Analysis Of The Book Tyrannosaurus Math - 1188 Words

The activity I have planned relates to a book called Tyrannosaurus Math. The book involves the dinosaurs counting various aspects of their surroundings. For instance the mother counts her baby’s toes and fingers, as well as how many children she has. Prior to reading the book, I will have children brainstorm a list of times throughout their day in which they utilizes counting. What I am trying to do, is get the children to realize that through their day, they are always using math. When they count their money for lunch, or count the minutes til recess, they are using math. After all students have completed this, I will begin to read the book. Each page of the book involves a new counting problem, as well as addition. To make the activity more difficult, I will cover up the addition problems, and have the children come up with that on their own. For instance on one page, a baby dinosaur marvels at his toes and fingers, and decides to count them. I will have the children count u p the toes and fingers one their own, and then talk with a partner to figure out what an addition equation would look like in order to model this counting. After the partners have discussed their ideas, we will talk about it as a class. As the book progresses, the math subject areas become more advanced. The book begins with addition problems, then moves on to multiplication, and even adds in some geometry at the end. Because of this, my activity will be geared more towards second graders. The