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math & munch is a tiny kitchen lab where kids cook, build real number sense (counting, fractions, decimals, percents, ratios) and grow collaboration/SEL skills. We work in tiny teams, explain our “math moves,” and stay present while we learn and share food. In an AI world, we’re doubling down on real people, real numbers, and real food.

Join the Interest List here (free pilot days in October!)

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Dhivya proportioning pizza “π”s - kids count, measure, and divide; adult handles oven, knives.

WHAT WE DO

Hands-on math: Kids measure, mix, and model numbers while cooking simple, tasty recipes.
Collaboration & presence: Tiny teams with rotating roles (measurer, recorder, safety lead). We explain our “math moves,” taste mindfully, and share food respectfully.
Results that stick: We build true number sense (not memorization) with leveled A/B/C tasks so every child is challenged and supported.
Kids will: Count tomatoes · Scale a recipe 1.5× · Convert ¼ ↔ 0.25 · Compare unit rates · Check reasonableness · Divide pizzas fairly

SAMPLE WEEK

Mon: Parfaits → Counting blueberries

Tue: Salsa ratios → Scaling tomatoes

Wed: Vinaigrette → Calculating decimals & unit rates

Thu: pizza “π”s → Converting % and fractions, arithmetic

WHO

Grades K–5 (tiny cohorts of 4; mixed ages grouped by band - K-1, 2-3, 4-5)

WHEN

Free pilot weeks of Oct 13, 20, or 27 (tbd), Mon–Thu, 3–6 pm

WHERE

Downing St & Irving St (Clinton Hill/Bed-Stuy; near Smor)

ABOUT ME

I’m Dhivya, a Teach For America, McKinsey, and Google alum with 15+ years teaching over a thousand kids and adults math through foundational understanding (not memorization). I’ve seen how early number sense unlocks higher-order critical thinking and confidence and sets students up for durable math - and I saw how essential that was in my work at McKinsey and Google in strategy, learning and development, and DEI. Now I’m going back to what I love: kids, food, and numbers.

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<aside> <img src="/icons/chat-user_gray.svg" alt="/icons/chat-user_gray.svg" width="40px" /> “Dhivya does a FANTASTIC job of teaching, probing, and persisting. She empathetically works through problems with the people who are struggling, knowing that it actually benefits the entire group. I feel more alive and more challenged in your class than I ever have at work.”

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<aside> <img src="/icons/chat-user_gray.svg" alt="/icons/chat-user_gray.svg" width="40px" /> “Dhivya’s extremely confident, approachable, and relatable. Connected with us through her honest, thoughtful stories. Terrific as a female mentor.”

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<aside> <img src="/icons/chat-user_gray.svg" alt="/icons/chat-user_gray.svg" width="40px" /> “Dhivya is an amazing instructor - can handle a very advanced student but also a lower-level one with respect and care. Her down-to-earth style makes it feel like you’re learning from a peer.”

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<aside> <img src="/icons/chat-user_gray.svg" alt="/icons/chat-user_gray.svg" width="40px" /> “Very well-prepared, articulate, and knowledgeable - provides clear, concise explanations. She’s really funny and relatable, and brings a lot of energy to some mundane topics”

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