Betcha! by Stuart J. Murphy by Lisa

Betcha!
Author: Stuart J.Murphy

Illustrator: S.D. Schindler

Grade Level:

2nd Grade

Ages 7 and up.

Book Description:

Two friends learn to estimate the number of people riding on a bus, how much money a bunch of toys cost, and how many cars on a block and the number of jellybeans in a jar. This book is full of illustrations on the many ways to estimate to arrive at a correct answer. The book also has helpful teaching tips at the end of the book.

Book Review:

This is a great book to teach estimation in everyday, real life situations. This book is a fun, child friendly story that shows math concepts such as the use of estimation using arrays, multiplication and addition.

Rating: 5 Stars

Standards:

Number Sense and Operations
Understanding numbers, multiple ways of representing numbers, relationships among numbers and number systems.

Compute accurately and reasonable estimates.

Measurement Strand:
Develop strategies for estimating measurements.
In the classroom, students will learn how easy and fun it is to use estimation to arrive at the correct answers to problems. The book will be a good read aloud to introduce the topic.

JUST A LITTLE BIT

Title: Just a Little Bit

Author: Ann Tompert

Recommended Grade Level: K-5

Summary: When an elephant and a mouse try to play on a seesaw, they need help from a vast number of animal friends to help the seesaw balance.

Classroom Ideas: This book could be used to introduce the idea of "equal". It could also be used to help children understand that, not only does (for example)10=10, 10=2+5, 10= 5+5, 10= 2+2+2+2+2 and so on. It could also be used when teaching the idea of weight and measuring.