If You Were a Minute

Math Fun

by Trisha Speed Shaskan, Francesca Carabelli (Illustrator)

If you were a minute, you would measure time. You could wake people up, end a race, or bake a tasty pizza. What else could you do if you were a minute?

Genres: Mathematics, Childrens

24 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2009

About the author

As an author of 50 books for children, Trisha Speed Shaskan carries her childhood dreams into her adult life. With the upcoming picture book Trisha wrote THE ITTY-BITTY WITCH illustrated by Xindi Yan, Trisha celebrates Halloween, magic, brooms, witches, and self-empowerment. Trisha is also the author of the picture book PUNK SKUNKS and graphic novel series Q & RAY, which are illustrated by her husband Stephen Shaskan. When Trisha isn't writing stories, she loves to laugh, travel, and spend time with her dog Beatrix and husband Stephen.

Reviews

[Janice Redding · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a great book to introduce the concept of time in the first grade. I say this because it talks about how a minute is a unit to measure time on the clock. It is a great read, and the illustrations are wonderful. It provides real life examples of things you can do in a minute such as wash your hands, do jumping jacks, etc. Also, it talks about the minutes on the clock are in increments of 5, which helps the students begin to count by 5. It gives examples of elasped time.This book also provides a minute activity as well as a glossary for math terms at the end of the book. I can use this book in the classroom to do time activities such as guess that time, the students can write or draw some things they can do in a minute, etc.

[Ruby · Rating 5 out of 5]

"I liked how they used minutes for hands."

[Michelle Francis · Rating 4 out of 5]

This series has nice illustrations and great examples of the math concept. In the back of the book, there are glossaries and an index. There are also activities for students. This would be a really nice addition to a concept introduction for elementary students.