves the recipes wants." She showed me a 1/4 cup measuring cup. :) I directed her back to the recipe and instructed her to read 1/4 of what? We giggled at that.