Lemonade Stand
Target skills: Counting, measurements, fractions, and money
What kids can do: Making and selling lemonade is a great way to drink in lots of
math! Use any lemonade recipe. First review the recipe's ingredients and its
measurements with your students. Look at a set of measuring cups and compare the
various measures. How many lemons make 1 cup of juice? How much of the other
ingredients will you need?
Then have fun with fractions right on the lemon rind. With a permanent marker,
draw a line down the middle of the lemon to show one-half, then cut with a
plastic knife. Draw more lines to show thirds and fourths. Squeeze your
fractioned fruit into a pitcher when you're done. Cut another lemon into 1/4"
horizontal slices for floating on top of the lemonade.
Source:
http://teacher.scholastic.com/products/instructor/lemonademath.htm