I choose the story Lemonade for Sale. The story is about when four kids and their sidekick, Petey the Parrot, run a lemonade stand
whose patrons include all kinds of wacky neighbors—even a juggler. They
create a bar graph to track the rise and fall of their lemonade sales.
Author Stuart Murphy and illustrator Tricia Tusa make understanding bar
graphs a breeze with lively art and a warm story.
When members of the Elm Street Kids' Club decide to sell lemonade to
raise money to fix up their clubhouse, they do it in style. Dressed in
special "lemon hats," with Petey the Parrot, the club mascot squawking,
"Lemonade for Sale!," business booms at first. Sheri keeps track on a
bar graph, plotting the number of cups sold against the days of the
week. But suddenly sales drop when Jed the Juggler comes to town. The kids have to Gather, chart and compare data is
an important skill for assessing progress and making predictions.It's an entertaining story with learning important concepts involved, such as the bar graph.
The mathematical concept presented in this story is based around the bar graph and how to graph a real life situation. The lemonade sold is put on the graph and it is recorded. The money and the lemonade makes the kids see how good they are doing with the selling of the lemonade. Business like this happens everyday in the real world so it's nice the kids can have a head start on it before they grow up.This is a great opportunity for kids to have a head start and have fun reading a fun book at the same time.
I think for people to really learn something the should see it in different ways. With these kids books it puts the the math in a different perspective. I think its great to be able to see the math in picture books, it adds a different way of learning which is great.
I did the same story as you! I found it really cool how the laid out the bar graphs but made it fun for kids!
ReplyDeleteIn the story that I read the illustrations also seemed like they could be helpful for kids trying to understand.
ReplyDeleteIn cases such as these, it is very important to organize the information of the sales from the lemonade. A bar graph and tables can be really effective, to make one analyse results. I do agree, businesses and all organizations in the world today organize their information by using graphs.
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ReplyDeletenice job explaining the plot of the story and its mathematical implications. i like what you said about how books can put concepts into a different perspective for learners. i definitely agree.
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