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Math Fables: Lessons That Count
From 1 to 10, these "lessons that count" are math magic for learning addition and subtraction.
Greg Tang has built his career as an author and math missionary on the power of creative problem solving. Now, through winsome "fables" about concepts that are relevant to the very youngest math learners -- sharing, teamwork, etc. -- Greg encourages kids to see the basics of addit...more
Greg Tang has built his career as an author and math missionary on the power of creative problem solving. Now, through winsome "fables" about concepts that are relevant to the very youngest math learners -- sharing, teamwork, etc. -- Greg encourages kids to see the basics of addit...more
Hardcover, 40 pages
Published
March 1st 2004
by Scholastic Press
(first published January 1st 1949)
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Math fables is a book with poems that talk about numbers in sequence. It also shows counting strategies. The poem, "Dinner Guest", talks about how one spider created a web and needed someone to join. "Trying Times" talks about two birds trying to leave the nest. This poem shows one to one correspondence when talking about the birds separately. "Family Affair" talks about three turtles going to the pond. This particular poem separates the turtles saying one did this and the other two did that. Th...more
This book is filled with poems about animals. As the book progresses the number increases. The poems are creative and comical, with many different animals in situations that could occur for an animal. Each poem also has a creative title that refers to the content of the poem. All of the poems also end with a little moral to the story. One of the poems is about two birds learning to fly. They fall over and over but they keep trying, until the finally learn to fly.
We've read many of the books about math by Greg Tang and we've enjoyed them all. This one is designed for younger children, as more of a counting book, although addition and grouping are used to help depict the sums. The illustrations are great and the narrative is simple enough for younger children, but still engaging enough for our oldest too.
The book includes math fables of different animals. It involves using addition and subtraction to solve the outcome of each fable. This book is appropriate for prek-1st grade. For a lesson, I would group students into 4 groups and assign each of them a well known Disney Tale. The students’ task is to write out a summary of their story and include numbers.
This book is a great resource to introduce math facts of ten to our students. I love the way in which they decompose the numbers and show them represented in different ways. A great way to increase math fluency, and help students see how to use math facts in a real world setting.
A very cute book with 10 different rhymes for the numbers 1-10. For each number all related addition problems are included in the poem. A great way to show children how all numbers are made up of other smaller numbers.
(4.5 stars)
Poems about animals that are not only well written, but have ab "added" surprise pf a mixture of numbers and fables too!
(Numbers in poems add to same sum. Moral at end of each poem)
Poems about animals that are not only well written, but have ab "added" surprise pf a mixture of numbers and fables too!
(Numbers in poems add to same sum. Moral at end of each poem)
Greg Tang's Lessons That Count Math Fables is a wonderfully illustrated book by Heather Cahoon. Math Fables teaches character building by sharing colorful stories that teach appreciation, cooperation, and friendship, along with teaching our children how to count.
Why not check out some of his other titles? Math for All Seasons, The Grapes of Math, The Best of Times, Math Appeal and Math-terpieces. Have fun!
Why not check out some of his other titles? Math for All Seasons, The Grapes of Math, The Best of Times, Math Appeal and Math-terpieces. Have fun!
This book encourages kids to see numbers creatively (such as 7 may be a group of 3 and a group of 4). It is told in rhyming verse, each of which ends in a one-line nugget of wisdom.
My five- and two-year-old daughters love this book. Now they play math games with me. "Mommy, what's three plus one?" Awesome.
Rather disappointed in Greg Tang on this one. Not as helpful, fun, or educational as I expected. =(
INFORMATIONAL
A cute way to add up animals in order to practice addition with all numbers 1-10.
A cute way to add up animals in order to practice addition with all numbers 1-10.
teaches lesson about adding and subtracting in ways for younger students to understand.
Learning about poetry and numbers? This is a great book to use the two together. It is a book full of poetry about each number.
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Moral of the story
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Moral of the story
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I love the easy flow of this book and the vibrant illustrations that capture the students' attention. It shows students that math is all around us. I would use this book to help my students develop number sense. I beleieve that it's a must have for any primary teacher.
grouping numbers and counting
This book is great for teaching math through a picture book, for addition, counting etc. Great book for 1st or second grade math lesson.
I loved this math fables book! It is a great book to use with younger students to introduce counting and number sequence. It also throws in a small bit of addition. The vivid illustrations capture your attention immediately and accurately represent what is written in the text. I also enjoyed this book because there are great messages for students to learn at the end of each story.
Love these math books by Greg Tang. The kids enjoy reading them and don't even realize they are practicing math! Great for my 6-year-old and easily adaptable for my 3-year-old, he just needs a little more mom guidance.
I don't know how many times we've read this, but we like it! This book is a great "living math" book for emerging math children.
living math, introduction
May 18, 2013
Nasir Uddin
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