The Coin Counting Book
Author: Rozanne Williams
Genre: Mathematics
Grade Level: Grades K-2
Year Published: 2001
Summary
This
book consists of many rhymes that involve coins and math problems. There are
many pictures and diagrams that depict the math problems being stated. The math
problems including counting coins; for example, adding up a certain number of
nickels or quarters so it equals a dollar. The book consists of a number of
these rhymes and math problems, with many colorful pictures.
About the Author
Rozanne Williams is a teacher, writer and speaker. She has three kids, and currently resides in Southern California. She has many pets in her family, and she has lived in many different places all over the world, including Germany. She has written about 188 books that are geared towards beginning readers and writers. When she is not writing, she loves to experiment with cooking, garden, and read a good book!
Source: http://www.magicbookgarden.com/about_roz.html
How to Use it
This book can be used to supplement a unit on Money in a primary age classroom!
Pre-Reading: The
teacher will have examples of pennies, nickels, dimes, quarters, and dollars to
show the kids how much each are worth, and explain to them that they are going
to be working on counting and adding money.
This will introduce the children to what they are going to be seeing in the
book, and enable them to better understand the book.
Post-Reading: The
students could have an activity day the day after doing this book, that involves
shopping and make transactions with a cash register. The teacher would set it up
so each student will have to make a certain amount of money with the coins they
have, in order to buy something from the fake supermarket.
What do I Think?
I teach first grade, so this book is definitely appropriate for my kids. In February, we launch a unit about counting and identifying money. This book can be used as a read-aloud for the class, and also as a basis for learning about money. I loved this book! I think it also has some challenging problems that could be used with kids who need to be challenged. This book will be a great supplement to any classroom. In addition, it is always great to integrate literature into math.
Kayla, this would be a wonderful book to have available for children to refer to during a math lesson or activity. Through the use of rhyme, children are able to feel engaged in a happy and educational manner. I would love to use this book in future lessons!
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