During the first class, Amy introduced the children's story, Bean Thirteen. The main characters in this story are Ralph and Flora, two insects that enjoy eating beans. Close to supper, Flora discovers that she has 13 beans. Poor Ralph is upset by this unlucky number. There has to be a way to change their plight!
The story is entertaining for all ages! However, young children have fun learning math without knowing that they are being taught about division, grouping, and prime numbers. This book would be helpful for grade two, because children are being taught many of these tasks through the second grade curriculum. However, it would not be a selection for a grade primary Math lesson since the primary students only learn their numbers up to ten. The book can also act as an introduction to even and odd numbers that are introduced in grade two. Bean Thirteen can be an opener to discussing the number thirteen. As adults we taken for granted that some children may not yet understand why some people believe thirteen to be an unlucky number.
Bean Thirteen allows for a teacher to incorporate both Language Arts and Math together. He or she can help activate literacy and math connections. One possible question to ask the children, do they think the ending is fair?
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