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Measuring Penny
by
Loreen Leedy
Lisa has an important homework assignment--to measure something in several different ways. She has to use standard units like inches and nonstandard units like paper clips to find out height, width, length, weight, volume, temperature, and time. Lisa decides to measure her dog, Penny, and finds out ...
Penny's nose = 1 inch long
Penny's tail = 1 dog biscuit long
Penny's paw...more
Penny's nose = 1 inch long
Penny's tail = 1 dog biscuit long
Penny's paw...more
Hardcover, 32 pages
Published
March 15th 1998
by Henry Holt and Co. (BYR)
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This is a fun story that shows how one little girl named Lisa completes her school assignment by measuring her dog Penny in many different ways, using standard and nonstandard units of measurement.
Lisa measures Penny (and a few other dogs) in different ways, then she shows how much she feeds Penny. Lisa depicts a typical day for Penny, and computes how long it takes Penny to get to different locations. Lisa also shows how temperature affects Penny and how long they walk. Finally, Lisa shows how...more
Lisa measures Penny (and a few other dogs) in different ways, then she shows how much she feeds Penny. Lisa depicts a typical day for Penny, and computes how long it takes Penny to get to different locations. Lisa also shows how temperature affects Penny and how long they walk. Finally, Lisa shows how...more
This was a great book!! I did a two day lesson on measuring and writing with a First grade class that I was interning in. First I read the book and it is about different ways to measure things. The girl in the story measured her dog using a ruler, dog bones, Q-tips, weight, and more. After reading the story I asked the students about their dogs if they had any. Then I told them that on the way to school I saw a missing dog poster and it described the dog in length, width, color, personality, etc...more
I've used this/recommended this to teachers who attend teacher professional development workshops I teach on the topics of hand-on, interactive math education and integrating math with other content areas for several years, but this week was the first time I actually used the book with my own students. (I know. Shame on me.)
My students and I are just beginning a unit on measurement, and this book served as a good introduction to the truly vast range of concepts included in 'measurement.' My stu...more
My students and I are just beginning a unit on measurement, and this book served as a good introduction to the truly vast range of concepts included in 'measurement.' My stu...more
Measuring Penny is an amazing book and should be added to any classroom! This book is very relatable for any child who owns or has been around someone's pet. This book covers various types of measurement from time, to money, graphing, standard and non-standard forms of measurement and even map-making skills! In a first grade classroom I would use follow-up activities such as measuring how long stuffed animals were, using comparing words by perhaps sorting pictures of different dog breed (ex: A P...more
This is a fun book for students to read that helps them learn about both standard and nonstandard measurement. In the story, a little girl is given a homework assignment to measure things. She decides to measure her dog. The little girl measures things with both a regular ruler and other nonconventional items such as Q-tips, dog treats, and other things that can be found around the house. You could use this to do an activity with your students by bringing in some of these items and asking them t...more
This book is such a fun way to introduce measurement. The title would lead one to believe that this has to do with money because of penny but Penny is actually a dog that the child uses to learn how to measure. This book uses different forms of measurements including the metric system. I think this book would be great for any child, especially those who have pets. Comparison would also be great when doing this story. A teacher could show the students a picture of a chihuahua and a picture of a g...more
This is a great book to use to teach measurement! I read this to my 1st grade class and they loved it. It is about a girl named Penny who receives this homework assignment that is to measure something in several different ways. Penny uses both standard units (inches, feet, etc.) and non-standard units (dog biscuits, paper clips, etc.) to measure her dog penny. She also finds the weight. This is a GREAT book to introduce measurement and start off with the non-standard measurements first. You coul...more
I loved all the different things that Penny measured-time, tempurature, weight, costs, etc. It really helps children think outside the box of measuring is just how long or tall something is. The book had very accurate information about breeds of dogs and units of measurement. I did not like the pages about measuring the length, height and weight of the dogs. It was very unreal and I think some kids would be disappointed when they can't get their dogs to sit still to measure their tails with dog...more
I love using this book during the measurement unit in our classroom. The book's main character Lisa, has a homework assignment....to measure one thing many different ways. She chooses to work with her dog (penny) and measure as much as she can involving the animal. Lisa works to measure the dog's body, walking route and schedule using standard and non-standard units of measurement. It fits into our measurement unit perfect. The activities are easily extended into the classroom and the students l...more
In this book a little girl measures her dog and others for a homework assignment on measuring. The book introduces standard and non standard units of measurement. The standard units introduced include inches, feet, centimeters, pounds, cups, degrees, seconds, minutes, dollars, and more. The non standard units include dog biscuits, cotton swabs, and even the girl. The book lists each of the measurements and shows how to add them up. It also compares the measurements of several different dogs to s...more
Math skills and units of measurement are introduced in Measuring Penny, a nicely-illustrated picture book. Whether she’s measuring Penny’s ears or how high her canine pals at the dog park can jump, Lisa, the little girl in the story obviously loves dogs and spends a lot of quality time with her pet.
