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Home | Store | Forum | What's New | Contact | About | Terms | Links | Storytime | UNCRC    Activities for math    Ideas to explore quantity, number, position and problem solving language.  Quaters, halves and whole Using bread as a themed cutting activity is a great way to explore the concept of division, sharing quantities and shape.  With child safe knives make real sandwiches in your kitchen areas and collage with surface designed papers as part of creative craft activities. Resources needed Bread slice outline template and blank paper   A selection of collage materials to act as sandwich fillers and bread toppings. Outline templates Jam and chocolate spread papers have been provided here to help discussion on foods that are high in sugar and the link between sugar and dental care - looking after teeth on NHS Use paper circles for tomatoes, cucumber, carrotss, green tissue paper for lettuce. And supermaket greengrocery pages that show fruits, vegetables, starchy foods, nuts, beans and seeds. PVA glue   Scissors Bread slices   bread with a spread line   plain bread slice outline     Print the collage papers and use them for cutting, tearing and collaging areas on the bread slice outlines.   Use scissors to cut up any crafted sandwiches and serve them up to others.   Discuss sugar, sweetness, energy, healthy food choices and the quantities of food that our bodies need.   Explore drinking water to help keep our mouths clean after eating. Expanding the activities through words and language  number, size, shape, quantity, numerals, small, large, square and triangle  vertical, horizontal - standing and laying down, corner to corner, middle, side, upper, lower.   right and left - directional language, twist bread slices to alter the angle of cut.   clockwise and anticlockwise - language for measuring time   quater, half, whole. Use conversation that expands children's understanding of their cutting actions.  food, choices, health - names, jam and chocolate, sugar, carbohydrates and energy  colour recognition  who eats bread ..  book suggestion Quacky quack quack   Credit sliced loaf of bread image © iStock Anna Sedneva