The Land Of Gallon…and its Royal Subjects

Welcome to the Land Of Gallon

In the land of Gallon, there are 4 Queens (Quarts)…

Each Queen has a Prince and a Princess (Pints)…

Each Prince and Princess has 2 Children (Cups)…

The children are all 8 years old (ounces)

Spread the Word… Tell the tale of Gallon Land to someone NOT at your table You may use your notes Tell the tale of Gallon Land to another person who is NOT at your table You may NOT use notes

Meet some of Gallon Land’s Loyal Subjects… T. Spoon and Cup O. T.

T. Spoon is the Sherriff- his job is to keep the peace.

Cup O.T. is the local scholar…he just finished 4 years of high school and 4 years of college by sixTeen!

Cup O.T. is the local scholar…he just finished 4 years of high school and 4 years of college by sixTeen! T  

Spread the Word! Count off in your groups 1-4 1’s and 4’s-:You are T. Spoon 2’s and 3’s: You are Cup O.T. *Groups of 3: person #3 will be telling us about Gallon Land again Partner with another pair from outside your table. Introduce yourselves and tell them a little bit about yourself. -Introduce yourselves to 2 other pairs and return to your seats

Let’s Practice…I Do How many Cups in a Gallon? How many Pints are in 3 Quarts? How many tsp in 2 Tbsp? How many T in ¾ cup? T  

Let’s Practice…I Do How many Cups in a Gallon? 16 c. How many Pints are in 3 Quarts? 6 pints How many tsp in 2 Tbsp? 6 t. How many T in ¾ cup? 12 tbsp. T  

Let’s Practice…. We Do Together How many Cups in a Pint? How many Pints in a Gallon? How many Pints in 3 quarts? Your recipe calls for 3 Tablespoons of butter. You are only making half of that recipe. How many tablespoons do you need? 1.5 T How will you measure that? (standard measuring spoons = 1T, 1t, ½t, 1/4t) You need to measure ¼ cup, but your ¼ cup measuring cup is dirty. How could you measure it using your measuring spoons? T  

Let’s Practice…. We Do Together How many Cups in a Pint? 2 How many Pints in a Gallon? 8 How many Pints in 3 quarts? 6 Your recipe calls for 3 Tablespoons of butter. You are only making half of that recipe. How many tablespoons do you need? 1.5 T or 1 ½ T How will you measure that? (standard measuring spoons = 1T, 1t, ½t, 1/4t) 1 T + 1 tsp + ½ tsp You need to measure ¼ cup, but your ¼ cup measuring cup is dirty. How could you measure it using your measuring spoons? 4 T T  

Outside of the Kitchen…How might you see this in another class? Yogi (the bear), just found out from his friend that there is a sweet honey comb nearby. It is rumored to have 18 cups of honey in it. Yogi wants to go take the honey, so he grabs an empty gallon milk jug and heads over. If the rumor is true, will Yogi be able to fit all of the honey into his container? YES or NO? Will he have more than enough space? If so, how much extra space will he have? Will he not have enough space? If so, how much MORE space will he need?

Outside of the Kitchen…How might you see this in another class? Yogi (the bear), just found out from his friend that there is a sweet honey comb nearby. It is rumored to have 18 cups of honey in it. Yogi wants to go take the honey, so he grabs an empty gallon milk jug and heads over. If the rumor is true, will Yogi be able to fit all of the honey into his container? YES or NO? NO Will he have more than enough space? If so, how much extra space will he have? Will he not have enough space? If so, how much MORE space will he need? 2 extra cups will not fit

Let’s Practice… You Do How many Pints in ½ a Gallon? How many Cups in 4 Pints? Your grandmother’s old recipe calls for 5 tsp. of sugar. What would be the most simplified way to measure that? (measuring the fewest number of times) Your recipe calls for 4 Tablespoons of Crisco. What is the most efficient way to measure that? (measuring the fewest number of times) T  

Let’s Practice… You Do How many Pints in ½ a Gallon? 4 How many Cups in 4 Pints? 8 Your grandmother’s old recipe calls for 5 tsp. of sugar. What would be the most simplified way to measure that? (measuring the fewest number of times) 1T. + 1t. + 1t. Your recipe calls for 4 Tablespoons of Crisco. What is the most efficient way to measure that? (measuring the fewest number of times) 1/4 c T