Unfortunately, the last section has Lisa adding up the costs of caring for a dog, and we discover that she purchased Penny for $275.00. I’d much rather Lisa’s family had adopted Penny; the author miss...more
Unfortunately, the last section has Lisa adding up the costs of caring for a dog, and we discover that she purchased Penny for $275.00. I’d much rather Lisa’s family had adopted Penny; the author miss...more
I would use this book in a 1st grade class to introduce measurement and length by using standard and nonstandard units. We will read the story as a class, discuss different ways Lisa measured dogs and how high they could jump. I would provide students with rulers, cotton swabs, crayons, mini candy bars to have them measure things in the classroom using these different standard and nonstandard forms of measurement. We would then come back together as a class after students have recorded what they...more
This book is written on a 3rd grade reading level. It is a fictious story about a girl that recieves a homework assignment in which she needs to measure any one thing. She chooses her dog Penny. She begins by measureing his nose and tail. She then expands her assignment by measuring Penny's width and height. She expands this to another activity in which she uses measurement to make home-made dog treats for Penny! This is a great book to use when teaching measurement to grades 3-5 and also correl...more
-interesting and informative design, similar to magic school bus series in that information is presented both in the text and within the illustrations.
-Lisa's assignment is to measure aspect of any object she chooses. Author goes beyond the aspects of measuring that immediately come to mind, like height and weight, and also includes things like the amount of food Penny eats in a day, month, year etc., as well as interesting ways to measure, like putting two dogs on a see-saw to compare weights
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-Lisa's assignment is to measure aspect of any object she chooses. Author goes beyond the aspects of measuring that immediately come to mind, like height and weight, and also includes things like the amount of food Penny eats in a day, month, year etc., as well as interesting ways to measure, like putting two dogs on a see-saw to compare weights
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This book, wonderful for grades 2-4, does a great job with measuring both standard and nonstandard units. My favorite thing about this book is that in the end, after the main character is finished measuring Penny, the results are shared with readers through charts, reports, and graphs. This gives the students an opportunity to learn visually. Relationships are shown between measurements, which allow students to comprehend the concept better. You may do an activity such as draw/cut-out your own '...more
I used this book as part of a unit with my first graders. They really liked the illustrations in the book and most students liked the variety of dogs. The idea of using standard and nonstandard measurements, particularly for length, was clearly presented. I did a follow up activity in which students used 'dog bones' to measure items in the media center.
Recommended for students in grades 1 and 2. Great math curriculum tie-in. The project that the teacher assigns is one that could easily be imple...more
Recommended for students in grades 1 and 2. Great math curriculum tie-in. The project that the teacher assigns is one that could easily be imple...more
This book is a great way to introduce or reinforce many concepts of measurement, time and money. I like how it illustrates many real-life examples making it simple for the students to relate and understand. I would not read the entire book in one day because it has SO much information. I would begin with the unit of measure (standard and nonstandard) and supply students with homework similar to the characters in the story. A possible follow-up center in the class could revolve around measuring a...more
This book demonstrates several different ways to measure things! This book does an excellent job of sharing standard units like inches along with nonstandard units like paper clips to find height, width, length, weight, volume, temperature, and time. I would use this in grades 3rd-5th to introduce each of these types of measurements for mini lessons. Students will learn so much vocabulary throughout this book and learn ways to measure inside and outside the classroom. You could correlate this wi...more
This book goes along perfectly with introducing a measurement unit for 2nd grade students. I have used it many years now and it never fails to interest and excite the students. The choice of using dogs is perfect for this age group, and the book follows a girl whose assignment is to measure as many things as possible. She measures weight, volume, height, length, width, etc. She also uses standard and non-standard units to help her measure. It's a wonderful book, I would absolutely recommend to o...more
This book is absolutely adorable. It is great book to use while teaching measurement with standard and non-standard units. Lisa, the main character is given a project by her teacher to measure something- so she decides to use her dog, Penny to complete her project.. she measures Penny in many ways including length, weight, height, money per year to take care of Penny, time to take care of Penny, Penny's schedule and many other interesting ways. She goes to the park where she ends up measuring ot...more
This book was extremely similar to Mapping Penny in which the teacher assigns each student with a task in which they must choose something to measure. This book would be great to integrate into a math and social studies lesson in which students could learn to identify different measurement tools, identify different purposes for measurement, describe everyday uses of measurement and include a reflection, and explain the role measurement plays in designing a CD player. Students can also create a p...more
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I think this book would be a great way to introduce measuring to younger students. I love the way it uses both standard and nonstandard units of measurement. These concepts will allow students a visual and story of how to think about thing in terms of measurement. I believe the students will enjoy the examples of how Penny measures her dog. I belive it is important for children to be able to relate to subjects in real life ways and i think this book does a good job of showing students how to do...more
Measuring Penny is a great book that talks about measuring. I really like how it addresses many different units of measurement and it uses a dog to measure, which most children are familiar with. The book gives a real life classroom scenario that children can relate to. This book could be used to introduce a class project for students or to introduce the different units of measurement as a whole. It also includes detailed pictures to help the reader understand the measurements.
A great story about a young girl whose teacher assigns the class to measure things around them and record their results. Lisa goes for an adventures and measure everything around her. Such as the height of her dog, the width of her room...Etc. The book provides great information about measuring. Activity: the students can go on an in class adventure and each student selects 10 items to measure. As a class the students would share some of their measurement results.Grades 2-4.
This book was really cute and had a lot of great information. It covered multiple measurements including height, width, length, volume, temperature and time. Not only did the little girl measure with standard items like a ruler but she also measure with nonstandard items like doggy treats. I think this is a great book to introduce a lot of types of measurements. To expand, students could find nonstandard and standard items around the classroom to measure and measure with.
-great book to introduce standard and non-standard units of measurement
-Penny must measure something in her house, and decides to measure her dog, as well as other things related to her dog (dog food, etc..)
-can be used with an activity where the students measure their own items such as crayons, pencils, chairs, and books with non-standard units such as paperclips
-then they can use those same items and measure using standards measurements such as inches or feet
-Penny must measure something in her house, and decides to measure her dog, as well as other things related to her dog (dog food, etc..)
-can be used with an activity where the students measure their own items such as crayons, pencils, chairs, and books with non-standard units such as paperclips
-then they can use those same items and measure using standards measurements such as inches or feet
This is a great book for students in grades kindergarten through 3rd grade. Using this resource to teach measurement, I would have the students read the piece of literature and do an activity of measuring various items around the classroom with pencils or erasers.
In the book, the child measures all the different parts of the dog using dog treats. This is a great way to show correlations to the items certain animals or environments have in them.
In the book, the child measures all the different parts of the dog using dog treats. This is a great way to show correlations to the items certain animals or environments have in them.
This book is a great introduction to standard and non-standard measuring. Students will love all the silly ways that Penny tries to measure her dog. This is also a great jumping off point for the class. After a whole-group read-aloud, the class can work in small groups to measure things around the classroom both in standard and non-standard units. Having students compare their measurements of things they can actually see will be a great tool for showing the difference in measurements.
I love sins book! This is a wonderful introduction to measurement. The child in the book has a blast doing a measurement homework assignment, which she explores endlessly with non-standard and standard units of measurement. This is a great introduction to get students to see different ways to measure things and also the importance of standard units. Could be coupled well with a hands-on activity.
The ways Penny finds of measuring things are quite funny, but there is much too much information presented in this book, and I don't think it's suitable for kids unless the same information is presented in school at the same time, so they can follow the math.
The book incorporates different methods of representing data, which my teacher husband tells me are excellent examples for kids to learn from.
The book incorporates different methods of representing data, which my teacher husband tells me are excellent examples for kids to learn from.
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