When the queen of her bugs demands that her army march in even lines, Private Joe divides the marchers into more and more lines so that he will not...
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Nov 16, 2011
Joanie
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I used this book in my third grade placement for my lesson on division with remainders. It was the very first time students were introduced to this concept and this book really helped to engage students prior to the lesson. I actually incorporated the book in my lesson and had students mimic the story by dividing the unifix cubes "ladybugs" and make a straight line; any unifix cubes that made the line uneven became remainder Joe. An alternative can be to use this book for multiplication and stud
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Nov 10, 2011
Scott
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Shows how to introduce remainders when grouping numbers (division). Children can use similar idea by grouping and having remainders with dried beans or another manipulative. Author uses ants marching in lines to show how there is a remainder, since the rows are not even. The queen likes everything even, so they change the number of rows until they are even.
Mar 22, 2011
My third grade placement teacher, and her students, love to read books about math! This book illustrates a problem that an army of ants is having because of the remainder of one ant in their line up. Since the line-up must look perfect, the student can help problem solve by determining which set of rows will make the qween happy!
Jun 23, 2011
Julia
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This book is a great way of introducing the concept of remainders in a concrete way to students. Besides doing a Read Aloud, this book could be used a as a center. Students can count out materials and divide them into sets of 2, 3, 4, etc. They could then determine the remainders in the different division sentences and then write the sentences out. On the whole I really enjoyed this book and I'm excited to turn it into an instructional activity in the classroom.
Jun 16, 2011
Cheryl in CC NV
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Cute. The cadence was a bit off, so the rhymes were a bit off-putting. But the point of the story was to realize the math concepts of multiplication and squares, and that to group 25 items in an orderly fashion, 2x12, 3x8, and 4x6 just won't work but that 5x5 will and isn't that nice....
Apr 10, 2011
Misty
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This book belongs in a math center for sure. This is a story of a bug infantry who needs to divide evenly but they continue to have a remainder of one. Can you say division? When you start to teach your students division you should definitely incorporate this book. They will love it!
Sep 28, 2011
Abbi
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This is a great toold to use to introduce remainders and division to students. This could really help people understand the concept of remainders and how you can make it so there are no remainders. I am going to go out and buy this one!
Feb 08, 2012
Gina
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This is a great book for introducing division, but although it is reccommended for age 5 and up, I would use it for grades 2-3. The words used in the book are really at that grade level and not the younger level.
Nov 13, 2011
Jane
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This book can be used to teach students about how to group the numbers and to learn about division. The story includes many rhyming words along with array math lesson, and children would love to see the parade of bugs.
Mar 30, 2011
Matthew
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It's good if you are interested in reading a short introductory story about division. Otherwise, it wasn't the greatest book I've ever read. The rhyme scheme was simple, as was the story, but it worked. No complaints.
May 26, 2009
Leia-Catherine
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It's funny that the little bugs are making a parade for the queen, and she finds Little Joe behind in the big parade. He finally makes it so he can be in the line, not a remainder of one (at the back).
Jan 15, 2012
Kelly
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I really enjoyed this book. It was about a "Private Joe" who is left alone when his company splits off. Works with division and he is left alone until the company divides into 5 and he is no longer a "misfit". Also hits on ordinal numbers.
Sep 21, 2011
This is a great book for math! You could use this book with division and multiplication for math. You could also integrate this book into a rhyming or repition lesson.
Nov 21, 2011
Another buggy division book, this time with remainders. I will definitely use this book as an activating strategy for a division lesson. I think that I would also like to create a math center based on this book.
Nov 29, 2011
Great when talking about division with remainders or arrays. What do you do with that one that's left over? Cute and fun illustrations as well.
Nov 24, 2011
Michaela
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Cute way of showing how "one doesn't fit" and the Sargent has to approve. Could be used when introducing remainders in division or arrays.
Nov 21, 2011
Kyle
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Easily the most popular book in my field placement for introducing remainders. Uses repetition and rhyming to create an engaging story all while teaching division with remainders. Excellent book!
Nov 05, 2011
Takishia
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This book would be great to introduce problem solving, remainders as it relates to division, multiplication, and squares. There is a lot of learning that can be done with just this one book. As far literacy, the teacher can talk about rhyming words.
Mar 28, 2010
The Reading Countess
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I read this one with Middle son hoping the concept of division would carry over (no pun intended). He and I had mixed reviews for this one.
Apr 11, 2011
Another good math and literture connections. A Remainder of One is great tool to introduce divison to older elementary grades.
Dec 14, 2008
Jessica Frank
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Not a counting book as you'd expect. Good illustratons. Story about self esteem, reaching for goals.
Nov 24, 2010
Danielle
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Great book to teach division with reminders! I used it with my 3rd grade class and they loved the book!
Nov 27, 2011
This book could be used to introduce remainders when doing division and different arays.
Sep 06, 2011
Jennifer
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I love how this book is a fun introduction to grouping with division principles.
Nov 27, 2011
This book is a useful tool for teaching students division with remainders.
