Super Sand Castle Saturday

Book Title: Super Sand Castle Saturday

Author: Stuart Murphy

Mathematical Concepts and Language:

• Measurement
• Non-Standard Measurement/Units
• Number Sense: Counting
• Geometry: Shapes
• Mathematical Language: tallest, deepest, longest, directional, 2D shapes

Questioning:

Before:

• What do you see?
• Look closely at the title: what is different about it?
• What do you predict this book is about?

During:

• Page 1 - What do you notice about the letters? (darker, taller)
• How could you make the tower taller?
• What are they using to measure their towers? How? (measuring using shovels)
• What other measurement tools could you use?

After:

• Do you think that a spoon or a shovel is a good tool for measuring? Why/why not?
• What did you notice about how they measured?

Extensions/Provocations (Small Group, Learning Centres, Whole Group, Transitions):

• Small Group: exploring measurement (measuring bodies, furniture etc) using nonstandard measurement tools (e.g., shovel, spoons, straws, sticks)
• Outdoor Play: tracing bodies with chalk and measuring using different nonstandard measurement tools (e.g. popsicle sticks, blocks)
• Sand: Using moon sand and different moulds (add in different measurement tools)