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Taylor Romero
Math by all Means is a student resource book to help students have a more hands
on experience in learning the area and perimeter formulas. It uses creative lessons
to teach the students an outside the box type of learning style. Helping the students
grasp a better understanding of area, perimeter, and the relationship between them.
Rectanus, C. (1997). Math by all means: Area and perimeter, grades 5-6. Sausalito, CA:
Math Solutions Publications.
Covering and
concepts of two
circumference, and
school math
and is a less creative
for students for
Lappan, G.
measurement. Palo Alto,
Whats your Angle, Pythagoras? is another childrens book that presents the idea of
the Pythagorean theorem and how it can be discovered in each triangle we see.
This is a another more exciting attention grabber for students as they learn all the
new formulas that go along with the different shapes.
Ellis, J., & Hornung, P. (2004). What's Your Angle, Pythagoras? Watertown, MA:
Charlesbridge Publishing.
The Librarian Who Measured the Earth is a childrens biography of the Greek philosopher
who was able to accurately measure the circumference of the earth. This book not only
introduces the concept of circumference but also ties in other subjects such as history,
science, math, and obviously language arts. A attention grabber that is based on a real
person that is part of mathematics history making it a great resource for students.
Lasky, K., & Hawkes, K. (1994). The librarian who measured the earth. Boston: Joy Street
Books.
Taylor Romero
Readability
Book
Covering and
Surrounding; Two
Dimensional
Measurement
Reading Level
Taylor Romero
The Librarian Who
Measured the Earth
Taylor Romero
Reflection
After researching Sir Cumference and the Dragon of Pi I see that as a childrens book it
has a readability level of around 4th grade which may be below some students level in 6th grade,
however it could still be a useful tool. The concept of circumference and pi can be tricky for
students to understand and if I were to use this book as a resource I think it would help put the
subject in simpler terms so they could grasp a basic understanding before using it for work
problems and such.
For Math by all Means I would sue this in my 6th grade classroom so that I could have
more hands on lesson plans for my students. I feel this is a great resource for opening up my
students minds to see how area and perimeter are used every day and not just in problems given
in the classroom. And, like I said about hands on, this will help the students who learn more from
doing it themselves and seeing more examples in their life than if I were to directly teach them
the concepts.
Covering and Surrounding; Two Dimensional Measurement is a textbook that would be
used in the classroom and based on its readability would probably be more useful in a 8th grade
classroom rather than a 6th grade one. However, as a teacher I could still take away some parts of
this book to help give a deeper understanding to 6th graders in my classroom. Also it could still
be a resource for those students that are on a higher readability level, although it could still prove
challenging.
Although Whats your Angle, Pythagoras? is a slightly lower level of reading for middle
schoolers it is still a valuable resource for teacher introducing the concept of the Pythagorean
theorem. It shows a real world use for it which is important for students to see when they are
learning new concepts. This would be something I would use with 6th graders as an entertaining
introduction but probably not for any grade levels higher than that.
The childrens book The Librarian Who Measured the Earth is a great book that ties in
all subject while still introducing an important concept for mathematics. The readability level for
this book is 6th grade so it would not be something below or above a students reading level that
is in the 6th grade math classroom. And even though it is a childrens book it remains a valuable
resource for teachers in guiding their students towards certain topics.