Tiger Math

Title: Tiger Math
Authors: Ann Whitehead Nagda and Cindy Bickel
Illustrator: Cindy Bickel
Recommended Grade Level: Second-Four
Common Core Mathematics Standards Addressed: Measurement and Data K.MD

Summary: This book is about how different graphs can be used to measure and compare things. They use these graphs to measure and compare a tiger cub’s growth. They compare the Siberian tiger cub with the father. The two tigers weighted the same amount when they were born, but as they use the graphs, we could see that the tiger cub was not growing at the same rate as the father. When the tiger cub was a few weeks old, the mother died of cancer, therefore, the baby tiger wasn’t eating appropriately. When the mother tiger died, the hospital staff got T.J. to be raised by them. As the veterinarian was checking on T.J she noticed that the baby tiger wasn’t gaining the appropriate weight for his age. The veterinarian compared T.J.’s father and the baby cub and she noticed that the father weight four extra pounds at the age of T.J. The vet used a bar graph, and a line graph to compare their weights.

Rating:****

Classroom Ideas: students can be divided into four groups according to levels. Each group can be asked to use one of the four graphs to compare the tiger’s ages and weights. They can also use the graphs to add and subtract how much more the tiger father weighted when they were the same age. They can also learn which graph is easier to use to compare.

TIGER MATH

The Napping House

The Napping House

Author: Audrey Wood

Illustrated By: Don Wood

Recommended Grade Level: Prek - 1st grade

CCMS Addressed:

• KCC1, 2 and 3 - Know number names and the counting sequence.




• KMD 1, 2 - Describe and compare measurable attributes

Summary:

This wonderful story, takes young readers on beautiful journey starting with a snoring in a cozy room. Suddenly a child crawls up on top of the snoring granny and falls into a dream. the pile then increases with a dozing dog, a cat, a mouse, and finally a wakeful flee that bites the mouse and sets off exciting chain of events that lead to a broken bed and a house where no one now is sleeping. As you go through the page you discover that each one leads from bottom up and top down, teaching the children about adding, sequencing and measurement.

Rating:

I give this book a 10/10. It comes with a CD that tells the story making it even more enchanting with different sounds that makes the words come to life!

Classroom Ideas:

I have used this book with my preschoolers and they love it! We even listen to the story on the CD every day before nap time (it helps them imagine the story and helps them relax). I have used this story to help them understand sequencing and adding numbers at an early age. they are able to see that the higher a number goes the bigger something can become. a simple activity can be done with this story: give the children each a piece of construction paper and as you read the story let them paste pre cut out shapes of the characters in a house that they drew or created with Popsicle sticks. you can also have them do grouping and put the characters into categories such as insects, animals, people etc.. and remember Have FUN!

Danielle Strike: Miss Spider's Tea Party

Title: Miss Spider’s Tea Party
Author: David Kirk
Illustrator: David Kirk
Recommended Grade Level: K-2


Common Core Mathematics Standards Addressed:
1.1 Count how many objects are in a set (1-10)

1.2 Count to 10 by 1's

1.3 Identify numerals 1-10

Summary:

Miss Spider really wants to have a tea party. She invites all of her fellow bugs, however each of the creatures seem terribly afraid of Miss Spider. As the bugs are invited the one lonely spider has her invitations declined by 1, then 2, then 3, then 4, then 5, etc, until finally 12 bugs decline and 1 tiny insect agrees. After 10 bugs decline one tiny bug gets recruits all of the bugs to come to a nice tea party of 10 critters, with ten place settings, and ten cups of tea.


Rating: I give this story a good rating for what it is about. The illustrations are very engaging and each page depicts the number of critters that Miss Spider is speaking to. It is a good book for counting to the number 10. It uses words like trio to describe a group of three and uses rhyming words with the number they are describing so that that it really stands out to the students.


Classroom Ideas:

I think it would be a nice idea for the students in the class to create a party for their own ten friends. They could include a list of 5 things they want to have at their party (balloons, slices of cake, juice, etc) and sort out piles of ten for each member of the piles. They would gain experience in counting up to ten and sorting as well as learning how to plan for something which is important as well.

Sea Sums

Title: Sea Sums
Author: Joy N. Hulme
Illustrator: Carol Schartz
Recommended Grade Level: The recommended grade level will be k-2nd grade.

Common Core Mathematics Standards Addressed: The two standards that perfectly fit this book are: 1.OA.1. Use addition and subtraction within 20 to solve word problems involving situations of adding to, taking from, putting together, taking apart, and comparing, with unknowns in all positions, e.g., by using objects, drawings, and equations with a symbol for the unknown number to represent the problem and 1.OA.2. Solve word problems that call for addition of three whole numbers whose sum is less than or equal to 20, e.g., by using objects, drawings, and equations with a symbol for the unknown number to represent the problem.

Summary: This book is a math concept book, it’s about addition and subtraction. It starts like this the (name of fish) its hungry and start going around its habitat looking for food. The author uses eight-line singsong rhymes to show sea creatures on each double-page spread. Example of addition and subtraction are introduced, and the equation is shown at the bottom of the page. For example, "A stingray digs two sandy clams,/Down on the ocean floor./Then plows around until it finds/ One...two...three...four more./It chews three clams for breakfast/And crunches three for brunch-/So all the clams are gobbled up/And none are left for lunch." At the bottom of the page is the equation: 2 clams + 4 clams - 3 clams - 3 clams = 0 clams.

Rating: I will give this book a 9 , because I really like the visual of it and also the setting. Also, I like this book because it can be use to teach Social Studies as well. I think this book will have students to be focus because they will want to know what next?

Classroom Ideas: I will use this book to read aloud and having them to create their own number story by using this book as model for them. I also used this book to have reader’s theaters done. They will have to pick the favorite part of the book and act it out.

The Best Vacation Ever

Title: The Best Vacation Ever
Author: Stuart J. Murphy
Illustrator: Nadine Bernard Westcott
Recommended Grade Level: 2-3 grade
Common Core Mathematics Standard Addressed: Measurement and Data (represent and interpret data)
Summary: The Best Vacation Ever is a story about a family who is always busy and in need of a vacation. So, the young girl in the story goes to each member of the family asking them a series of very important questions to see where everyone would like to go. She asks questions such as "do you want a hot or cold place, relaxing or fun?" and so on. She makes a chart for each question along with each family members answer. At the end of her questionnaire she tally's the answers to find out where their best vacation will be.
Rating:****
Classroom Ideas: This book is great as an introductory lesson on collecting data. It gives children an idea of how important and usefull collecting data can be in the real world. An activity that can go along with this book can be by having students surveying each other to find out things about one another. This can be used at the begining of the year as a way to get to know everyone and to create a class graph to find out how many kids have certain things in common, such as food, sports and favorite subject.

Mother Goose: Numbers on the loose

Title: Mother Goose: Numbers on the loose

Author: Leo & Diane Dillon

Illustrator: Leo & Diane Dillon

Recommended Grade Level: Kindergarten – 1^st grade

Common Core Mathematics Standards Addressed: Number and Operations in Base Ten, Counting and Cardinality

Summary: This story is a captivating collection of Mother Goose rhymes that bring numbers to life. It is filled with short number rhymes and incredible illustrations. Each page begins with a new counting story for the reader to enjoy.

Rating:***** I highly recommend this book because it contains important concepts that help students develop their counting abilities. The story keeps students engaged through magical illustrations.

Classroom Ideas: This book could be used with numerous mathematical topics, such as the base ten system, sequencing, and number grouping. Students could also create number stories with rhymes, humor, and illustrations.