Cooking measurements can lead to a math lesson, and a conversion chart can reinforce that lesson when needed.
While my youngest daughter was doubling the recipe for her super-chocolatey cake, I noticed that she was having trouble doubling certain measurements. So for math that day, we sat down and talked fractions, kitchen measurements, and conversions for a while, and she came away with a much better understanding.
But I couldn’t resist the opportunity to put some of what we talked about in a printable chart that I can post on the kitchen cabinet door for future reference. Among other things, the chart includes visuals for how many teaspoons are in a tablespoon, how many tablespoons are in a cup, and how many ounces are in a cup.
You might also like to check out my chart for remembering how many pints in a gallon.
(NOTE: I realize that it’s bad form to measure liquids in dry measuring cups, but this chart is intended to be more for a terminology equivalence. I apologize for taking a bit of creative license with the chart.)