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The Hershey's Milk Chocolate Fractions Book
A Hershey's bar is made up of 12 little rectangles, making it the perfect edible tool for teaching fractions!
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First published January 1, 1999
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Jerry Pallotta
245 books113 followersMy full name is Gerard Larry Pallotta but my mom always called me "Jerry". I was born on March 26, 1953 in Boston, Massachusetts. My mom's name is Mary, and she came from a family of ten children. My dad's name is Joe, and he came from a family of five children. My grandparents were immigrants of Italian descent. I have the nicest parents in the world. They have always been unselfish and ready to help me, even today. I have four brothers and two sisters: Joey, David, Andrew, Danny, Cindy and Mickey. I have seventy-two first cousins. When I was growing up, there were...KIDS EVERYWHERE!
My family moved to Medford, Massachusetts when I was young. I went to elementary school at Mt. Trinity Academy, not far from where my publisher is located in Watertown, Massachusetts. I never wrote a book in elementary school, and we never kept journals. In the neighborhood where I grew up, almost every family had seven to nine children. I guess that you could say that there were...KIDS EVERYWHERE!
I went to high school at Boston College High School, a Jesuit all-boys school in downtown Boston. The priests and other teachers were really wonderful. I played football and ran track. I had a great high school experience and I think later it made my studies in college much easier. My sons Neil and Eric graduated from Boston College High School in 2001 and 2003. Neil was named after a teacher I had, Fr. Neil Callahan, S.J. I never wrote a book in high school, and I never wrote for the school newspaper. I was too shy and was afraid of what other kids would think.
After high school I went to Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. I majored in business, a subject that would help me later in life when I decided to publish my first book. At Georgetown, I met my wife, Linda. In college I was an average student and was captain of the Georgetown University Rugby Team. I never wrote for the college newspaper, and I never imaged writing books. A couple of years later, Linda and I got married and I started to work at an insurance company in Boston. During the first six years of being married, we had four kids. It seemed like there were...KIDS EVERYWHERE!
Today, we spend a lot of time with my 31 nieces and nephews...again...KIDS EVERYWHERE!
I learned valuable skills while talking to people, selling insurance and collecting money. When I came home from work, Linda would ask me to "read to the kids!" I loved reading to my kids and I learned to appreciate children's books. The first few books that we bought were alphabet books and counting books. "A" was always for Apple and "Z" was always for Zebra. One day I decided, "Hey, I can do this!" I had an idea. I would write an alphabet book about the Atlantic Ocean. I spent every summer at Peggotty Beach in Scituate, Massachusetts. I have great memories of lobstering, fishing, mossing, clamming and rowing in my dory.
My first book was written in 1985 when I was 32 years old. I came up with the idea, wrote it, designed it, researched it, edited it and my cousin, Frank Mazzola, Jr. illustrated it. I published it myself under the name of Peggotty Beach Books. What fun! It was first printed on July 7, 1986. I'll never forget that day. The book eventually became the #1 best selling book at the New England Aquarium. I was afraid that only my mother would like it. Teachers and kids told me they really liked my book.
While speaking in schools, teachers also told me they were looking for simple non-fiction nature books. It gave me the confidence to write more. My next book, "The Icky Bug Alphabet Book", has sold more than 1 million copies. My third book, "The Bird Alphabet Book" was voted one of the best books of the year by Birders World Magazine. I now have over twenty alphabet books. My goal has always been to write interesting, fact-filled, fun to read, beautifully illustrated color children's books. Thank you to all my illustrators: Ralph Masiello, Frank Mazzola, Jr., Rob Bolster, Edgar Stewart, Leslie
My family moved to Medford, Massachusetts when I was young. I went to elementary school at Mt. Trinity Academy, not far from where my publisher is located in Watertown, Massachusetts. I never wrote a book in elementary school, and we never kept journals. In the neighborhood where I grew up, almost every family had seven to nine children. I guess that you could say that there were...KIDS EVERYWHERE!
I went to high school at Boston College High School, a Jesuit all-boys school in downtown Boston. The priests and other teachers were really wonderful. I played football and ran track. I had a great high school experience and I think later it made my studies in college much easier. My sons Neil and Eric graduated from Boston College High School in 2001 and 2003. Neil was named after a teacher I had, Fr. Neil Callahan, S.J. I never wrote a book in high school, and I never wrote for the school newspaper. I was too shy and was afraid of what other kids would think.
After high school I went to Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. I majored in business, a subject that would help me later in life when I decided to publish my first book. At Georgetown, I met my wife, Linda. In college I was an average student and was captain of the Georgetown University Rugby Team. I never wrote for the college newspaper, and I never imaged writing books. A couple of years later, Linda and I got married and I started to work at an insurance company in Boston. During the first six years of being married, we had four kids. It seemed like there were...KIDS EVERYWHERE!
