One of my all
time favorite books is Spaghetti and Meatballs for All! by Marilyn Burns. It
is a cute story about a couple that decides to have the family over for a meal.
They rent 8 tables and 32 chairs. Throughout the book the family rearranges the
tables as more and more family members arrive. Reading and discussing this book
is a fun way to introduce area and perimeter. I created a pdf and powerpoint to
go along with this book. It shows the table layouts described in the book. I
also created a set of table and chair cards that the students may cut up to
manipulate into the same arrangements described in the book.Spaghetti and Meatballs for All! $2.00
Thursday, July 4, 2013
Math Literature
I absolutely love math literature!! I have been collecting
math literature for years. One of my favorite authors is Stuart J. Murphy. I
like to use his books in my math centers to review skills already taught. In
his book, Lemonade for Sale, a group of friends decide to setup a
lemonade stand to raise money to fix up their clubhouse. They create a bar
graph to keep track of their sales. I created a FREE pdf to go along with this
book. It shows the bar graphs the kids made each day.Click Here to Download Your Free Copy of Lemonade Graphing
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