2X2=BOO!
by Loreen Leedy
This book turns
out is a great read for students whether they are interested in math or not. It
follows along with a theme that is designed for a time around Halloween. It’s full
of bats, vampires, witches, and skeletons. The book starts off at chapter 0,
with the Disappearing Zero, which teaches the student how to multiply by zero
in a way they understand.Just by following along with the book, a student can do the problems without realizing they are multiplying. Chapter 1 is correlated to the multiplication of one. This
follows along a different story of a mad scientist creating objects by one. It is kind of confusing because it is creating more objects from that one item,
but the point comes across. Chapter 2 is called seeing double and as you
guessed, it’s by two’s. Chapter three follows along with the same process of
multiplying by three. Chapter 4 is by fours and chapter 5 is by fives, where it
ends the story. The cool fact is at the end of this book there is a times table
for the student to review over, and which will be quite useful for them.
The plot of the
story follows along with multiplication up to five and is a great book to
introduce multiplication in earlier grades such as Second grade where the
standards are an introduction to multiplication (MCC2.OA.3). This is an all around good choice for the beginning
of the year, around Halloween. This book will allow teachers to use fun props and allow the students to do a variety of fun activities related to multiplication.
Wow! What a great book to introduce to your students around Halloween! Lots of times, students get distracted around Halloween because they are thinking about candy and dressing up. This would be a great book to read to the students to engage them with Halloween but also to teach them at the same time.
ReplyDeleteCara
This book would be fun to use in the classroom during Halloween. The students will think they are taking a break from school, but in reality they are still learning! I think this book will really engage the students in learning about multiplying. -Kaitlyn Morefield
ReplyDeleteThis book sounds like a great book to go with the Halloween theme but also to focus on multiplication in a more fun and exciting way, considering how bored kids seem to get with having to repetitively go over their multiplication facts.
ReplyDeleteKelly
Great book choice! Kids are extra excited around Halloween, so this book would be an excellent choice to use. Math is also one of the hardest subjects for some and this book would make learning multiplication fun and interesting.
ReplyDelete-Ashanti