Friday, October 22, 2010

The Rajah's Rice (and other mathematical tales)

Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
Friday, October 22, 2010

Lately I have been inspired to read to my math students a bit more often. I recently acquired a copy of The Rajah's Rice for A. It's a version of the "rice on the checkerboard" story, which is a perfect fit for a unit on exponential functions. Another favorite of mine is The Quilt Maker's Gift which I read recently to my class during our "shape" unit.

EVERYBODY seems to love being read to, whatever their age.