Math Blog

-
Math Blog 

Grapes of Math by Greg Tang is a playful, story-like adventure through the pages of this book. It will challenge your students to come up with different ways to problem solve in unexpected ways. 

An example from the book will explain this "mind-stretching" book of math riddles. 


"I stroll along the vineyard path, and there I see the grapes of math! Over head the sun is blazin', soon each grape will be a raisin. How many grapes are on the vine? Counting each takes too much time. Never fear, I have a hunch. There is a match for every bunch." 

The Grapes of Math is great way to expose your students to patterns, symmetry, and similar number combinations. In the classroom, you can utilize this book to have a fun read aloud with your students. Work together to problem solve different ways. This will also be beneficial for some of your students in the low performing areas of math. The more advanced students can help by sharing their ideas on getting the answer and allow the other students to work together. 

Book - The Grapes of Math by Greg Tang

Comments

  1. Kelsey DillerNovember 15, 2018 at 2:03 PM

    This book sounds very fun to me! I think that the students would get a lot out of it because it makes each page into a rhyme that you have to solve! Great job Erika!

    ReplyDelete
  2. UnknownNovember 15, 2018 at 6:40 PM

    I saw this book and thought about doing it but I am glad I did not. I though it was a funny play on words like "The Grapes of Math" instead of "The Grapes of Wrath". At least I thought it was funny. I liked how you pointed out the way math is related to this book by way of mentioning patterns, symmetry, and similar number combinations or multiplication. Good job.

    ReplyDelete
  3. Alyssa MesserNovember 15, 2018 at 8:04 PM

    Erika, I about chose this book for mine too! I love how it teaches different aspects on teaching math and not just one. I think this is a good book, that the students would enjoy.

    ReplyDelete
  4. Kendall KelleyNovember 15, 2018 at 8:48 PM

    Erika, first of all this pun cannot go unnoticed. Outstanding. Second, I really love that you found a book that focuses on more than one aspect of math. It doesn't just touch on addition or counting but it includes multiple things that are important for our students to be learning in a fun and creative way. I love it girly:)

    ReplyDelete

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Science Blog

-
Image
Science Blog Faces on the Moon by Bob Crelin is a fun and information book of the different faces of the moon. Science is my favorite subject, there are so many informational books that you can use for teaching about space and our solar system. As a student in elementary school I can't say that I remember learning about the faces of the moon until about 8th grade. This book is set for 4th grade students. The style of writing that Crelin has provided is very playful and poetic like. It rhymes and has easier ways of explaining to the students the different faces and what time of the day that you would experience to see something like that. The illustrations of this book are done by Leslie Evans and they depict a different way of interpreting the story with the colorful and detailed pictures. "The moon's first phase, we call it NEW, when moon's between the Sun and you." This is a quote that I pulled from the book that shows an example of Crelin's way wi...
Read more

Nonfiction Blog

-
Image
Nonfiction  A nonfiction book is a real book that tells, informs, teaches and explains something that hopefully will be new and factual information for the students.  A book that would be educational for students that is nonfiction would be Senses in the City by, Shelley Rotner. This book is a great way to give you students a new understanding of a different environment.  From personal experiences, I grew up in the city, the noises at night, the busy streets, the different people and cultures. It was something that I was very blessed and grateful for these experiences they helped me with who I am and what understanding I have of the world. When I moved to the small town of West Portsmouth it was such a culture shock to me. No buildings, just fields everywhere. We had to go into town to get to stuff rather than just walking down the road to go to the store. It was a different atmosphere that I don't think many children are aware of.  This book would...
Read more

Traditional Literature

-
Image
Charlotte's Web is a book written by E.B. White. This traditional literature book is for students that are coming of age. This is a great book to read to students that are older, such as 5th grade as most middle schools start with 6th grade. This is a good transition book for students that are having doubts and are having a hard time believing in themselves.  This traditional literature piece is specifically a fable. This short story is portrayed to provide morals or have a life lesson. Most writers like to take a social situation and lighten it to draw upon a universal lesson through the story. In this particular traditional literature piece, White is trying to tell us how self involved we are as human and how blind we are to all the wonders of the world around us.  Although this book is for older reader, it has an abundance of meaning and inferences that the students can draw upon during this story. The story of Charlotte's Web starts with a piglet named Wilbur. He...
Read more