Summary
Jon Scieszka and Lane Smith's wildly funny picture book follows a student who, after her teacher says "you can think of almost everything as a math problem," can't stop seeing math everywhere she looks. LeVar Burton explores how math lives in everyday life.
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Discussion questions
Discussion
A student can't stop seeing math problems in everything after her teacher's comment.
- What everyday things does the student turn into math problems?
- Is it actually a "curse" to see math everywhere? What might be good about it?
- Name one thing in your classroom that could be turned into a math problem.
- Why do some people feel afraid of math? What could help them feel more confident?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: problem, solution, estimate, calculate, equation.
Try it: Look around the room and find three real-life math problems (e.g. "How many chairs are in the class? How many legs is that?"). Write each as a number sentence and solve it.