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Week 05 · Kitchen Helper

Wednesday

Measure with cups and spoons
// Wash, measure and stir
⏱ about 15 min

Wednesday: Measure with cups and spoons

Bennie holds up a measuring cup.

"The rice needs two cups," he says.

Lucy counts along. "One cup, two cups!"

Full and level

A measuring cup tells how much.

Fill the cup all the way to the top.

Make it level. Flat on top, not heaped.

Pour it into the bowl. Say one.

Fill it again. Pour. Say two.

A measuring spoon works the same way.

Work over a tray to catch spills.

ToolGood for
measuring cuprice, beans, oats
big spoona big scoop
small spoona tiny scoop
MEASURE CHECK
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
How full should the cup be?
What does level mean?
Bennie needs two cups. He poured one. How many more?
Where do you work to catch spills?
SentenceTrue or false?
A measuring cup tells how much.?
A heaped cup is level.?
Say a number for each cup you pour.?
A small spoon takes a tiny scoop.?
WHY THIS EXERCISELevel means flat on top. Heaped is too much.
Try it
Get a cup and some dry beans or rice.
Fill the cup. Make it level.
Pour into a bowl. Count to three cups.
Safety first
Measure dry things only, like rice or beans.
Sit at the table over a tray.
Nothing goes in your mouth. Beans are for cooking.
MEASURE TWO CUPS
  • Tap a card.
  • Then tap its spot.
1First
2Next
3Then
4Last
COUNTING CUPS
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
You need three cups. You poured two. How many more?
You need a tiny scoop. Which tool?
Rice spills on the tray. What next?
SentenceTrue or false?
A tray makes spills easy to clean.?
You measure wet, hot soup.?
A big spoon takes a big scoop.?
WHY THIS EXERCISEKids measure dry things. Hot things are for grown-ups.
Draw a measuring cup full to the top.

Word Spot: form, small

Here are new sight words.

Look at each word. Say it. Spell it.

Form: F-O-R-M.

Small: S-M-A-L-L.

FIND THE WORD
  • Listen to the word.
  • Tap it.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
FILL THE GAP
  • Listen to the sentence.
  • Tap the missing word.
Clouds ___ in the sky.
An ant is very ___.

Two cups, just right! Tomorrow we stir it all together.

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