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Available
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Series
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Collection
Publication
Charlesbridge (2009), Edition: Illustrated, 32 pages
Description
When Sir Cumference and his wife, Lady Di of Ameter, host a massive surprise birthday party for the king, they must figure out a way to quickly count all the guests who are in attendance.
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LibraryThing member MesserPicks
This is another fantastic author. She has tons of great math literature. This is an excellent book for place value! Love the 'Medieval' twist on this series!
LibraryThing member miraclerussell
Sir Cumference and Lady Di planned a surprise birthday party for King Arthur, but they didnt expect so many guests to show up. How many lunches will they need? And with more guests arriving by the minute, what about dinner? Sir Cumference and Lady Di have to figure out a quick way to count the
Personal Reaction: This book was well written and it has such beautiful illustrations. The math concepts are broken down to very easy explanations. I think this math story is great for all students from one's that struggle with math to the students that understand math easily. A great book to introduce to your classroom.
Classroom extension: I would have the students listen to the story as i read it aloud and have them try and figure out the answer to the problems.2. I would have the students come up with a little skit like this story and make up math problems and riddles for the class!
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guests to bring order to the party. Sir Cumference and his friends have been entertaining young and old alike for years as they introduce important math concepts with clarity and humor.Personal Reaction: This book was well written and it has such beautiful illustrations. The math concepts are broken down to very easy explanations. I think this math story is great for all students from one's that struggle with math to the students that understand math easily. A great book to introduce to your classroom.
Classroom extension: I would have the students listen to the story as i read it aloud and have them try and figure out the answer to the problems.2. I would have the students come up with a little skit like this story and make up math problems and riddles for the class!
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LibraryThing member Davis22
A neat adventure book illustrating some helpful grouping methods by tens.
LibraryThing member LarisaAWhite
Part of a series of fun, Medieval adventure stories that introduce mathematical concepts for young readers. This one introduces the concept of place values.
Language
Original language
English
Original publication date
2009
Physical description
9.5 inches
ISBN
1570917280 / 9781570917288