I thought this was a great book and would be great to use with a class when starting to talk about fractions. I liked how all the fractions were talked about and gave examples to represent each one.
I would not read this book all at once when introducing fractions because it would be too overwhelming. To use this book I would give each of my students their own Hersey's Milk Chocolate bar to manipulate while we read each page and discussed it. This book would be great for third grade and up for teachers to read to their students when talking about fractions and also to have in the classroom for students to refer to when needed. This book is one that students can apply to their everyday lives and I could see many students going home and showing their parents what they learned about fractions. Using this book and having a Hersey's bar for each student to manipulate would make the concepts easier to understand and give a great application to fractions in everyday life. I don't think students would read this for pleasure because it is not really interesting other than to learn more about fractions. It would be a great book to have in the classroom when talking about fractions though for students to refer back to.
I think that this would be a great book to use when it comes to teaching fraction. This book would give a new take on fractions that might make students relate to them on a new level.
ReplyDeleteOh my gosh, what a fun way for the kids to see fractions and then to give them candy bars too! I love it!
ReplyDeleteTaralynn I almost used this book for a lesson plan in Renee's class. I thought it would be a great way for them to learn a hard concept and at the end they can eat chocolate.
ReplyDeleteI agree it is better as a teacher read book to the whole class rather than as an independent read. Anything to make math more fun and interesting is awesome!