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Bakery Shape Inspectors

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Grades K-225-35 minSource: Creative Dad Company

Kids build play-dough pastries in different shapes and practice dividing them into equal slices for a very particular bakery order. A tasty-looking way to explore shapes and fair sharing.

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Prep: 12 minActivity: 35 min1 session~$0/groupOne table or a small area of floor spaceBeginner-friendly

Setup

Gather play dough, shape cutters, plastic knives and clear a small work surface. Read the Bakery Shape Inspectors mission aloud, then place the supplies where children can choose and compare them safely.

Activity

  1. Look at a bakery order sheet asking for pastries in specific shapes and equal pieces.
  2. Build the pastries from play dough, using cookie cutters to form circles, squares, and triangles.
  3. Divide a large pretend pie into equal slices with adult help using a plastic knife, discovering the pieces are uneven, then re-cut them more carefully.
  4. Serve the finished, evenly divided pastries and describe each shape and how many equal parts it has.

Done when: Children complete the core mission and the finished, evenly divided pastries and describe each shape and how many equal parts it has.

Materials

play dough or clay, plastic kid-safe knife, paper plates, cookie cutters

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Steps

  1. Look at a bakery order sheet asking for pastries in specific shapes and equal pieces.
  2. Build the pastries from play dough, using cookie cutters to form circles, squares, and triangles.
  3. Divide a large pretend pie into equal slices with adult help using a plastic knife, discovering the pieces are uneven, then re-cut them more carefully.
  4. Serve the finished, evenly divided pastries and describe each shape and how many equal parts it has.