Counting on Cupcakes
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Learning Math with Wooden Play Food Cupcakes
From counting cupcakes to writing number words, adding and subtracting to creating cupcake patterns, there is more to the Melissa and Doug Cupcakes than you can imagine.
So put on your hot mitt and take the cupcakes out of the oven . Let's start counting the cupcakes...
Photo Credit: Bake and Decorate Cupcake Set
Available on Amazon
The Melissa and Doug's Cupcakes
High Quality Play Food from Melissa and Doug
Children can practice counting to 4 as well as one to one correspondence as they place the cupcakes in the cupcake tin and add frosting to each top. As they get older they can add the number of cupcakes and the number of frosting tops to discover that 4+4=8.
With 4 sets of Cupcakes you can easily add pattern making, multiplication and division activities as well as fractions and ratios.
Melissa & Doug Bake and Decorate Cupcake Set
Amazon Price: $11.48 (as of 06/02/2012)
Product Description
Unpacking Melissa and Doug Wooden Cupcakes
Let you child create pretty designs on each cupcake and then look for the patterns. Maybe there are five petals with dot in each one.. Count the petals. Now count the dots. 5 + 9 =10.
Cupcake Storage
Pop your cupcakes in the Oven
A+ Childsupply Toddler 3-in-1 Play Kitchen
Amazon Price: (as of 06/02/2012)
Product Features
* Stove-sink combination
* Generous storage area
* Rounded edges and corners, and no pinch door
* Made of durable plywood
* Moisture and stain resistant
Cupcake Writing
Cupcake Penmanship
Learning your Birthdate while writing on the Cupcakes
Melissa & Doug Bake and Decorate Cupcake Set
A skill that is often taught to K-3 graders, children can practice writing the date of their birthday on the frosting of their Wooden Cupcakes
Which math concepts could you practice with wooden Cupcakes?
Favorite Cupcake Math Activities
Vote for your favorite ways to learn math with Wooden Cupcakes
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Here are some suggested ways to have fun learning math with Melissa & Doug Wooden Cupcakes
Please vote on your favorites and add your suggestions.
Count the Cupcakes
Count the cupcakes when taking them out and putting them back into the cupcake tin.2 points
Add and Subtract cupcakes from the cupcake tin.
Roll the dice to decide how many cupcakes to add or subtract.2 points
Make Cupcake Patterns
Add frosting to the tops of the cupcakes and arrange them in a pattern.1 point
Cupcake Penmanship
Practice writing the names for the numbers on the cupcake frosting.1 point
With 4 sets of Cupcakes
Math with Play Food Cupcakes
Extra wooden cupcakes
More Cupcake Math Ideas
Add your Cupcake Math suggestions
How many more ways can we think of to teach math using wooden cupcakes?
Name the Cupcakes
Children write their names on the cupcakes and then make a graph according to the number of letters in their names.1 point
Pairs of Cupcakes
How much is a pair? It's the same as a couple or two. These are important concepts for young children to learn. Pair up the cupcakes and then skip count by 2's to see how many cupcakes. Skip counting is the beginning step in learning multiplication.1 point
A Dozen Cupcakes
Learn how magical the number 12 can be. There are 12 cupcakes in a dozen. Try to find as many ways as possible to arrange the 12 cupcakes. You could put them in groups of 2's, 3's, 4's or 6's and be able to make even sets.1 point
Make a Cupcake Counting Book
On the first page there are 0 cupcakes.
On the second page use a digital camera to show one cupcake.
Continue on taking pictures and labeling the number of cupcakes until you get to 10 or 12.
Variation: Laminate the pages before labeling the number of cupcakes and your child will be able to write the numbers in over and over.1 point
Wooden Cupcake Set
Wooden Cupcakes
More Melissa and Doug Cupcakes
More Math Manipulative Ideas
Beyond Cupcake Math
Chatting about Cupcake Math
Mentioning Cupcake Math
Melissa & Doug Bake and Decorate Cupcake Set
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grannysage May 6, 2012 @ 1:50 pm | delete
- I want them! I'm not too old to play and learn.
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Tipi
Apr 29, 2012 @ 7:22 pm | delete
- Fun toys for little bakers! :)
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LakeMom
Jun 30, 2011 @ 2:55 pm | delete
- Great lens! Great idea for combining cursive writing with the cupcakes!
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imaginemdd
Jun 29, 2011 @ 11:28 am | delete
- Another example of your wonderful teaching pages. I have a page about kids baking and how much they learn from that. It's how we teach, where the interest is. Dinosaurs, cupcakes, glitter and unicorns. Whatever works. Thanks for another great page.
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OhMe Jun 29, 2011 @ 5:46 am | delete
- I love everything that Melissa & Doug make and these Melissa & Doug Bake and Decorate Cupcake Sets look wonderful. What a great idea for teaching counting. Evidently, I need to take your class because I didn't score very good on the quiz because I answered with just the number. lol
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JenOfChicago
Feb 3, 2011 @ 1:19 pm | delete
- I think I'd be better at math if I had learned with cupcakes! :)
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MomwithAHook Dec 8, 2010 @ 9:20 pm | delete
- Loved this - I too got that square one wrong - hmm 3 cupcakes each side -- well that won't work - a super idea and a clever quiz.
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CCGAL Dec 8, 2010 @ 12:22 pm | delete
- 12 cupcakes will form a square, but it will be a hollow one. I think your question meant a solid square filled with cupcakes, not what I was thinking, which was a hollow square with 4 cupcake corners, and 2 cupcakes on each side to form the square. Other than my confusion over that question, I totally enjoyed this cupcake lens. (oh, my captcha is mega geek, too funny!)
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raphaelo
Dec 8, 2010 @ 7:02 am | delete
- Interesting Activities on Cupcake for family :) 5 stars for my liking
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teachingtools
Nov 19, 2010 @ 12:51 am | delete
- Great lens and ideas! Don't forget you can use free certificate templates to reward your students for their successes!
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SofiaMann
Sep 29, 2010 @ 8:30 am | delete
- Definitely you do the math a fun game.
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paperfacets Mar 25, 2010 @ 9:54 pm | delete
- This is so cute for the Cupcake Club. Wooden cupcakes!
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Evelyn_Saenz
Mar 25, 2010 @ 10:12 pm | delete
- Thank you for stopping by to check out the wooden cupcakes.
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tandemonimom Mar 18, 2010 @ 11:52 pm | delete
- These are so cute! My 6yo dd who LOVES all her wooden food toys, will certainly want this one!
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Evelyn_Saenz
Mar 19, 2010 @ 12:32 am | delete
- Be sure to stop back over to let us all know her reaction to the cupcakes. Do you use her wooden play food to teach math?
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blue22d
Mar 18, 2010 @ 9:26 pm | delete
- Great lens and what a cute teaching toy. I want to be a kid again!
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Evelyn_Saenz
Mar 19, 2010 @ 12:31 am | delete
- Thank you for stopping by to play with the cupcakes.
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naturegirl7 Mar 18, 2010 @ 6:26 pm | delete
- I took the quiz and really made 100%, but my old hand didn't click the right little circle, or my mouse slipped, so it said I missed one. I want a recount!! ;) Nice lens. I haven't had a chance to check out the Cupcake Club yet. I'm still trying to catch up!
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Evelyn_Saenz
Mar 18, 2010 @ 6:34 pm | delete
- Thank you for stopping by to play with the cupcakes. It certainly can be difficult to concentrate on those little dots when cupcakes are involved.
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rms Mar 18, 2010 @ 3:06 pm | delete
- What a fun way to learn math! Welcome to the cupcake club!
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