Title:
Cook-a-doodle-doo!
Authors:
Janet Stevens & Susan Stevens
Publisher:
Harcourt Brace
Publishing Date:
1999
ISBN:
0152019243
Grade Levels for Recommended Use: 3-5
TEKS:
(4.11) Measurement. The student selects and uses appropriate units and procedures to
measure weight and capacity.
Brief Summary:
Big Brown Rooster is sick of chicken feed. So along with his friends--Turtle, Iguana, and
Potbellied Pig--he sets out to make the most magnificent strawberry shortcake in the
whole wide world. But there’s one problem: none of his friends knows how to cook! The
team bravely forges ahead, and with Roosters help, they learn how to measure flour (not
with a ruler) and how to beat an egg (not with a baseball bat). But can they keep Pig from
gobbling up all the ingredients?
Materials:
Data sheet for measuring worksheet, pencils, newspaper or plastic to cover table,
measuring cups, measuring spoons, dry ingredients such as rice, beans, or corn, and
water.
Activity:
1. Table will be covered with newspaper or a plastic tablecloth.
2. Using measuring cups and measuring spoons, students measure dry ingredients
such as rice, corn, or beans, and/or water. Students will record their findings on
their worksheets.
3. Students should answer the following questions: How many tablespoons of rice
equal 1/4 cup? 1/3 cup? 1/2 cup? 1 cup? Repeat the same measurements for the
corn, beans, and/or water. How many 1/4 cups equal a 1/2 cup or 1 cup? How
many 1/3 cups equal 1 cup?
Ambur, D. . (n.d.). Can you measure up?. Retrieved from http://artsedge.kennedycenter.org/content/3801/
Adapted by Kristian Arredondo, 2010