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Geometry Is as Easy as Pie
With scrumptious-looking photos, easy recipes, and a variety of pies to bake or just ogle, this book provides a fun and memorable approach to thinking and learning about circles, polygons, angles, parallel and perpendicular lines, tessellation, symmetry, area, volume, and more. This book will leave the reader with a taste for geometry!
40 pages, Hardcover
Published March 15, 2020
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Katie Coppens
11 books8 followersKatie Coppens is a middle school English and science teacher. She writes fiction and nonfiction books that integrate science. Katie can be reached at contactkatiecoppens@gmail.com.
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February 5, 2023
This colourful book looks like a picture book but is much more than that. It’s an introduction to geometry using pie as an example. The book opens with an explanation of what geometry is and how pie can help.
The first main section is about symmetry. After explaining it and showing the different types and how it relates to pie, you’ll find an actual pie recipe you can make with your children to keep the learning going in a fun way. There are recipes throughout the book.
Tessellations are explained and then a Samosa Hand Pie recipe is given. What a fun way to learn math. Other topics covered include: polygons, three dimensional shapes, perimeter, circumference, diameter, radius, pi, area, volume, parallel and perpendicular lines and angles. There is a nice glossary in the back too.
I love that the pages are glossy and the book is big enough to read to a group of children whether your own or a classroom.
I received a copy to review.
The first main section is about symmetry. After explaining it and showing the different types and how it relates to pie, you’ll find an actual pie recipe you can make with your children to keep the learning going in a fun way. There are recipes throughout the book.
Tessellations are explained and then a Samosa Hand Pie recipe is given. What a fun way to learn math. Other topics covered include: polygons, three dimensional shapes, perimeter, circumference, diameter, radius, pi, area, volume, parallel and perpendicular lines and angles. There is a nice glossary in the back too.
I love that the pages are glossy and the book is big enough to read to a group of children whether your own or a classroom.
I received a copy to review.
May 14, 2020
This is an absolutely perfect introduction to geometry for the middle school student or precocious younger student. Readers will step into the kitchen and learn with real hands on experience how geometry is real in the real world and not just lines and equations on a sheet of paper.
Slowly, with clear and understandable terminology, the child will discover how making a pie has more than fruit, sugar, and flour to appeal to one's senses. How the beauty of presentation and construction of the pie is geometric.
I am simply awed that the author has so aptly presented this oft difficult concept and applied it in such a way that students won't ever see the world in the same way. They will mentally catalog the veggies on their plate. They will view the table laden with pie, cake, and other goodies in the world of polygons, triangles - acute and obtuse, and open and closed circles.
This is a must get book for homes with bright and inquiring minds to place on their home libraries shelves. In fact, it can easily pass as a recipe book since recipes using geometric discoveries are also included so the student can apply and discover these concepts.
DISCLOSURE: I received a complimentary copy to facilitate a review. Opinions are mine, alone and are freely given.
Slowly, with clear and understandable terminology, the child will discover how making a pie has more than fruit, sugar, and flour to appeal to one's senses. How the beauty of presentation and construction of the pie is geometric.
I am simply awed that the author has so aptly presented this oft difficult concept and applied it in such a way that students won't ever see the world in the same way. They will mentally catalog the veggies on their plate. They will view the table laden with pie, cake, and other goodies in the world of polygons, triangles - acute and obtuse, and open and closed circles.
This is a must get book for homes with bright and inquiring minds to place on their home libraries shelves. In fact, it can easily pass as a recipe book since recipes using geometric discoveries are also included so the student can apply and discover these concepts.
DISCLOSURE: I received a complimentary copy to facilitate a review. Opinions are mine, alone and are freely given.
February 27, 2021
Releases 3/2/21, I read an advance copy. Beautiful illustrations, I mean, how can you go wrong with pictures of delectable pies? Teaching geometry and it’s terms through pies is not new but this is the best I’ve seen. The clear text enables a non-math parent to help a budding STEM kid while spending time together in the kitchen. The recipes are included and are easy to follow. Very good glossary of terms and there is even a set of geometry tasks that are for ages 9-12, but interesting for adults as well. Well done.
April 10, 2020
Caution: This book will inspire you to play with geometric concepts…and your food!
Katie Coppens has written a delightful book for elementary and middle schoolers that covers an array of geometric concepts through pie. From concepts of symmetry to tessellations, polygons, angles, and measurements, Coppens links basic geometric concepts to pies of all sorts. The text is direct and straightforward and will leave readers itching to try the concepts, and the recipes, themselves.
This book looks appealing from page one. It features delicious looking pies, diagrams to clarify and explain geometric principals, and step-by-step recipes illustrated with photos of pies in progress.
This physical means of teaching geography is a brilliant approach, and what kid would complain with a delicious snack as the result?
Coppens is a teacher and she definitely knows how to interest kids and how to cover geography concepts clearly. Although the text is concise, the reading level is a bit high, in part because the book has a lot of domain-specific vocabulary. Although some gifted kids may take off and devour this book on their own, I think most kids will benefit by working through the book and the recipes with a parent or teacher. As I write this review, the country is locked down because of the COVID-19 pandemic. It might just be the perfect time to work through this book as a family. When they return to school, the kids can wow their teachers with their geometry knowledge!
Teachers and homeschoolers should note that in addition to the recipes and hands-on practice such as decorating your pie with tessellations or parallel and perpendicular latticework, there are also thirty meaty geometry questions in the book and an answer key on the publisher’s website. In addition, there’s a great glossary and an eye-popping array of pie inspiration pictures.
I highly recommend this book. And after I finish making pie, I’m heading online to check out Geology is a Piece of Cake also by Katie Coppens.
