Mission Addition By: Loreen Leedy
Mission Addition is a math content book that introduces addition facts to young students. Mission
Addition makes addition fun in a literature format for young
students.The setting of the book takes places in the classroom where Miss Prime
is a creative math teacher. She has her class playing detective by encouraging them to make their own addition problems throughout their day. This is a great way to keep the students involved and engaged in learning. Students will be able to understand that math is all
around them, and everywhere as illustrated in this book. Mission Addition describes different strategies used to
solve addition problems. Adding big numbers, adding money, and recall of addition facts are explained in detail throughout the book. The book also introduces and defines math vocabulary words: addends, sum, plus and equal signs.
Mission Addition is full of pictures and
fun dialog between the characters that explain addition in a way that is easy
to understand. It is an interactive book that shows students how
addition can be used in "real world" situations, and how to set up an addition
problem. Teachers can use this book to add fun and a literacy component
to their addition lessons. Parents will also enjoy reading this book to their children to reinforce addition.
Mission Addition can be integrated in a classroom during story time to reinforce previous addition lessons. A great way to extend an addition lesson is to recreate what Miss Prime did with her students. Kindergartners would enjoy moving around, and adding objects within their classroom. Teachers can also encourage students to use their addition skills at home. Even though Mission Addition is a fantasy fiction book, it aligns well with the CCGPS. MCCK.OA.1 Represent addition and subtraction with objects, fingers, mental images, drawings, sounds (e.g., claps), acting out situations, verbal explanations, expressions, or equations.
This seems like a good book to incorporate into a lesson involving young children. Most young children love animals, and I think they will enjoy that the classroom in this book is animals. There are many different lessons within this book that can be used/taught in the classroom.
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-Dana
I love how this book can be used in real world problems because I feel that is essential in teaching math to students. The cover of the book is colorful and I am sure the rest of the book is engaging for the students as well. I would love to use this book in my classroom and to keep my students engaged.
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This is a great book to use and I enjoy the fact that this book provides students with real life situations. I am a full believer that if students can relate in a real life way they will be able to understand the material better. The children will also have a reference to use when trying to remember how to add. Whitney
ReplyDeleteI chose to comment on this blog because Sarah and I also did our blog on this book! I enjoyed reading your opinion on this book. This blog is very informative and I agree that this book is a fun way to introduce or continue working on addition.
ReplyDeleteBeth Casey
I've never heard of this book! I do agree with you two that this is a great book for young students. I think they will love that animals are involved. I LOVE that real life situations are included. Most kids struggle with math and even hate it. I think if this shows them math is everywhere, I think the students will enjoy it more!!
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I think this is a great book and students would enjoy it because it relates to real world situations. Also, most students that do not like math thinks math is just in the schools and in math books. But they do not always realize that math is outside of school and all around them. ---Shanice
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