AMANDA BEAN'S AMAZING DREAM
Author: Cindy Neuschwander
Illustrator: Liza Woodruff
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Number of pages: 30
Publisher: Scholastic (USA) First published in: 1998 Format: Picturebook Is the mathematical focus explicit in the story? Yes Is this story part of a mathematics story series? Yes (Marilyn Burns Brainy Day Books) Preview and/or purchase this book on the Amazon websites: UK, USA, AUS, CAN Synopsis by the author/publisher
Amanda Bean loves to count. But sometimes she can't count fast enough. Her teacher tells her that multiplying will help but Amanda is not convinced - until she has an amazing dream. |
“I notice there are 12 column tiles. There are 12 tiles in each column. It is a long time before I count all 144 of them. I am Amanda Bean and I like to work quickly. Maybe multiplying would be faster.”
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Recommended age range:
6 years old +
Relevant topics:
Multiplication
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Recommended age range:
6 years old +
Relevant topics:
Multiplication
Possible teaching activities:
At MathsThroughStories.org, we believe that stories can be meaningfully incorporated in mathematics teaching in different ways. Thus, we are inviting you to share your experience of how you have used this story in your mathematics lesson with other members of the community. By sharing your experience with us, you will be added to our team of On-line Contributors here, where you can also find our submission guideline.
