INCHWORM AND A HALF
Author: Elinor J. Pinczes
Illustrator: Randall Enos
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Number of pages: 32
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Juvenile Books (USA) First published in: 2001 Format: Picturebook Is the mathematical focus explicit in the story? Yes Is this story part of a mathematics story series? Yes (Elinor J. Pinczes's Math Books) Click here to preview and/or purchase this book via the Amazon (UK) website Synopsis by the author/publisher
What’s a fraction? A puzzled inchworm finds out when she enlists the aid of H-inch, N-inch, and G-inch worms in her quest to measure all the vegetables in their garden. New lengths bring new fractions to conquer, but the clever worms prove equal to every challenge, triumphantly munching their way through this tasty tale of math and measuring. |
“The inchworm said, "One!" and her part was done. Then the little worm looped, "And a half!" "Squirmy, wormy, hoopity-hoop! We measure everything, loopity loop: 7-inch celery, 8-inch corn ears, and 4 1/2-inch asparagus spears."”
Recommended age range:
6 years old +
Relevant mathematics topics:
Fraction; Length & Distance
Possible teaching activities:
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6 years old +
Relevant mathematics topics:
Fraction; Length & Distance
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.
