The Grapes of Math

 

The Grapes of Math is geared towards younger students.  When I first started reading The Grapes of Math I was disappointed because the first several riddles just involved counting rows. But as I read on the skill level increased.  They rhymes were catchy each one ending with a clue as to how to solve the problem. Each riddle was beautifully illustrated giving the reader a visual.  The author gives the answer to each riddle, walking the reader through the process of how to solve each problem in the back of the book.  The Author, Greg Tang has a series of math books exploring Math in the fun form of riddles.  His website includes games and he has made many of these books completely interactive! 

 

http://gregtangmath.com/

 

The Joy of Childrens Literature Companion Site

Before I took this class I had spoken to a friend who had commented that she wished she has kept the text book required for this course. She felt it was a great resource and one that would actually be a useful resource in her future classroom.

As I was searching the pages of my book for web links for each chapter I decided to check out the books companion site  located  at http://www.cengage.com/cgi-wadsworth/course_products_wp.pl?fid=M20b&product_isbn_issn=9781111298364&token= .  While it doesn't include everything from the text it does provide a great resource for the Listen, Watch and Read, web sites and some bonus read aloud's that are included in each chapter.

If like me you rented rather than buying the book I suggest adding this link to your favorites as it may be a great resource down the road.