Betcha! Math Start Level 3

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Title: Betcha! Math Start Level 3

Author: Stuart J. Murphy Illustrated: S. D. Schindler,

Recommended Grade Level: Grade 2-4 

Common Core Mathematics Standards Addressed:

CCSS.Math.Content.2.OA.C.4 Use addition to find the total number of objects arranged in rectangular arrays with up to 5 rows and up to 5 columns; write an equation to express the total as a sum of equal addends.

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.¹

Summary: 

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Summary: Two friends play a guessing game and discover  a rewarding experience.  They enter a contest and win two free tickets to an All-Star Game all because of their estimating skills. They both used different strategies to guess how many people are riding their bus, the cost of a bunch of toys, and how many jelly beans fill a jar.

Rating: ***** I highly recommend this book as it stresses the importance of estimation.  The story provides a connection to real-life mathematical experiences.

Classroom Ideas: This book can be used with several mathematical topics such as, addition, multiplication, and estimation. Students can discuss real life occurrences such as :ordering pizza to feed a number of people, how many tasks they can complete before going to basketball practice or music lessons. Students could also come up with their own idea of estimating problems.

Math potatoes

Math Potatoes By Greg Tang and Illustrated by Harry briggs
Grade level 3-5

• CCSS.Math.Content.3.OA.A.1 Interpret products of whole numbers, e.g., interpret 5 × 7 as the total number of objects in 5 groups of 7 objects each. For example, describe a context in which a total number of objects can be expressed as 5 × 7.
• CCSS.Math.Content.3.OA.A.2 Interpret whole-number quotients of whole numbers, e.g., interpret 56 ÷ 8 as the number of objects in each share when 56 objects are partitioned equally into 8 shares, or as a number of shares when 56 objects are partitioned into equal shares of 8 objects each. For example, describe a context in which a number of  shares or a number of groups can be expressed as 56 ÷ 8.
• CCSS.Math.Content.3.OA.A.3 Use multiplication and division within 100 to solve word problems in situations involving equal groups, arrays, and measurement quantities, e.g., by using drawings and equations with a symbol for the unknown number to represent the problem.¹
• CCSS.Math.Content.3.OA.A.4 Determine the unknown whole number in a multiplication or division equation relating three whole numbers. For example, determine the unknown number that makes the equation true in each of the equations 8 × ? = 48, 5 = _ ÷ 3, 6 × 6 = ?

Rating 3.5/5
Mr.Tang has a huge amount of riddles and poetic ways of asking the questions. This may be a fun way to get students to engage in the activity, how ever they may need to listen more carefully instead of rushing into the questions. I give this book a 3.5 because while it has extremely nice illustrations and have some creative problems none of the problems are really helpful for real life situations. Also this book focuses a little bit to much on rhyming and grouping things.

Monster Math Picnic

Title: Monster Math Picnic

Author: Grace Maccarone

Illustrator: Marge Hartelius

Recommended Grade Level: PK-1

Common Core Mathematics Standards Addressed:

·       CCSS.Math.Content.K.CC.B.4 Understand the relationship between numbers and quantities; connect counting to cardinality.

·       CCSS.Math.Content.K.CC.B.4b Understand that the last number name said tells the number of objects counted. The number of objects is the same regardless of their arrangement or the order in which they were counted.

·       CCSS.Math.Content.1.OA.A.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.¹

Summary: This book is about 10 monsters that went for a picnic. They played many different activities such as playing in the mud, sand and swimming. The book presented numbers both decreasing and increasing. For example it said, seven monsters chase squirrels and three chase bears then six sit on benches and four sit on chairs.

Rating: ***** I highly recommend this book as it gives a very clear way to count to 10 and to count down as well. The book has great visuals and rhymes that help children to understand and follow when reading the book.

Classroom Ideas: This book could be used in several ways. One way it can be used its to count up from zero to ten. Another way is to count down from ten to zero. Also, we can show them a picture and ask them how many they see.