Today, we spend a lot of time with my 31 nieces and nephews...again...KIDS EVERYWHERE!
I learned valuable skills while talking to people, selling insurance and collecting money. When I came home from work, Linda would ask me to "read to the kids!" I loved reading to my kids and I learned to appreciate children's books. The first few books that we bought were alphabet books and counting books. "A" was always for Apple and "Z" was always for Zebra. One day I decided, "Hey, I can do this!" I had an idea. I would write an alphabet book about the Atlantic Ocean. I spent every summer at Peggotty Beach in Scituate, Massachusetts. I have great memories of lobstering, fishing, mossing, clamming and rowing in my dory.
My first book was written in 1985 when I was 32 years old. I came up with the idea, wrote it, designed it, researched it, edited it and my cousin, Frank Mazzola, Jr. illustrated it. I published it myself under the name of Peggotty Beach Books. What fun! It was first printed on July 7, 1986. I'll never forget that day. The book eventually became the #1 best selling book at the New England Aquarium. I was afraid that only my mother would like it. Teachers and kids told me they really liked my book.
While speaking in schools, teachers also told me they were looking for simple non-fiction nature books. It gave me the confidence to write more. My next book, "The Icky Bug Alphabet Book", has sold more than 1 million copies. My third book, "The Bird Alphabet Book" was voted one of the best books of the year by Birders World Magazine. I now have over twenty alphabet books. My goal has always been to write interesting, fact-filled, fun to read, beautifully illustrated color children's books. Thank you to all my illustrators: Ralph Masiello, Frank Mazzola, Jr., Rob Bolster, Edgar Stewart, Leslie
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March 4, 2016
"The Hershey's Milk Chocolate Fractions Book" by Jerry Pallotta is my first read by this author. He came to speak at my daughters school last year and I bought this book from him. He was very nice to sign it too. It is one of the BEST ways to describe how to do fractions to a child. My daughter is in the 4th grade this year and has started to learn about fractions. We used a Hershey's Milk Chocolate bar to show how to use fraction along with the book. The way it engaged her was something wonderful to see. It's a fun way to learn about fractions using something in our ordinary life.
December 3, 2017
This is a really cute book that uses Hershey's milk chocolate to introduce fractions to students. I would use this book to read them as a hook to a lesson and then actually bring in Hershey's milk chocolate and have different fractions activities that they could do in groups and then at the end they will divide the Hershey's squares evenly among their group.
December 7, 2020
This book uses the 12 pieces of a Hershey's milk chocolate bar to describe twelfths and their equivalent fractions.
This would be a fun book to incorporate into a math lesson where everyone got a Hershey's milk chocolate bar and worked on equivalent fractions. I would also include it in a classroom library for 2nd through 6th grade.
This would be a fun book to incorporate into a math lesson where everyone got a Hershey's milk chocolate bar and worked on equivalent fractions. I would also include it in a classroom library for 2nd through 6th grade.
July 23, 2017
This chocolate filled book supports children learning fractions through pieces of chocolate! Each page contains a different fraction, with a chocolate illustration to show what the fraction looks like.
March 23, 2017
It may be chocolate, but it's still math.
October 18, 2017
Fun way to discuss fractions. Wish it wasn’t out of print.
April 14, 2019
Awesome book. A great one to have to help children understand fractions and how to divide things up into parts.
December 8, 2020
Great mentor text for teaching fractions!
July 23, 2017
The Hershey's milk chocolate candy bar isn't just for eating; it also conveniently breaks down into 12 individual rectangular pieces that can be used as a tasty educational tool. The Hershey's Milk Chocolate Fractions Book, an informational math book, visually conveys the breaking apart of a candy bar to teach fractions.
September 19, 2013
I reviewed the Hershey’s Fraction Book by Jerry Pallotta and Rob Bolster as my concept book. I found this book on the counting/alphabet shelf on Goodreads. This book is actually not for someone just getting introduced into numbers but for a child who is just learning about fractions. This book’s main idea is about taking a whole Hershey candy bar and dividing it into parts to look at the individual units as fractions. The way the book is written is in an instructional matter, which is good to help children learn about fractions.
The first thing someone is drawn to is the big Hershey’s chocolate bar on the cover. Children and adults alike love chocolate so the iconic Hershey on the cover is a great way to get people interesting in picking this book up. The book is done in bright colors and continues with the well-known Hershey bar on most pages. It is eye popping but, simple so to not be overdone.
