Title: The Hershey’s milk chocolate Bar Fraction Book Author: Jerry Pallotta Illustrator: Rob Bolster Grade Level (s): 3-5

Common Core Mathematic standards: Number & Operations- Fractions 3.NF.1. Understand a fraction 1/b as the quantity formed by 1 part when a whole is partitioned into b equal parts; understand a fraction a/b as the quantity formed by a parts of size 1/b 3.NF.3. Explain equivalence of fractions in special cases, and compare fractions by reasoning about their size. Build fractions from unit fractions by applying and extending previous understandings of operations on whole numbers. 4.NF.3. Understand a fraction a/b with a > 1 as a sum of fractions 1/b. Use equivalent fractions as a strategy to add and subtract fractions. 5.NF.1. Add and subtract fractions with unlike denominators (including mixed numbers) by replacing given fractions with equivalent fractions in such a way as to produce an equivalent sum or difference of fractions with like denominators. For example, 2/3 + 5/4 = 8/12 + 15/12 = 23/12. (In general, a/b + c/d = (ad + bc)/bd.

Summary:

This book is about how a person could look at a hershey’s chocolate bar as a fraction bar with 12 pieces. The book goes step by step showing how one could make different fractions with the one candy bar. The book also explains what chocolate is made out of and where it comes from.

Rating: ***** I would have to give this book 5 stars because I feel that it is an excellent approach to fractions for students who are as afraid of fractions as I am. In this one book there are terms used with fractions defined and explained with an example. The author took into consideration that talking over and over about the fractions of the same whole could get draining and had to parts in the book where he left the candy bar topic and talked about the chocolate factory and the grass field. I am sure this was done with consideration.

Classroom Ideas: This book is eatable fun about fractions. Students are allowed to use an actual candy bar as their hands on manipulative and then able to eat the prop after the lesson. Not only can they make a connection with the chocolate bar but they get to actually eat candy while learning. This is an engaging activity based on a book. A teacher can do a read aloud during a literature block and connect it for a mathematics lesson. The book can used to introduce fractions as well as review and study fractions. It provide definitions of fraction terminologies, such as numerator and denominator and improper fractions.