 By Tara Lazar Guided Reading Level M Lexile Level AD540 Looking for a fun book that will reach out and grab voracious and reluctant readers in one swipe? Look no further than Tara Lazar’s Monstore. Readers love that the monsters in this book don’t do their job of keeping the younger sister out of the older brother’s room. After all, most students can relate to not wanting to do their job, or doing their job in a way that doesn’t quite match up with the authority figure’s expectation. Since the authority figure is the older brother, this book is every younger sibling’s dream come true. So sit back, relax and get ready to laugh. Monstore is bursting at the seams with monsters and delight. Oh, and don’t forget to look for the one-eyed monster, Peeps!
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 When a book becomes a staple in one’s teaching routine, it should be shared with the world. Every year I break out Emily Gravett’s The Rabbit Problem for fun and to challenge the mathematical thinkers in my classroom. Her whimsical drawings and fun add-ons such as recipe books entice children to take a closer look at the text. The population signs which document Fibonacci’s Code spur readers to predict the next month’s population. At the end, I send students off to figure out what the January and February population of Fibonacci Field would have been if the rabbits hadn’t deserted the field.
The Rabbit Problem Directions: Read The Rabbit Problem by Emily Gravett and record the population in pairs for each month. Then, instead of returning to one rabbit the following calendar year, pretend that the Fibonacci code continues. What would be the next two numbers? Month Rabbit Population January 1 February ____ pair March ____ pairs April ____ pairs May ____ pairs June ____ pairs July ____ pairs August ____ pairs September ____ pairs October ____ pairs November ____ pairs December ____ pairs January of following year ____ pairs February of following year ____ pairs How did you break the code? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ |