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Mummy Math: An Adventure in Geometry (Matt and Bibi Math Adventure)
by
Cindy Neuschwander,
Bryan Langdo (Goodreads Author)
Matt, Bibi, and their dog Riley crawled through the tiny opening first. FWUMP! A secret door suddenly closed behind them . . .
Matt and Bibi use math to escape from a pharaoh's tomb!
When the Zills family is summoned to Egypt to help find the hidden burial site of an ancient pharaoh, Matt and Bibi are locked into an adventure they did not expect. Stuck inside a pyramid with...more
Matt and Bibi use math to escape from a pharaoh's tomb!
When the Zills family is summoned to Egypt to help find the hidden burial site of an ancient pharaoh, Matt and Bibi are locked into an adventure they did not expect. Stuck inside a pyramid with...more
Hardcover, 32 pages
Published
April 1st 2005
by Henry Holt and Co. (BYR)
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My kiddos LOVED this living math book that combines geometry with an Indiana Jones-style tomb raiding adventure. Since we're also studying Ancient Egypt right now, the tendency for me was to want to discuss all the inaccuracies of the kids' adventure (what with their touching, fooling around with, and desecrating every artifact in the pyramid, these kids ARE going to rival Professor Jones one day!)But you know what? The adventure is fun, so I left it alone.
My kiddos definitely came away from th...more
My kiddos definitely came away from th...more
So, some children get lost in a pyramid and have to 'read' the clues to find their way around inside. Using their knowledge of shapes, they follow the instructions. As a teacher, I thought that their reasoning was a good example of explaining attributes of shapes and why they thought so. As a mom, I thought that the parents outside the pyramid were not brought into the story and it was strange that they wouldn't be worried if a door slammed shut leaving their kids inside and them outside.
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Aug 03, 2011
Margaret
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At this point for my girls I know I am a bit ahead of the game, but I cannot help getting excited about education books for them. While researching ideas in The Well Trained Mind and other catalogs I came across the Sir Cumference Series (Sir Cumference Pack) by Cindy Neuschwander. While I have not yet read those I am delighted to start with Mummy Math: An Adventure in Geometry. What a fun adventure! This shore but education story is great for kids both before and after they have been introduced...more
The book is about a family who visits the pyramids in Egypt. Two brother in the family get stuck inside the pyramid and they use clues geometric shapes to escape. The books describes the shapes with geometric words such as faces, edges, and sides. A lesson activity: the students can play a game as a class, they would describe a shape using geometric vocabulary and the students would guess the shape.
Jul 17, 2012
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The story is about the Zills family on an adventure to a hidden burial site of an ancient pharaoh. However, the twin brothers in the family get stuck inside a pyramid with their dog. Yet, they must use math to figure out a way to escape the pyramid. I would used this type of book in my classroom by showing how math can solve most of our problems and how we use math daily to solve our problem.
This is an interesting and exciting story about two children finding their way around the twisting mazes and passages in an Egyptian tomb. Their knowledge of geometric shapes and the concept of faces (or the flat sides) on them help the children solve the riddles and puzzles and reach their goal. The story is a bit convoluted, but it's entertaining and the illustrations are fun, too. I like that the discussion of a mathematical concept is woven almost seamlessly into the story. We enjoyed readin...more
I would use this text in 3rd-5th grade classes to practice and review geometry. This book covers many content areas like: Geometric solids, Perimeter, Area, Angles and Riddles. I really liked the theme of this book and it would be great theme for a lesson as well. It has an Indiana Jones adventure theme that you could set out clues in the classroom to discover and put together geometric shapes to further on in the quest!! I really like how they incorporated family into the book to solve daily pr...more
Great intergrated lesson of literacy and geometry. I was not thrilled about the style of writing, may be boring for students. Questions throughout the story may keep children engaged during this read aloud if used in a classroom, also a variety of voices to represent the characters would be useful. Would be a good introduction book for a geometric shape lesson.
This book is about children that are solving an Eygptian mystery with geometric terms. This book has basic drawings for students that are in basic grade levels; however, the book is worded for a higher level learner. This book includes terms like pyramids, perimeter, and area. This book would also be useful for teachers to help with Eygptian history.
I think this is a very well written math book for young students. Students can relate and will be engaged by the excitement of the adventure. I think relating shapes to real-life objects like pyramids is helpful in terms of understand. The story primarily focuses on geometry. I also like problem solving in the story is related to something practical.
This would be a wonderful book to read to your students when introducing geometry and the different geometrical shapes. This adventureous books allows students to use their thinking skills and geometry skills to figure out how The Zill family will find their way out of the pyramid. This book could also be used for a history lesson on Egypt.
Mummy Math is. Cute book that talks about a brother and sister's adventure to Eygpt where they must use their geo entry skills. The concept of geometry solids can be difficult and this book would offer a great window into some memorization skills to remember geometry. Incorporating histor into the book is also a cute concept.
This book is a unique way to review and reitterate geometry.
The story is constructed as a fun mystery that students can solve through questions presented.
Students: 3rd- 4th grade
Brief surface content about Egypt and the pyramids/mummys
Content:
- Geometric solids
- Perimeter
- Area
- Angles
- Riddles
The story is constructed as a fun mystery that students can solve through questions presented.
Students: 3rd- 4th grade
Brief surface content about Egypt and the pyramids/mummys
Content:
- Geometric solids
- Perimeter
- Area
- Angles
- Riddles
I am a huge Egypt buff and studied the art for 2 years. I am ecstatic that there is a book that bridges the history of one of my favorite subjects and math. I will use this book to introduce an Egypt theme that includes writing in heiroglypics and geometry. This book does a great job of introducing 3D shapes to solve mysteries. Students can make up their own sentences in code using the shapes in the books and have a partner decode them.
What an exciting way to get students to think about shapes! This book takes us on an adventure where two boys end up in a mummy tomb. They find items with numerous different shapes, even 3D shapes! It also incudes ways to use this in your classroom at the end of the book.
Fun book to read. Not only can you pair this book with geometry and shapes but history as well. The pair, Matt and Bibi, have to solve riddles and math problems to excape the ancient pyramid. Covers topics such as area, angles, and perimeter.
Grades 1-4.
Grades 1-4.
This is the story of two children who move to Egypt with their parents who are scientists. They must use their math skills to help discover the mystery of the hidden mummy. Kids will not only love this adventurous story, they will also sharpen their geometry skills.
Matt and Bibi must help their parents find the mummy in a pyramid. When the siblings get trapped in the pyramid with their dog Riley, they have to find their way using the "faces". This is a great book to help kids learn about geometric shapes and mummies!
This book is about these two children adventure in the tombs of Egypt. They talk about all the 3-d shapes they encounter in the tomb. This book is a great book to introduce students to 3-d shapes, its engaging and fun with lots of nice visuals.
An interesting book about 2 children lost in an ancient pyramid and trying to find their way out by using geometric clues. Interesting way to introduce children to more more "complex" geometry ideas in a very user friendly way.
This book is about children who get lost in a pyramid and need help finding their way out. Great to use when discussing geometric shapes; a great read to help children recognize shapes!
This book is an excellent introduction to solid shapes in real-life contexts. Last year I had my students do sorting and scavenger hunts for real-life solid shapes, and I would use this book to supplement this activity. This book could also be used as a math center, where students would find the shapes described in the book and represent the shapes with play-doh.
Great book for kids to practice their geometry! The plots is very interesting and unique. Students can try making their own hieroglyphics with geometric shapes as well.
This is a wonderful book to use while teaching geometry. This book covers many content areas like: Geometric solids, Perimeter, Area, Angles and Riddles.
The children in this book must use their knowledge of shapes to find their way out of the pyramid. This is a great book to read when introducing Geometry and the concept of shapes.
I liked how they used the 3-d shapes as clues to get out. It would be interesting to use these clues as a shape hunt in the classroom.
I REALLY liked this story. A great way book to introduce geometry, it shows this in a really fun way. This will hold children's attention.
My son enjoyed this story but I thought it could have been a little better in teaching the geometry facts on different shapes.
Interesting book to get young people considering geometric shapes while exploring an Egyptian pyramid. Recommended by my son.
This book is perfect for discussing geometric solids and three dimensional shapes.A few of the riddles on the wall could be solved together as a whole group to engage the students and then they could solve the remaining riddles in small groups.
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Cindy Neuschwander is a native Californian, born in San Diego, CA. Her father was a naval officer and later a high school teacher and her mother was a homemaker. She has one younger brother.
Cindy graduated with a BA in International Studies from Willamette University and earned an MA from Stanford University. She has taught all grades in elementary school as well as high school.
Cindy began writing...more
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Cindy graduated with a BA in International Studies from Willamette University and earned an MA from Stanford University. She has taught all grades in elementary school as well as high school.
Cindy began writing...more
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