Subtraction Action
Written and illustrated by: Loreen Leedy
Published by: Holiday House in NY in 2000
ISBN: 0-8234-1454-X
Genre: Picture Book, Informational Text, Concept Book
Reading Level: Grade 1
Activity Level: Grade 1
Summary: This is a book about learning to subtract. It chronicles the time in school during the school fair when children will be working with money and eating (subtracting) food, etc. Loreen Leedy does an excellent job relating math to the real lives of student in this work, which is wonderful! This book is divided into chapters that deal with subtracting cookies and muffins, calculating time on the obstacle course, a magician making things disappear, etc. This is a really adorable book for students learning the basics of subtraction that makes the subject more fun, interesting, and, hopefully, easier for students.
Response: Loreen Leedy is rapidly becoming one of my favorite authors for children. This book is so adorable for little children because is related math to things happening in their school and makes the math problems seem real, so the students feel they need math (and they do) to solve these number problems in their daily lives. That real world connection, especially for young students who are likely to become easily frustrated, is very important in encouraging them!
The illustrations in this book are in muted tones in mixed single- and double-page spreads. All of the characters are cartoon-like animals that first graders would likely really appreciate.
Teaching Connections: A first grade teacher could read this book to her students after they have been introduced to the concept of subtraction for a few weeks. By that time they will know enough that the teacher can read this book to them, have a small dry erase board close to where she is sitting to write the problems in the book on, and have them subtract correctly when she places the problems on that board and asks the students to help her solve them.
This could also be a book that children take home with them to read and could be helpful to those struggling with subtraction.
What Students Learn: From this book and the activity students are able to learn about the beginning concept of subtraction.
Image Retrieved From: http://www.jmeacham.com/math/number.operations.htm.
Written and illustrated by: Loreen Leedy
Published by: Holiday House in NY in 2000
ISBN: 0-8234-1454-X
Genre: Picture Book, Informational Text, Concept Book
Reading Level: Grade 1
Activity Level: Grade 1
Summary: This is a book about learning to subtract. It chronicles the time in school during the school fair when children will be working with money and eating (subtracting) food, etc. Loreen Leedy does an excellent job relating math to the real lives of student in this work, which is wonderful! This book is divided into chapters that deal with subtracting cookies and muffins, calculating time on the obstacle course, a magician making things disappear, etc. This is a really adorable book for students learning the basics of subtraction that makes the subject more fun, interesting, and, hopefully, easier for students.
Response: Loreen Leedy is rapidly becoming one of my favorite authors for children. This book is so adorable for little children because is related math to things happening in their school and makes the math problems seem real, so the students feel they need math (and they do) to solve these number problems in their daily lives. That real world connection, especially for young students who are likely to become easily frustrated, is very important in encouraging them!
The illustrations in this book are in muted tones in mixed single- and double-page spreads. All of the characters are cartoon-like animals that first graders would likely really appreciate.
Teaching Connections: A first grade teacher could read this book to her students after they have been introduced to the concept of subtraction for a few weeks. By that time they will know enough that the teacher can read this book to them, have a small dry erase board close to where she is sitting to write the problems in the book on, and have them subtract correctly when she places the problems on that board and asks the students to help her solve them.
This could also be a book that children take home with them to read and could be helpful to those struggling with subtraction.
What Students Learn: From this book and the activity students are able to learn about the beginning concept of subtraction.
Image Retrieved From: http://www.jmeacham.com/math/number.operations.htm.
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