Sunday, April 6, 2014

Room for Ripley- Teaching Measurement with Capacity {Must Read Mentor Text}




Hey there!

I'm here again for another edition of Must Read Mentor Texts for Math!

{First off, I want to say Hip-hip- HOORAY for being on Spring Break this upcoming week!!}  

I'm way behind in my math instruction and our state testing is 2 weeks after we get back from break.  I'm a wee bit stressed because I have so much I still have to get through in math!!  But, this is when a great mentor text comes in handy!

I want to share Room for Ripley with you!
This book is a great way to introduce capacity.  Carlos wants to get a guppy and he has to figure out how much water to put in his fish bowl!
I haven't gotten to measurement with capacity yet, but when I do, I'll get out all of our measurement materials and we'll work with Carlos right along with the book!  The kids have a great time measuring everything out!!

Also, I'm sure you've seen this awesome visual for remembering the conversions to capacity.  I think this is a great way for students to remember!

This one visual graphic shows how everything converts!!  2 cups make a pint, 2 pints make a quart, 4 quarts make a gallon!  It also shows that 16 cups make a gallon, 8 pints make a gallon, etc!!  It's awesome!!  You can click the picture to get your own printable of this if you'd like!!

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I can't wait to see what you link up today!

Next week's linky- Science

8 comments:

  1. I LOVE Stuart Murphy's books! I posted about a different one for this linky ;) I love how they give kids real-life examples of math at work! Good luck with your state test!!!!
    Karli
    Creating a Thoughtful Classroom

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  2. Haha I've also chosen a Maths Start book for my link up! Shows what a great series it is! I'll definitely be checking out the capacity one as we have that topic coming up in a few weeks.

    Butterflying Through Teaching

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  3. I have this book! I'm going to pull it out and use it as a refresher. Our state testing is only one week away! Yikes! I'm very nervous too!

    Susan
    Passioninportableland

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  4. I just finished up our unit on measurement last month...and really wish I had this book! I also have state testing at the end of the month and am going to pick this book up to use as a refresher. Thanks so much for sharing!

    Love the "Gallon Land" graphic...have you used the Gallon Robot? My students love him as well.

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  5. Stuart Murphy's books are always amazing! Thanks for introducing me to another one of his titles!
    Erin
    Short and Sassy Teacher

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  6. Hi ladies.
    I hope it's ok, I did a text I use with ELA activities.
    Thanks again for hosting this link up and have a great week.
    Amber
    School Is a Happy Place

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  7. I love the concept of this book - it would make for a great inquiry lesson. I am amazed that you have to teach both systems of measurement - I can barely cover one!! I love this series of books. Have a great week ladies.

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