ONE FUNNY FIELD DAY!
Author: K.A. Alistir
Illustrator: Terry Sirrell
Number of pages: 23
Publisher: Scholastic (USA) First published in: 2003 Format: Picturebook Is the mathematical focus explicit in the story? Yes Is this story part of a mathematics story series? Yes (Hello Math Reader) Click here to preview and/or purchase this book via the Amazon (UK) website Synopsis by the author/publisher
On field day at Sillyville Elementary, Miss Flower's class is divided into two teams. The Blue Team gets wacky Wally, who starts out poorly but finishes well. This |
“The next game was an egg toss. Mr. Loud handed out 12 eggs. He gave six eggs to the Red Team and six eggs to the Blue Team.”
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5 years old +
Relevant topics:
Division
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5 years old +
Relevant topics:
Division
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.