What's Up With That Cup? (level 2)

Hello Reader! Math Level 2

by Sheila Keenan, Jackie Snider (Illustrations)

While trying to make her own piggy bank out of papier-mache, Sally learns an important lesson about the importance of measuring correctly when she accidentally uses the wrong measuring cup and finds a real mess on her hands. Original.

Genres: Mathematics

32 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2001

About the author

Sheila Keenan is an established author of fiction and nonfiction for young people. Her books include the Eisner-nominated graphic novel Dogs of War, the picture book As the Crow Flies, I Spy The Illuminati Eye, and O, Say Can You See? America’s Symbols, Landmarks and Inspiring Words, among other selected titles. She lives in New York City.

Reviews

[Kelly · Rating 4 out of 5]

As we've continued our study of measurement, my four and five year old students have moved into exploring volume, specifically in the measurement of liquid and dry goods. We used this book as a tool to give mathematical underpinnings to measurement in a kitchen project (making trail mix!). I love the simplicity of the book -- that it ONLY attempts to highlight for young learners that measuring cups are different from any ol' cup you might pick up and measuring cups can help you successfully accomplish tasks that would be challenging otherwise. My students are young enough that we don't need to get into details (2 half cups equal one whole cup, etc., etc.). I JUST need them to know that measuring cups help us measure volume. That's it. And this book does it perfectly, in a highly entertaining (and rhyming) way. I was really happy to have found this in our school library.