Katie Coppens has written a delightful book for elementary and middle schoolers that covers an array of geometric concepts through pie. From concepts of symmetry to tessellations, polygons, angles, and measurements, Coppens links basic geometric concepts to pies of all sorts. The text is direct and straightforward and will leave readers itching to try the concepts, and the recipes, themselves.
This book looks appealing from page one. It features delicious looking pies, diagrams to clarify and explain geometric principals, and step-by-step recipes illustrated with photos of pies in progress.
This physical means of teaching geography is a brilliant approach, and what kid would complain with a delicious snack as the result?
Coppens is a teacher and she definitely knows how to interest kids and how to cover geography concepts clearly. Although the text is concise, the reading level is a bit high, in part because the book has a lot of domain-specific vocabulary. Although some gifted kids may take off and devour this book on their own, I think most kids will benefit by working through the book and the recipes with a parent or teacher. As I write this review, the country is locked down because of the COVID-19 pandemic. It might just be the perfect time to work through this book as a family. When they return to school, the kids can wow their teachers with their geometry knowledge!
Teachers and homeschoolers should note that in addition to the recipes and hands-on practice such as decorating your pie with tessellations or parallel and perpendicular latticework, there are also thirty meaty geometry questions in the book and an answer key on the publisher’s website. In addition, there’s a great glossary and an eye-popping array of pie inspiration pictures.
I highly recommend this book. And after I finish making pie, I’m heading online to check out Geology is a Piece of Cake also by Katie Coppens.
May 30, 2020
We finished our geometry unit in our very loose homeschool curriculum this week! Geometry is as Easy as Pie was integral, a fun and useful tool for explaining and helping T learn about 2D and 3D shapes, angles, and lines. Because this book is intended for slightly older children (ages 9-12) who can read and learn to use a compass, we did not cover every section together.
As a teacher and as a mom, here's my takeaway:
Geometry is as Easy as Pie is an excellent tool for introducing geometry — polygons, angles, lines, measurements. Working through it with your child will be fun for both of you. The explanations are easy to understand, using both mathematical and everyday language. Each section has a recipe to make at home and practice your math with. T and I both loved finding lines of symmetry on our cake, and we are making tessellations with samosas tomorrow.
If you are teaching introductory geometry at home, I'd go with Geometry is as Easy as Pie over a textbook any day.
Son's Review:
(Age: 5)
I liked it! It was a little bit hard and a little bit easy. Learning the words [like perpendicular and acute] was easy. My favorite part was eating the cake! I want to make the samosas.
Note: A review copy was provided in exchange for an honest review.
As a teacher and as a mom, here's my takeaway:
Geometry is as Easy as Pie is an excellent tool for introducing geometry — polygons, angles, lines, measurements. Working through it with your child will be fun for both of you. The explanations are easy to understand, using both mathematical and everyday language. Each section has a recipe to make at home and practice your math with. T and I both loved finding lines of symmetry on our cake, and we are making tessellations with samosas tomorrow.
If you are teaching introductory geometry at home, I'd go with Geometry is as Easy as Pie over a textbook any day.
Son's Review:
(Age: 5)
I liked it! It was a little bit hard and a little bit easy. Learning the words [like perpendicular and acute] was easy. My favorite part was eating the cake! I want to make the samosas.
Note: A review copy was provided in exchange for an honest review.
June 4, 2020
Do you know someone who loves to bake? What about someone who loves math? Or maybe they are someone who is struggling with math, but loves to bake? Well, this book is for all of those people! This book is a great resource for teachers and parents to teach geometry and have fun.
Coppens explained each geometry concept in a short and sweet (pun intended) way. She broke each concept up into sections. Each section began with a definition of the concept and then moved toward how it related to pie. After explaining the connection, she gave a recipe that went along with it! Coppen used real life to teach a complex math concept and it works well. I really enjoyed the different recipes, from desert pies to hand pies. I also liked that she used images of pie as a way to show the concepts in a simple manner. Finally, the math problems and pie art at the end are a great way to end this book.
Overall, I gave this book 5 stars and will be sharing with my math department! I definitely think they will find it useful.
Coppens explained each geometry concept in a short and sweet (pun intended) way. She broke each concept up into sections. Each section began with a definition of the concept and then moved toward how it related to pie. After explaining the connection, she gave a recipe that went along with it! Coppen used real life to teach a complex math concept and it works well. I really enjoyed the different recipes, from desert pies to hand pies. I also liked that she used images of pie as a way to show the concepts in a simple manner. Finally, the math problems and pie art at the end are a great way to end this book.
Overall, I gave this book 5 stars and will be sharing with my math department! I definitely think they will find it useful.
May 3, 2020
Did you know that geometry can be used when making a pie? It’s true and with this handy guide anyone can learn all about geometry while enjoying a tasty treat.
Geometry is the study of shapes and their properties and if you are wondering what geometry has to do with pie you can learn all about it here. You may already suspect that the crust and how pie is cut are perfect examples of geometry shapes. Readers who need help understanding geometry will learn about formulas, symmetry, asymmetry, polygons and more. Readers will also see great examples of these various pie shapes and see the recipes so you can make your own sweet or savory pie. Parents and teachers will also benefit from this handy guide about shapes and pie.
Geometry is the study of shapes and their properties and if you are wondering what geometry has to do with pie you can learn all about it here. You may already suspect that the crust and how pie is cut are perfect examples of geometry shapes. Readers who need help understanding geometry will learn about formulas, symmetry, asymmetry, polygons and more. Readers will also see great examples of these various pie shapes and see the recipes so you can make your own sweet or savory pie. Parents and teachers will also benefit from this handy guide about shapes and pie.
April 30, 2020
Using pie images and pie recipes are a fun way to learn geometry!
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