Are you looking for a fun yet practical way to introduce your students to key math concepts? Little World Math provides students and teachers with bright photos and clear text as they embark on their math journey.

Nancy Kelly Allen’s Little World Math book, What’s A Fraction?, is the perfect tool to help teach students the concept of fractions. She uses beautiful, yummy looking photos of food to teach the concept. The book begins at a birthday party with the question, “Big share, little share, what is a fraction?” From this clever hook, Nancy Allen defines the concept of fractions as something that is divided equally; the photos in this spread show delectable pieces of chocolate cake and a tray of brownies. If your students are anything like me, I know this photo spread will have them ooohing and aaahing, yearning for a sweet treat! As the book progresses, the concepts of halves and fourths are delightfully taught with more delicious visuals and clear mathematical labels.

Teachers could easily model the examples of cake, chocolate bars, and pizza as fractions in the classroom. Why not have a pizza party and use the book as a read and eat along?  Students wouldn’t forget a math lesson that involves their stomachs!

This book is a great way to engage students with mathematics and  build math proficiency. What a perfect, entertaining foundation for future math and science work!

Enjoy,

Precious McKenzie

Senior Editor

Rourke Publishing

For ordering information, visit http://rourkepublishing.com/books/1875?series_id=224.

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