Tip #202 from 365 Teacher Secrets for Parents (McKinley, Trombly) - Cereal Box Math


Today's tip for parents from two talented teachers comes from 365 Teacher Secrets for Parents by Cindy McKinley Alder and Patti Trombly.


#202

Cereal Box Math

 

The mind is not a vessel to be filled but a fire to be kindled.

~Plutarch

 

There's a multitude of math waiting on your child's cereal box or favorite snack box. Here are just a few questions to ask older children:

 

●      If there are 120 calories in one serving, how many calories in two or three servings?

●      How much more Vitamin C is there than Vitamin A?

●      If you need 100 percent of vitamin B6 in a day and your cereal only gives 10%, how much more to you need?

●      Pour a normal bowl of cereal. Then, pour the cereal into a measuring cup. How many servings do you actually eat in a day?

 

Try these with younger children:

●      Count the number of vitamins this cereal contains.

●      How many times is the name of the cereal written on the box? Look everywhere!

●      Compare the amount of sugar to that on another box of cereal (or another food). Which has more? How much more?

●      Look at the vitamins, percentages, and any other part of the nutritional information. Which ingredients make this cereal especially nutritional?

  

                       


     Cindy McKinley Alder                                            Patti Trombly

  

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