Author: Marilyn Burns. Grade 2, Geometry: CCSSMATHCONTENT2GA1 3.; Grade 2 1. This book is a two for one special! Publisher: Scholastic (1994) ISBN: 978-0-545-04220-8. After it returns to being a triangle, it realizes that that is where it was meant to be. I thought this book was especially interesting because it was based in math. ( Log Out /  Life Experiences: Moderately Complex As you read the story refer to the words that you already have in the word bank and add any new ones. It also gave great examples of where you can find many of the shapes. 6.; Grade 2 5. Overall, a great read even just for enjoyment. This book is interesting. I can then point out to the students different objects in the classroom that match, and they can pick up on it easily. Discusses shapes from triangle to decagon and beyond, in what my three year old nephew calls a "silly book." Summary: One day, a triangle decides he is unhappy with his life and goes to see a shapeshifter. Message to this story: the grass is not always greener. The story starts off with a triangle who begins to grow bored with being a triangle. Change ), http://mathsolutions.com/documents/9780590489911_L.pdf, http://mathsolutions.com/about-us/marilyn-burns/, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kPuI4XyyZUE. It goes to the shapeshifter to change its shape to start over. The back of the book features additional definitions and expansion activities. This is a great book because it also teaches an important lesson: do not try being something you are not and embrace who you really are. BOOKTALKING IDEAS Conventionality & Clarity: Slightly Complex Introduce the shape names in te reo. After several visits and gaining angles and sides he explores the pros and cons of being a quadrilateral and several different polygons. Children can easily engage with the story and track the shapes within. I think this book does a phenomenal job in introducing shapes! Visual Features: Slightly Complex Change ), You are commenting using your Facebook account. PLOT SUMMARY: The Greedy Triangle read aloud is a third person narration telling the story of a bored and dissatisfied triangle who goes to the shapeshifter and gets turned into a quadrilateral. I think this story is really good for an introduction to shapes. GUIDED READING LEXILE® MEASURE Grade Level Equivalent DRA LEVEL. It goes to the shapeshifter to change its shape to start over. It then becomes a quadrilateral and begins to grow bored of that. This introduces polygons and their names from triangle through decagon, and it highlights where shapes (triangle through hexagon, mainly) are seen in everyday life. This is a living math book. Slightly Complex because the story mainly consists of simple sentences. Summary: A triangle engages the services of the local shape-shifter when he becomes bored. Recommended for ages 6-9 by Publishers Weekly So, he went back to the shapeshifter and was then turned into a pentagon. Delivering the message that it is always best to be yourself, The Greedy Triangle also introduces children to various polygons on its journey to discover other shape possibilities.

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