Book Title: How High Can a
Dinosaur Count?
Posted By: Christie Lampedusa
Author & Illustrator: Valerie Fisher
Grade: 2nd
Standards:
Represent
and solve problems involving addition and subtraction.
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.2.OA.A.1
Use addition and subtraction within 100 to solve one- and two-step word problems involving situations of adding to, taking from, putting together, taking apart, and comparing, with unknowns in all positions, e.g., by using drawings and equations with a symbol for the unknown number to represent the problem.
Use addition and subtraction within 100 to solve one- and two-step word problems involving situations of adding to, taking from, putting together, taking apart, and comparing, with unknowns in all positions, e.g., by using drawings and equations with a symbol for the unknown number to represent the problem.
Add and subtract within 20.
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.2.OA.B.2
Fluently add and subtract within 20 using mental strategies.2 By end of Grade 2, know from memory all sums of two one-digit numbers.
Fluently add and subtract within 20 using mental strategies.2 By end of Grade 2, know from memory all sums of two one-digit numbers.
Work with time and money.
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.2.MD.C.7
Tell and write time from analog and digital clocks to the nearest five minutes, using a.m. and p.m.
Tell and write time from analog and digital clocks to the nearest five minutes, using a.m. and p.m.
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.2.MD.C.8
Solve word problems involving dollar bills, quarters, dimes, nickels, and pennies, using $ and ¢ symbols appropriately. Example: If you have 2 dimes and 3 pennies, how many cents do you have?
Solve word problems involving dollar bills, quarters, dimes, nickels, and pennies, using $ and ¢ symbols appropriately. Example: If you have 2 dimes and 3 pennies, how many cents do you have?
CCSS.MATH.PRACTICE.MP1 Make
sense of problems and persevere in solving them.
CCSS.MATH.PRACTICE.MP4 Model with mathematics.
Craft
and Structure
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.2.6
Identify the main purpose of a text, including what the author wants to answer, explain, or describe.
Identify the main purpose of a text, including what the author wants to answer, explain, or describe.
Summary:
This
book is comprised of all different math problems to solve. The pages on the
left have a short word problem and the corresponding pages on the right have a
picture to go with it. The problems range from telling time, to counting coins,
to regular addition and subtraction. The pictures are very detailed and provide
a lot for the eye to follow.
Rating:
I give
this book four stars because there is a tremendous amount of detail within the
pictures of the book, which is great, but I think it can be somewhat confusing
for students to follow. It might prove difficult for students to focus solely
on what is being asked when the pictures are so busy.
Classroom Ideas:
1.
You can pick and choose problems from this book
for specific topics within mathematics. For example, there are multiple
questions that require the counting of coins and dollars. If you are in that
unit, these word problems could be good practice especially since there are
pictures to go with them.
2.
The book can simply be used for word problem
practice. The whole book is word problems so students can practice strategies
to solve them. The end of the book has additional math problems to solve that
do not have pictures with them. They can be used for higher-leveled children or
just for more word problem practice.
Hey Christie,
ReplyDeleteI love the fact that this book includes multiple word problems. A whole group reading can simply transition into a mini lesson without much preparation in advance. I feel that there are a number of things you can do with this book, especially when it comes to lesson planning. Since their are different topics of math within the book such as telling time or counting money, you can cater towards one topic at a time. For example, you may only have to read pages two and three since it relates to telling time and use that as a model for a future activity. Great choice with this book!
Christie,
ReplyDeleteI also like the fact that this lesson involves word problems. The group reading can also allow them to encounter word problems that would be part of the story itself. Both of your ideas for the classroom could be used for future lessons, as well as being able to create separate word problems that are similar to the ones in the story. This is a book that I would end up using in the near future since I'm working with the second grade currently.
Christie,
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed your book review because it is obvious that this book has many uses and shows that you could teach a unit, and use a specific word problem that goes with that unit.
I will definitely recommend to the 2nd grade teachers in my school.