Earth Day-Hooray

Title: Earth Day-Hooray
Author: Stuart J. Murphy
Illustrated by: Renee Andriani
Grade Level: 1- 3

Common Core Standards:

Add within 100, including adding a two-digit number and a one-digit number, and adding a two-digit number and a multiple of 10, using concrete
models or drawings and strategies based on place value, properties of
operations, and/or the relationship between addition and subtraction;
relate the strategy to a written method and explain the reasoning used.
Understand that in adding two-digit numbers, one adds tens and tens, ones
and ones; and sometimes it is necessary to compose a ten.
5. Given a two-digit number, mentally find 10 more or 10 less than the
number, without having to count; explain the reasoning used.

Summary:

In Earth day-hooray, the math concept is place value. Understand place values is an important step in developing a grasp of large numbers. The relationship between ones, tens, hundreds and thousands is key as children begin to do calculations with multi-digits numbers. Earth day- hooray also teaches students about the recycling. This book can also be use in social studies around the time of earth day.

Rating:

***** I really enjoy reading this book. I recommend this book for first and second graders. The illustration in this book is very colorful and bright.


Classroom Ideas:

This book is a great this book can be use to introduce the topic of place value are reinforce the importance of place values. As teacher read the story with students, they can point out how the cans are bundled together in groups of 10s, 100s, and 1,000s. Teachers can also write down a 3-digit number and have the students draw bundles of cans to represent the number. Earth day- hooray also teaches students about recycling. This book can also be use in social studies around the time of earth day.