Have the kids pick some of the math problems in the book to work out on paper. Make a 'Liquid Measurement Capacity Diagram'.

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Which month has the highest number of birthdays? Which month has the fewest? Calculate the amount of time it takes you after waking up until you get to school.įind out the birthday month of everyone in the room and make a birthday chart. What other ways do we use math in our daily lives?Ĭan you think of some specific examples of how you use math?ĭo you think the character in the book was thinking too much about math problems? Why was he even dreaming about math?īy the end of the book, did the character think of math as a curse or fun? Geography - an area of study that deals with the location of countries, cities, rivers, mountains, lakes, etc.ĭiscussion topics for during/after reading: Social studies - a course of study that deals with human relationships and the way society works Which math symbols on the cover do you recognize?įibonacci (fē-bə-ˈnä-chē) - Leonardo Fibonacci (died ab1250) Italian mathematicianįibonacci number - an integer in the infinite sequence 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, … of which the first two terms are 1 and 1 and each succeeding term is the sum of the two immediately preceding

Be sure to let the kids know it's ok if they don't know how to solve these math problems - they probably haven't covered these examples in school and of course, most of the volunteers are not math teachers.ĭo you think of math as a curse? Or do you like math? (Don't worry, the answers are on the back cover - the tricky part will be matching answers to the question in the book). You should read the story first, before taking time to work on any of the math problems. There are many math problems throughout this book. Is there enough time? You have 3 shirts and 2 pairs of pants - can you make 1 good outfit? Don't worry - it's just the Math Curse striking! An amusing book about dealing with numbers in everyday life.' Grade Level: 3rd (GLCs: Click here for grade level guidelines.)ĭid you ever wake up to one of those days where everything is a problem? You have 10 things to do, but only 30 minutes till the bus leaves.

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