baking with 3rd grade

On occasion the math lessons cover measurements and so last week the third grades math lesson was on measuring and reading a recipe. So I went in on the Thursday just to show the measuring instruments and read through the recipe. We practiced measuring with rice (it had quite a few bugs in it—oops) and with water…how many times a 1/3 cup will fill the 1 cup…etc. then on Monday I brought in the supplies (ingredients, mixing bowl, measuring things) and we mixed…there is no way to cook at school so I brought it home and baked it and then took it back the next morning. It was a big hit (of course. We made Choc-Chip Crunchies…while we were mixing I asked them if they knew what crunchy meant and they said no. so I explained…we mixed…I took home and baked…and it was not crunchy…much more of a cake. But it was still good. If you would like to try—here is the recipe:
1 c margarine
1 c brown sugar
1 tsp vanilla
½ c white sugar
2 eggs
2 c flour
½ tsp salt
2 tsp baking powder
1 c chocolate
2 c oats
Cream together first 5 ingredients. Add the last 5 and mix well. Press into 9”x13” pan. Bake at 180⁰C (350⁰F) for 35 minutes.