Daphne East Elementary students in Ashley Townsend’s fifth grade class used the Nestle Toll House cookie recipe to learn operations with fractions and decimals! They had to figure out what fraction of the recipe to use to make 30 cookies. Then, they found the amount needed of each ingredient; made a grocery list and found the subtotal, tax, and change; used elapsed time to figure out what time the cookies would be ready; and much more!

As a surprise after their hard work, they actually made the cookies using their modified recipes. They also practiced measurement, reading and comprehending functional text, and differentiating between physical and chemical changes.