As a future teacher, I love this book. I think any book that is fun and also instructional can be a great tool for a teacher or a student. I found the book to be very informative and the way the problems with fractions are broken down it is easy to understand. I also thought it was great that the authors added some other materials on some pages to make fractions. It gives the reader a way to transfer the information from just the Hershey bar and relate it to other things in life.
I would use this book in the classroom for independent extra instruction. I think it a great book to help a student who needed more help understanding fractions or as a review to help solidify the information from the lesson. It would also be fun to get all the students a Hershey bar and use the book to teach them about fractions. They would definitely be interested and excited about a lesson that includes chocolate.
The first thing someone is drawn to is the big Hershey’s chocolate bar on the cover. Children and adults alike love chocolate so the iconic Hershey on the cover is a great way to get people interesting in picking this book up. The book is done in bright colors and continues with the well-known Hershey bar on most pages. It is eye popping but, simple so to not be overdone.
As a future teacher, I love this book. I think any book that is fun and also instructional can be a great tool for a teacher or a student. I found the book to be very informative and the way the problems with fractions are broken down it is easy to understand. I also thought it was great that the authors added some other materials on some pages to make fractions. It gives the reader a way to transfer the information from just the Hershey bar and relate it to other things in life.
I would use this book in the classroom for independent extra instruction. I think it a great book to help a student who needed more help understanding fractions or as a review to help solidify the information from the lesson. It would also be fun to get all the students a Hershey bar and use the book to teach them about fractions. They would definitely be interested and excited about a lesson that includes chocolate.
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September 22, 2021Summary- This is a book about teaching fractions to students using a regular sized bar of a Hershey’s Chocolate bar. This book is interactive as long as students have a chocolate bar. It has students break the chocolate bar into the little squares and does fractions with them using the chocolate bar.
Evaluation- This is an amazing way to teach students fractions. It gives them a manipulate that they are used to and teaches them different types of fractions. It is a very fun way to talk to your class about fractions and get them engaged with the lesson.
Teaching- I would use this in my class when I teach my students about fractions. Each student would have their own chocolate bar and as I read the book I would have them mimic the actions of the book. They would make each fraction in the book and then at the end of the book I would allow them to eat the chocolate. Before I have them eat their chocolate I would have them make some random fractions and then they could eat the chocolate.
Evaluation- This is an amazing way to teach students fractions. It gives them a manipulate that they are used to and teaches them different types of fractions. It is a very fun way to talk to your class about fractions and get them engaged with the lesson.
Teaching- I would use this in my class when I teach my students about fractions. Each student would have their own chocolate bar and as I read the book I would have them mimic the actions of the book. They would make each fraction in the book and then at the end of the book I would allow them to eat the chocolate. Before I have them eat their chocolate I would have them make some random fractions and then they could eat the chocolate.
March 22, 2013
"The Hershey's Fractions Book" is a great book to use when teaching fractions and equivalent fractions. This was a book I got to use in one my math lessons this semester and it was very successful! The book goes through a process of showing how a Hershey's bar can be used to understand fractions. The book goes step-by-step, starting from unwrapping the Hershey's bar, representing various fractions like 6/12, or 3/12, and showing the equivalent fractions for these (such as 1/2 and 1/4). I used this book by bringing in actual Hershey's bars and as I read the book to the students, they followed along with the book in manipulating their Hershey's bar. Afterwards, I had the student do a ticket out the door, by having them shade in parts of a Hershey's bar on a sheet of paper that I created for them.
November 27, 2011
This is a fun book. However, I am unsure how a chocolate lesson would happen with students of any age. I see it being messy and the students eating before we even get started.
It does seem like a good and effective activity that would help the students understand fractions.
The chocolate bar is made up of 12 bars; therefore, it teaches fractions up to the twelves. Each page introduces and explains each fraction with a cute explanation.
I saw from the teachers' websites that they make paper chocolate bars that are just as effective in teaching fractions. They also are detachable so it goes along with the book. I see that they also could be made instead of bought. Then at the end of the lesson I would give them the bite size chocolate bars.
It does seem like a good and effective activity that would help the students understand fractions.
The chocolate bar is made up of 12 bars; therefore, it teaches fractions up to the twelves. Each page introduces and explains each fraction with a cute explanation.
I saw from the teachers' websites that they make paper chocolate bars that are just as effective in teaching fractions. They also are detachable so it goes along with the book. I see that they also could be made instead of bought. Then at the end of the lesson I would give them the bite size chocolate bars.
