Friday, March 26, 2010

Nonfiction Literature


Fraction Fun
Written By: David A. Adler
Illustrated By: Nancy Tobin

Summary:

Fraction Fun is a book that discusses fractions and how to divide them. It makes use of pizzas, coins, weights, years, and other real world occurrences of parts of a whole to discuss fractions and how to divide them. It also gives activities to do with the book that help students tangibly experience fractions.

Application:

This book is a great introduction to a fraction unit. It provides hands on activities and real world examples so that students can experience fractions in a tangible manner. One activity it gives is splitting a plate up into piece like a pizza so that students can see the parts that go into making a whole.

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