Math in fables and myths: solving word problems and readers' theatre
Grades: 3 4 5 6
ENC#: ENC-031713
Publisher: Pieces of Learning
Date: 2005
Ordering Information
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Subjects:
 | Mathematics
Arithmetic. Measurement. Process skills. | | Integrated/interdisciplinary approaches
Drama. |
Resource Type:
Lessons and activities.
Abstract:
This activity book, written for grades 3-6, contains 25 fill-in-the-blank play scripts that provide practice in numerical operations, measurement, data analysis, and problem-solving. The goal of the book is to provide problem-solving opportunities through the acting out of famous fables and Greek myths. Approximately half of the plays focus on addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. The remaining plays combine those operations with other mathematical topics such as mean and median. The stories include Cinderella, The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse, Odysseus and the Cyclops, and Daedalus the Bird Man. Each page has space for performing calculations; solutions are provided at the end of the text.
As a sample of the material, the following line is said by the witch in the Hansel and Gretel playscript: Now, I have lit the fire in my special oven which takes 3/4 hours to heat properly. Go quickly and get more wood. If I add twice as much wood, the oven will heat in 1/3 of the time or (blank) hours. The students fill in the blank by calculating the number of hours. (Author/AJC)
Table of Contents:
[Text:]
Introduction
Standards
Addition
The wolf, the nanny goat and the kid
The milkmaid and her pail
Subtraction
The man, the boy and the donkey
The lion and the mouse
Addition, subtraction
Belling the cat
Multiplication
The hare and the tortoise
The fox and the goat
Addition, subtraction, multiplication
The grasshopper and the ants
Division
The boy who cried wolf
The town mouse and the country mouse
Multiplication, division
A wolf in sheep's clothing
Addition, subtraction, multiplication, division
Cinderella
The golden goose
Fractions
The tower of the dragon
Hansel and Gretel
Decimals and percents
The fisherman and his wife
Putting it all together: grades 3-4
Hermes, the merry Olympian
The story of Daphne and Apollo
Grade 4
Odysseus and the cyclops
Grades 4-5
Ceyx and Halcyone
Grade 4
The queen of the dead
Grade 5
Daedalus, the bird man
Chariot of the sun
Athena and the weaving contest
The magnificent maze of Minos
Answers
Pricing Information:
 | Description: 1 text (paperback) | Cost: $14.95 | ISBN: 978-1-931334-58-7 | Order#: CLC0345 | |
Publisher:
Pieces of Learning Notes:
Terms governing use and reproduction: Permission is granted to the buyer, one teacher, to reproduce student activity pages in limited quantities for students in the buyer's classroom only. Contributor(s):
| Authors: Nancy Polette; Joan Ebbesmeyer. |
Specifications:
1 text (118 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm.)
Record Created: 01/06/2005 Last Modified: 06/08/2005
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