Title: Tightwad To

Author: Daphne Skinne

Illustrator: John Nue 

Recommended grade level: 2 and up

Common Core Mathematics Standards:

Operations and Algebraic Thinking 2.0 A

Represent and solve problems involving addition and subtraction.

1. Use addition and subtraction withing 100 to solve one -two step problems involving situations of addition to, taking from, putting together, taking apart,  and comparing with unknown in all positions, example by using drawings equations with symbols for the unknown to represent the problem.



Add and Subtract within 20.

2. Fluently add add subtract with 20 using mental strategies. By the end of grade 2, know from memory all sums of two-one-digit number.

MEASURE AND DATA.
Work with time and money.

Solve word problems involving dollar bills, quarters, dimes, nickels and pennies, using $ and cent symbols appropriately. Example if you have two dimes and three pennies, how many cents do you have?

Summary.

This is a story about a little boy named Tod.Tod is a tightwad or a miser. He liked money. He liked geetting his allowance. He liked getting his birthday checks. Once he found a nickel on the street and it made him happy all day long.Tod never spends his money.When he got some money, he put it away. He had four piggy banks, a penny jar, a money clip, and a safe. They were all full.Each time they call him to go and watch a movie, or go to the park to play ball, he would say he is busy and he cannot go. One day his brother Ernest said, i am starting to worry about you. All you do is counting money.Would you be able to spend all this 20 dollars or you give it back plus five dollar bill.Tod said may be. Tod took the money and spent it all.When he returned home, Earnest shook his hand and said you win. Now you are not a tightwad at all.

Rating.

I give this book a rating of four. I like this book because it brings about both addition and subtraction to the classroom. It addresses both addition within 20 and addition from 1 to 100. It gives the student an understanding of how to add and subtract using dollar bills and coins like quarters, nickels and dimes.

Classroom Ideas.

This book will help students to develop their addition and subtraction skills. For older Kids, more complex activities could be used using this book. This book could also be used to interpret and solve word problems that involves addition and subtraction. However, it is important also to note that, younger students would not have the cognitive developmental maturity to be able to mentally manipulate and process all types of mathematical standards. The standards to be addressed however depends on the grade level.