February 10, 2013
This is an excellent book to introduce fractions to students. This book educates students on how milk chocolate is made while also teaching them how to make fractions. In this book, the author starts by showing a whole Hershey’s bar and divides it into to 12 parts by separating each square. This book is very helpful because I cannot think of a better way to teach math than with using candy. Children love chocolate and after reading this book, I could give each child a Hershey’s bar and we divide the bar and make the same fractions as they did in the book. This book also is very helpful because it introduces important terms like: parts, whole, numerator, denominator, equivalent fractions, and improper fractions. I really enjoyed reading this book and I am sure my students would too!
April 14, 2013
Hershye's Fractions book is wonderful to teach about fractions. Thoughout the book is breaks down a Hershey's bar into all the different fractions one Hershey bar can make. It starts out as a whole and continues down. There is no better way to teach about fractions, or any kind of math, than using candy. It would be great for each student to have their own Hershey's bar so they are able to break it down into all the different fractions on their own. Having students experience hands on activities helps them with information sticking a lot better.
March 14, 2012
This is another great Pallotta book that helps teach young children about fractions ("Apple Fractions" is the other). Today I gave every student a photo copy of the candy bar from the book and we practiced adding and subtracting fractions right along with the book. Since we had already eaten apples after reading "Apple Fractions," my students were hoping they might get to eat a candy bar as well. They are really loving math this week!
April 19, 2012
This book uses a Hershey's candy bar in order to teach fractions. It goes over from 1/16th to 16/16ths.
This book can become a lesson within itself. By providing students with manipulatives, it allows them to understand fractions better; clearing any misconceptions that 1/16 is a larger piece than 1/2.
This book can become a lesson within itself. By providing students with manipulatives, it allows them to understand fractions better; clearing any misconceptions that 1/16 is a larger piece than 1/2.
November 19, 2012
This book was delicious. As you read this book to your students, they can visualize a real objects to help them with fractions. It's a fun fraction book. I would suggest teachers to have student to create their own Hershey bar out of construction paper and laminate if possible . The students could us this as a manipulative as they follow along to the story.
November 27, 2012
This is a really cute book that uses Hershey's milk chocolate to introduce fractions to students. I would use this book to read them as a hook to a lesson and then actually bring in Hershey's milk chocolate and have different fractions activities that they could do in groups and then at the end they will divide the Hershey's squares evenly among their group.
February 19, 2013
This book talks about everyone's favorite candy. Chocolate! This book talks about how students can visualize their favorite candy to help them solve fractions. This is a goo book to help teachers keep children interestd in math. This book is also good to address Home-Economics and math at once. This book would be reasonable for 4th grade students.
April 11, 2013
Jerry Pallotta's Hershey's math books are great, from addition all the way to weights and measures. Pallotta uses something that interest all students... chocolate! (this also makes for engaging activity using candy manipulatives) The Hershey's Fractions Book can be used as a primary teaching tool, or even an enrichment resource, when teaching students (2nd/3rd grade) about fractions.
April 15, 2013
Most children cringe when they hear they will have to learn about fractions. This book gives students something to keep them engaged when they are learning about something they otherwise might not be interested in. As a teacher, I would give my students the candy bars and let them follow along and complete the fractions as well read the story on a overhead projector.
April 15, 2013
We all know that fractions are CHALLENGING. It is often a headache for teachers and students. This story provides a fun and tasty activity for fractions. If I was teaching it. I would give each student a Hershey's bar and have them follow along and make the fractions in the story. At the end, we would all have a tasty treat!
November 27, 2008
This is a cute way to teach kids (or reinforce) fractions. I could definitely see myself reading this aloud to my sixth graders. Kids will find this book to be engaging, especially if you give them some Hershey's chocolate...
April 22, 2011
This is a great book to introduce students to fractions. Great for 3rd grade when they start to learn about fractions. The visual of the chocolate car is very helpful for students- and who doens't like chocolate!?
October 19, 2011
This book is exactly what it says it is. It uses a Hershy bar to show how fractions work. I would use this book in my classroom to help my students look at fractions in a different way than just numbers on a page.
November 14, 2011
This book can be used to teach students about how fraction is equal to one and how it can be added together. I can bring a real hershey chocolates to class to let students engage in learning about fraction better.
February 15, 2012
This book is great for teaching Fractions! The students love looking at the candy bars and different types of candy in the story. Fractions aren't always the most exciting topic in Math to teach, so books like this about chocolate and exciting things really gets my students ready to learn.
April 16, 2012
Any book that involves chocolate is great by my standards! I loved the fact that children could fully relate to this book, and that it involved how to split a Hershey bar into pieces according to the designs on the chocolate bar. I would use this for grades 1-3
April 23, 2012
This is a great book to use to teach fractions. The hershey bar is divided up into pieces, so it makes a natural fraction lesson. This would be a great way to bring in a real life, hands on example of fractions that would really engage the students.
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