Math for All Seasons

Math For All Seasons
Tang, Greg, and Harry Briggs. Math for All Seasons: Mind-stretching Math Riddles. New York: Scholastic, 2002. Print.

"How many dots adorn these wings?
See what clever thinking brings?
There is a mate for every one,
Make groups of ten and you'll be done!"
This book was so adorable. Clearly, this book helps with math. Each poem in the story relates math problems such as addition and subtraction with pictures that correlate with each season. Therefore, I think this book is not only great for building math skills, but it also helps students relate things such as the hatching on ducklings and spring. Also, this story is filled with clever rhyming poems. I think this would help students learn how to read poetry and help them better understand rhythm. I think this book is best suited for younger children- most likely first or second grade.
Activity: A fun activity for this story would be to have students come up with their own poem that is related to nature. However, because the level for this story is fairly low, younger students may only be able to draw a picture that coreelates with the poem rather than creating the poem.