“Lemonade For Sale” by Stuart J Murphy
1) The book “Lemonade For Sale” is about the children of Elm Street Kids’ Club who need to raise money in order to build a new clubhouse as it is falling apart and their piggie-bank is empty. They decide a lemonade stand is the best way and they sell it for five days, keeping track of their sales on a bar graph. Their aim is to sell 30-40 cups a day in order to make enough money. They eventually make enough money to rebuild the clubhouse, after cleverly asking the juggler “Jed” to juggle near their stand on the last day of sales, after having a slow sale day on Thursday. It used very detailed illustrations and explained what information should be plotted where. Overall it seemed like a great way to introduce kids to using bar graphs!
2) The mathematical model explained in this story is graphing, specifically bar graphs. This is shown by the number of sales the kids managed on a daily bases over a period of five days. The concept of X and Y axises are clearly explained and demonstrated, allowing kids to understand how to also create other graphs of a similar nature. By having a number on Friday that couldn’t be graphed, it highlights the importance of creating effective axis and sensible intervals for the numbers.
3) I believe that literature is an effective and useful tool in teaching kids mathematical concepts, as it allows it to be explained in a way that is engaging and interesting to them. It can seem less intimidating for kids that may not excel in maths, as it presents the information in a more digestible manner. It also has the benefit of connecting mathematical concepts to real life situations, which allows a better understanding as it can be more relatable and easier to remember.
Definitely A digestible manner. And you are right they can actually connect concepts to real-life situations.
ReplyDeleteSophia,
ReplyDeleteI really liked that you used a book that was about selling lemonade. I think that almost everyone can relate to that and I think it helps the reader understand a mathematical concept in common terms. Great work!
Tyler R.
sophia,
ReplyDeletethis is a fun book! you did a great job of giving a detailed synopsis. your explanations in part two are good, but it would have been good to see a little bit more detail in explaining the mathematical concept or providing an example from the book. this book can actually be applied to the concept of functions since graphing requires some kind of input value and an output value.
i like your conclusions in your final paragraph that literature is an effective tool for teaching kids, but isn't it also effective for individuals of all ages?
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