If you're searching for an engaging way to teach kids about math, there's nothing better than incorporating food into their lessons. Whether it's counting candies or creating pizza fractions, these activities make learning math enjoyable and memorable. Personally, we’ve been using Numicon with my daughters and at their school. It’s an excellent tool for helping children grasp the number system and apply it to solve various mathematical problems.
Recently, we tried our hand at making Numicon biscuits—a delightful twist on this educational concept. The process itself was both fun and instructive. Here’s what you’ll need:
**Ingredients to Make Numicon Biscuits:**
- 170g unsalted butter
- 150g granulated sugar
- 1 egg
- 2 teaspoons of vanilla extract
- 281g plain flour
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- Icing sugar
- Food coloring
- Chocolate drops for decoration
After mixing the ingredients into a dough, we let it chill in the refrigerator overnight. This step not only makes the dough easier to handle but also ensures the flavors meld beautifully.
The next morning, we rolled out the dough and used Numicon molds to create shapes before cutting them out. If you prefer, you can use a cookie cutter to create the same effect without the molds. Once shaped, we baked them until they were golden brown.
While the biscuits cooled, we prepared a colorful array of icing by dividing a large batch of icing into separate bowls and adding food coloring to each one. The goal was to match the icing colors with the Numicon pieces, turning the activity into something resembling a game of Tetris.
Once decorated, we added chocolate drops on top, offering yet another opportunity to practice counting and number recognition. As a final touch, the girls paired up their biscuits to make sums of ten, reinforcing their understanding of number bonds.
Though the end result looked slightly less polished when made at school compared to our home kitchen, the experience was incredibly rewarding. These Numicon biscuits are more than just a treat—they’re a hands-on way to learn math concepts while having fun.
If you're interested in other biscuit recipes, here are a few ideas:
- **Christmas Jumper Biscuits Recipe**
- **Yeo Valley Biscuits**
- **Pirate Biscuit Recipe**
There’s no shortage of ways to blend education with culinary creativity. Why not try your own Numicon biscuit adventure?
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